The Raven: A Supernatural Thriller

A Gothic Novella

“Nevermore.”

In the cold, quiet corners of a house haunted by the memory of his lost Lenore, a man keeps his lamp turned low, seeking solace in shadows and old books. But the silence is shattered by a tapping at his chamber door—and the entrance of a creature that seems to carry the night on its back.

Perched upon a bust of Pallas, the raven doesn't just watch; it speaks. One word, heavy with the weight of a grave: Nevermore.

What begins as a bizarre intrusion soon spirals into a desperate search for answers. Is the bird a hallucination born of grief, a cruel trick of nature, or a messenger from a darker realm? His investigation leads him from the dusty shelves of naturalists to the chilling lecture halls of Dr. L. Mallory, a man who claims to turn sorrow into a science through "experimental demonstrations" on the avian mind.

As the line between reason and omen thins, he must discover if the bird is a warning or a weapon before the shadows consume him forever.