Caged
This man and his truck, this tent—this was a spectacle. It was the promise of something new...
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Caged is a horror audiobook by Sean Thomas McDonnell. It is written in English and runs 27 minutes as an audiobook and is narrated by Mike Casey. It was like nothing Tom had ever seen before, but was it scary? No. It was pathetic. It huddled in the corner of the cage, its head turned so that only one bloodshot eye was exposed. It pulled itself close to the bars with thin arms, its ropey muscles tensed.
Description
A stranger comes to town with a caged spectacle, but who wears the chains.
It was like nothing Tom had ever seen before, but was it scary? No. It was pathetic. It huddled in the corner of the cage, its head turned so that only one bloodshot eye was exposed. It pulled itself close to the bars with thin arms, its ropey muscles tensed. On its back were two pinched wings, cracked and peeling like dried-out leather.
Details
Length
27 minutes
Story Length
Short story
Genre / Category
Horror
Audience
Adult
About the Author
Sean Thomas McDonnell
Sean Thomas McDonnell is a contest-winning Bay Area horror, noir, and speculative fiction writer who specializes in blending visceral imagery with moments of quiet dread. His stories delve into themes of powerlessness vs. agency, moral ambiguity, and human fragility. In 2024, he released Beneath the Valley Oak through Spareorgan, a collection of short fiction that sold out in under 48 hours. McDonnell’s debut novel, Cherry Kills, is available world-wide through Tiny Worlds Publishing.
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