![]() ![]() It relays the manuscript of a fictional essay written by the recently deceased Zampanò. Danielewski’s debut novel, offers a unique take on the horror genre. Tilting her gaze, she sees the stairs go down. She extends her arm towards the light switch but finds only empty wall. Her eyes still cannot adjust to the dark. ![]() She keeps her fully opened eyes fixed to the ground as she finds herself climbing down two steps, worried she’ll lose sight of her feet. In the absence, rectangles of framed wallpaper stare back at her. To her right, the familiar family portraits hang peacefully, their contents vanished. ![]() She reaches for the rugged wood, the railing barely past her shoulders, and slowly makes her way up three more steps. Wiping a sweaty hand on her shirt, she takes one step forward. Now she stands at the foot of the stairs, her half-open eyes running over the handrail as it rises from one step to the next. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |