Oltretomba poker #4

In the bloody chaos of the French Revolution, a hunched outcast tasked with carting noble corpses to a common grave succumbs to a dark obsession, driven by a craving he can't name. When he finally lays eyes on the striking Countess de Malincourt, his twisted desire leads him to betray her—only to be cursed by her dying breath.

In "l'idrofoba," James Lanchester, a man bound to his loyal wolfhound Full, struggles to rebuild his life after his wife Eleonor’s mysterious death. When he hires the governess Lavinia to care for his daughters, he begins to notice disturbing changes in his eldest—her growing wildness, her obsession with water, and a chilling transformation that defies reason. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as the line between fear and possession blurs in the shadow of a house steeped in secrets.

In "La Sultana Infernale," the decadent Calì De Viane and the sinister Marchese degli Inferi D’Andras are locked in a twisted game of temptation, their shared obsession with corruption now centered on the innocent Valérie, who has just arrived as Calì’s lady-in-waiting. With elegance and cruelty in equal measure, the two forces of darkness wager on who can first break the young woman’s purity—each pushing the boundaries of decadence in a story that thrives on suspense and moral decay.