Anthology of Evil

The Tales of Evil

Evil is not always what we expect it to be. In The Tales of Evil, this anthology explores the many faces of evil—how it permeates our relationships, lurks in the streets we walk, and hides within the news and entertainment we consume. It is in the everyday, sometimes so close that we don’t even recognize it. Evil is patient, waiting for the right moment, and often, it takes forms we cannot easily identify.

These tales reveal how evil may show up in the people around us: the friend we trust, the neighbor we avoid, or even those we love the most. We find it in moments of moral ambiguity, when the choices are so dark that it feels like there is no escape. Whether it’s historical evil, such as the burning of witches, or the internal evil we unknowingly harbor, the stories in this collection challenge our perceptions and make us question our understanding of right and wrong.

In some of these stories, evil emerges through decisions made under pressure, sometimes in the name of faith, survival, or love. Characters are forced into situations where the "best" choice feels like an evil one, and sometimes, the very people we love most are the ones caught in the crossfire. Can good people do evil things without intending to? Can love itself, when twisted by fear or desperation, lead us to do harm?

This anthology delves into these unsettling questions, offering a unique perspective on evil that doesn’t just lurk in shadows but often resides in plain sight. From ancient sacrifices to modern dilemmas, The Tales of Evil explores the thin line between good and evil, the choices we make, and the consequences that follow.

Evil surrounds us. What will you choose when it comes for you?

Titles

In Memory, Yet Crystal Clear (evil of turning large social fulcrums over to unstable minds & how we can switch to the dark side)
Gumdrop City - (parental horrors)
Quantum History (absurdity of social norms)
The London Mea Culpa Document 
The Mea Culpa Document (the question of the abuses of power & horrors of the consideration of one's self further explored in Death of Heaven)
Poor Lord Ritchie's Answer (To A Question He Knever Knew") (making sense of an insane medieval world)
Sarah (senile dementia in a Twilight Zone-ish world)
The Fall (gender confusion and the reader's perception of emotional situations)
Japheth, Ishvi and The Light - (horrors of religious selective ignorance in the zombie apocalypse )
Andrew (novella) (horrors of experimental childrearing that grew into the epic novel, Death of Heaven)