When the Night Comes Out
What happens when the night comes out? When the darkness comes in from the
sides and closes in all around, what lurks within?
Crimson
Calling
and madness
nightmare
beneath a simple, small, peaceful town.
herself in mortal danger.
that
may have no bottom, or it may just be a portal into Hell itself.
W.
Alaspa, author of RIG, Sapphire, Storyland, S.P.I.D.A.R. and other
tales of horror, terror and suspense. Five stories that will make you
wonder what lurks – when the night comes out.
Chicago born and bred author of both fiction and
non-fiction works. He has been writing since he sat down at his
mother’s electric typewriter back in the third grade and pounded out
his first three-page short story. He spent time studying journalism
and other forms of writing. He turned to writing as his full-time
career in 2006 when he began writing freelance, online and began
writing novels and books.
thrillers, mysteries, detective stories and tales about the
supernatural.
The U Boat
To: bill.hayes@university.org
From: steve.hansen@resarchinst.com Date?
Subject: U-Boat 42Hello Bill,
So, here it is. I have to tell you that this has been an amazing process. I still cannot
believe that you found U-42 in the waters off of Scotland. The boat has become
infamous. To find it virtually intact this many years after it sank during World War I is
nothing short of amazing. I read with great interest the probes and drones you sent
down there and the material you were able to gather. The metal tests showing that there
was very little damage is both amazing and baffling. Of course, my expertise is
documents, not metallurgy or how the ocean deteriorates things.
The theories have been interesting, however. From the coldness of the water to the lack
of current to the salination content in the place where it lays, it seems that everything
has been tossed about as a possibility.
I think, however, these documents may provide a very different explanation.
When you announced that you had found documents from when the U-boat was built
and the situations behind its building, I found that fascinating. It certainly had quite the
story before it even hit the water. Then the tales of the testing. I can certainly see how
U-42 got the reputation for being cursed from the start.
When the drone found the sealed container that had the captain’s notes and, surprise,
surprise, a separate, personal diary, I was thrilled. When you chose me to review,
translate it and see if I could restore it for a future museum exhibit, I figured this was the
chance of a lifetime. You know what a fan I am of World War I history. Your plan to try
and bring the submarine to the surface and put it on display is, to say the least,
ambitious.
Well, after months upon months of work, I am presenting what I have found here. Bill,
the captain’s diary is, well, there’s no other way to put this, terrifying. I have done what I
can to put the story of U-42 into some kind of narrative order here, from the first reports
from the men who built it, to the diary by the captain, to the reports from the British
naval ship that saw it go down.
It is quite the tale. Bill, I have to tell you that I hope you read this with an open mind. I
also hope you read this as a warning. I am the documents guy, but I am also a man who
thinks that there may be some truth hidden in here.
I think U-42 might be dangerous. I think, just maybe, it should stay where it is. I know,
that sounds crazy and unlike a man of practicality and science that I have always
claimed to be.
All, I can say is to read on. Let me know what you think. If it haunts you the way it’s
haunted me since I first started reading, then I know you’ll be smart enough to do what’s
right.
Look, I don’t know what happened here with this U-42. I cannot fathom why. I have
checked on the location where it was built and I see nothing in particular about the land.
Perhaps, it was just the fact that World War One was one of the worst conflicts in history
and the first time that the world turned warfare over, almost entirely, over to the
machines. Perhaps that energy had an effect on one of the machines. Perhaps
something broke through from something – nearby? I know, that sounds crazy, but it’s
all I can think of to justify what happened.
Thank you for this opportunity. Call me with any questions.
Steve Hansen
Director of Historical Documents and Restoration
Research Institute, Inc.
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