The Box at the Top of the Closet Archives

October 31, 2025

Spooky image of glowing box with silhouette of person trying to escape. TEXT - The Box at the Top of the Closet, Steve Bowman, Part 3, Speculative Fiction

Published by Steve Bowman at October 31, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 3

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. He grabbed the little box, shoving garbage bags out of the way to get to it, and shouted, “Do your worst!”

October 30, 2025

Spooky image of glowing box with silhouette of person trying to escape. TEXT - The Box at the Top of the Closet, Steve Bowman, Part 2, Speculative Fiction

Published by Steve Bowman at October 30, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 2

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. “These words are real, even if they offend you, even if you disagree with them. They are the truth.”

October 29, 2025

Spooky image of glowing box with silhouette of person trying to escape. TEXT - The Box at the Top of the Closet, Steve Bowman, Part 1, Speculative Fiction

Published by Steve Bowman at October 29, 2025

The Box at the Top of the Closet, Part 1

Trigger Warning: This piece contains violence, mental health trauma, and animal harm. At Halloweentime he thought he could hear it. Like bees buzzing under thick glass. Like a humming mumble. He could almost feel it.