The Execution of John Varnum by Olin Lester

Author:Olin Lester [Lester, Olin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Occult Horror, Mystery, Action, Fiction
Published: 2022-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

John Varnum’s eyes shot open to the sound of what he thought was an explosion. He could feel the vibration through the floor and heard a hollow air whisking from the drain. He stood, and like a magic trick, his access to the world opened.

The dim white light of the moon shined through the skylight as Varnum stepped out into the screaming chaos. He looked around; all the doors were open. Every room was empty, and patients were running through the corridor. Smoke oozed into the hallway as the patients looked to be rioting.

Varnum’s head snapped right, his ears pounding from a horrible screech accompanied by heavy footsteps as a naked man charged him. He stepped back just as the man swung a fire extinguisher like an ax, missing his head by inches.

The man’s momentum caused him to lose footing and fall face first onto the cupped end of the extinguisher. His front teeth shattered, spirting a crimson goo across the yellow-lined floor. Varnum lifted his foot to stomp the man’s head but realized the man was motionless. Varnum lowered his foot and pushed the man’s body, gauging what his eyes were seeing. He felt like a wet noodle.

Varnum squinted his eyes as he heard a popping sound above him and sparks fell from a fluorescent. He knew this was his chance. A few hours prior, he was nearly drowned by a guard with a firehose and sadistic intentions. But now, it was a free for all, and he was about to set himself loose.

A patient ran past him, her head down and following the yellow line, as if it were the yellow brick road. Varnum moved, using her to part the way. He could hear the air-raid siren’s stuttering wail as it echoed through Harbor House.

A second crash of thunder and flash of lightning silenced all noise.

Varnum’s ears rang as he yawned, trying to clear the deafness. A few minutes later, he was standing shoulder to shoulder with patients as they looked out into the rain flooding the yard leading to the eastern gate.

The patients were screaming like wild monkeys. One was scratching at his arms incestuously, one had a dark yellow stream of urine puddling at his feet, while others ran out into the unknown.

Varnum stood at the door; he saw the muzzle flash before his ears caught the report of the rifle. It was ground level, and the patient who was shot was replaced by a dozen more. They ran toward the guard, swamping him as he fired on them.

Varnum watched with an appeased grin. Death was in the air.

The guard fell as he backed away, his last shot flying into the stormy sky. The patients overwhelmed him like a horde of zombies, but instead of eating him, they violently beat the man to death.

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