Yūrei Disgrace
by Mike Rusetsky
Eddie broke away from the tour, slipping back inside the temple while the guide yammered on. His girlfriend was oblivious, nodding along to the boring-ass lecture.
Once inside, Eddie headed for the shrine-looking thing. He used a smouldering incense stick to light his cigarette.
“What do you seek?” a voice said, and Eddie froze.
A beautiful girl, tall and pale, stood in a white kimono.
“Maybe you!” he flirted. What his girlfriend didn’t know wouldn’t harm her.
The pale girl showed teeth. “I am Yūrei. Follow me.”
Eddie’s body fed the temple koi for two days before it was found.
Mike Rusetsky
Mike Rusetsky is a Ukrainian-American author of horror and speculative fiction. He started as a playwright, with his original one-act production Angel of Death earning critical praise. His recent story publications include anthologies by Outsider Publishing, Black Hare Press and the Spring 2025 volume of Tales from the Crosstimbers.
Website: mikerusetsky.com