The Demon of Metrazol
ShortStory 4,349 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"November 1938 “What we are looking for,” said the doctor, “are photographs to help us document the treatment’s effect upon the patient. We need a picture before the treatment and afterward. Those are for the hospital files. But we also want photos taken during the procedure. Candid photos. Film captures things the eye may miss.”
Content warnings 3
homophobiamental-illnessviolence
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