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Goodreads asked G. Russell Overton:

Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

G. Russell Overton Greg thought it was just steam hissing from the crackling logs in the fireplace, so he took the poker from its stand to stoke the fire, hoping it would release the trapped moisture. A flaming hand reached from the inferno, grabbed the glowing red instrument, and pulled Greg to his eternal demise.

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