Today's story is a classic. In Catacombs of the Doomed, by Steve Carr, a kidnapped man wakes up in a dungeon. He wonders what act of his brought him to this situation, and what will become of him. But some fates are too horrible to contemplate.

Steve Carr, from Richmond, Virginia, has had over 540 short stories published internationally in print and online magazines, literary journals, reviews and anthologies since June, 2016. He has had seven collections of his short stories published. His paranormal/horror novel Redbird was released in November, 2019. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize twice.

Steve Carr's story The Betrothed was also featured on kaidankai (August 5th).

Read by Michael Rhys, a Tokyo-based voice actor and writer and teller of short tales.

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