The All Hallows' Breeding Rite

He was too big. I was trained to be small.

The midwife promised me a bridegroom no thicker than my thumb. I walked into the barn believing her.

Instead, the lantern light reveals deadwood antlers, a pumpkin face burning from within, and living vines that move without being touched.

The things laid out beside his chest look like harvest offerings.

They aren't.

Outside, the village keeps dancing. The barn doors stand open, and I can hear the music, the laughter, the life I thought I'd return to.

I came here willingly. That was the last choice they intended to give me.

And I still don't know what this harvest is meant to grow.

A Duskbourne Obscura Release.

Themes: Monster horror • Sinister harvest ritual • Village betrayal • Captivity

Content advisory: Extreme adult monster horror erotica featuring dubious and non-consensual sexual violence, reproductive coercion, and supernatural body horror. Readers must be 18 or older.