Of Cars and Temples

By L. G. Merrick
Illustrated by Steve Morris

Anderson Waltzer sliced the girl open. After twenty years he had lost count of his victims. He knew what he was doing. The flesh of her abdomen parted easily. She was young and fit, not much fat to cut through and push back, not much of its yellow slither and gob. Right there under skin, her muscle glistened. He split that along its grain. This was still a thrill.

That’s all you get of this delightfully off-putting tale here. It officially appears in Murdered Futures, a Cronenberg fanzine, which was published in January 2023. So it’s out there—although hard to find. If you can’t find it . . . check back here in a while. Eventually it will also be posted.

In the meantime, enjoy the art.