Short-form Literary Works describing each Dramatic Composition
An antiquities dealer steals an ancient Norse statue from a forbidden temple. The vengeful god Thor awakens within the idol and demands a terrible price for the theft.
A bedridden woman overhears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line. As she frantically tries to prevent the crime, she realizes she is the intended victim.
A laboratory experiment with a chicken heart goes horribly wrong when the tissue begins growing uncontrollably. The pulsating mass threatens to consume the entire city.
A husband kills his wife for donating their fortune to charity. He becomes convinced she has been reincarnated as a cat seeking revenge for her murder.
Three lighthouse keepers on a remote island are besieged by hundreds of ravenous rats from a derelict ship. They must survive until rescue arrives.
The Shadow investigates a mysterious cult operating beneath the streets of Manhattan. He discovers an ancient order of vampires preying on the city's homeless.
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