It’s 1987. Dane Morrison, a middle-aged ad agency sales rep, meets an enigmatic street rose salesman during a hot summer in Houston, Texas. As Dane learns more about the Rose Man, Dane’s dreams and reality become a hellish playground for the unearthly vagabond. And as Dane soon discovers, where love and hope are found, the Rose Man walks...
THE ROSE MAN by Terry M. West is a supernatural short about a man who should've kept his mouth shut. Dane buys a rose from a homeless man on the way home, and thinks nothing more about it, until one of his co-workers is found dead with a rose bouquet. He is warned by the Rose Man to keep his observations to himself, but Dane slips up and share his thoughts with his wife.
There's a saying, “When the devil offers you a rose, its petals are laced with poison,” which seems to sum up this story perfectly. Considering the story began with a kind gesture, the ending will leave you all choked up.
As always,
AstraDaemon
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