Something Evil

Star Trek TOS Fanfiction
Title:	Something Evil
Author(s):	Mary Schuttler
Date(s):	2003
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Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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Something Evil is a gen Star Trek: TOS story by Mary Schuttler.

It was published in Antares #12.

Summary

McCoy inherits a haunted house, whose ghostly occupants very nearly do Kirk in.

Reactions and Reviews

"Something Evil" was one of Mary Schuttler's creepier ghost stories. The writing was quite detailed and visceral. The peril was intense and painful and unrelenting. I loved it. I have to admit to being a bit disappointed at the way it ended, however. I realize that Mary's previous stories have tended to be open-ended or left unexplained, and I realize that Kirk was seriously injured at that moment, but I just found it a bit out of character for him to not want to get to the bottom of what just happened. I couldn't help but wonder how the story would have been different had Spock been in the story, having come back with McCoy, for example. He would have been very curious to go back into the house, I think. I also wondered about McCoy's aunt. It sounded as though she had lived in the house. What was her experience there? There are a number of questions one could explore.

Personally, I detest ghost stories--and yet I remained riveted to Mary Schuttler's "Something Evil" anyhow. That says a lot, and good. [Not to dispute Donna Ramos' letter], but based on my limited knowledge in this area, those who have experienced such events--with the exception of folk who are heavily into the occult and used to such events--are in a major hurry to get as far away as possible, as quickly as possible, and that, permanently. That tends to be especially true of folks who are very heavily grounded in the reality we know (Which would include Kirk, in my opinion, and would include the likes of me, for other reasons). So, I found the ending more rational, even if equally dissatisfying: I agree--a sequel is in order, maybe with Spock taking the lead.