Perry Okerstrom
RIOT AT BLACK MAGIC CONCERT
A third inexplicable fire has claimed the life of a Queens area woman. Hedda Johnstone had lived in the neighbourhood for the last thirty years.
Hedda's corpse was discovered when her landlady Marge Addison could smell 'cooking' coming from her third floor apartment. She found Hedda's charred corpse sitting in the rocking chair by the window.
With no source of ignition, the NYPD are still seeking the cause of the intense blaze. Fire Commissioner Gordon is pursuing the most unusual matter. "All that was burned was the woman," he stated.
NYPD are continuing with their inquiries.
1 Poor Hedda is the victim of spontaneous human combustion, a rare occurrence but not without precedent. Often the victim will be burned beyond recognition, in some cases without disturbing the surrounding environment.
2 Hedda has fallen prey to a cluster of Fire Vampires who find the city of New York populated with easy prey. Prey often too slow or weak to fight back. Investigators will find many such fires in the ghettos of New York.
3 Tesla is in New York demonstrating his new machine. This generator produces immense electrical charges which are then discharged to earth. Occasionally his machine produces ball lightning, which targets victims totally at random. The fires will stop when he takes the machine to Boston. There they start again.
Copyright (c) 1990 Perry Okerstrom
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