The Phantom Ragdoll

A man already knee-deep in his own troubles finds himself caught up in something beyond bizarre. As the train he's on comes out the other end of a tunnel, a giant ragdoll pops into existence in one of the passenger compartments. The people in it swear it came from seemingly nowhere.

It could've been dismissed as a prank.

Until, in the few moments the eyes weren't on it, the doll transforms itself into an actual person. A dead one. To make matters even worse, the transformation itself happens in equally baffling circumstances. 

No motive. Perfect alibis. A mysterious detective.

Take a breather. Relax. There's nothing to worry about. The train always reaches its destination. There is, of course, a reasonable explanation for everything.

But the path to the truth is twisted. And so are human hearts.

Cover art by the talented selkie, who you can also find on Twitter over on @selkie_lynn!

Special thinks to main_gi of igniam.xyz for some additional proofreading!