Episode 1 of the Dark Tome introduces us to Cassie, who is forced to read books to Mr. Gussy - an old crank who runs a bookshop of the strange and the weird - as penance for pulling a girl's hair out at school. Mr. Gussy has warned Cassie of a book among books - The Dark Tome - and Cassie decides to open up the cover and see what it's all about. This flings Cassie into the world of acclaimed writer Joe Hill's chilling fable, "The Devil on the Staircase," narrated by a man who walks crooked steps for a living, before discovering a door that leads him straight to hell.
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A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 4
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 3
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 2
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 1
Keeper of the Dead, by Marguerite Croft
The Agony Chamber, by Morgan Sylvia
The Ding Ding, by Judith Pancoast
Janine, by Emma J Gibbon
Gargoyles, by Stephanie Diaz Reppen
Maggie Doll, by Alex Jennings
Henry, by Fred Greenhalgh
Curious History of the Dark Tome, Epilogue - An Essay by Mr. Gussy
The Days of Flaming Motorcycles, by Catherynne M. Valente
The Green Knight's Wife, by Kat Howard
The Curious History of the Dark Tome Pt. 2: Apocalyptic Endings
The Curious History of the Dark Tome Pt. 1: Storybook Beginnings
S2E9: Bear Language, by Martin Cahill
S2E8: Sing Me Your Scars, by Damien Angelica Waters
S2E7: Nennorluk, by Chris Tarry
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