The best scary stories, in my own humble opinion, are those which don't tell everything but leave a great deal to the reader's imagination. That was a tool of both Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft, and they wrote some pretty scary stuff.
Kinda like this story.
This is excellent! It's tense, it's tight, it flows smoothly, and I liked the transition from the torture scene to Perry's office. You were able to go from Lois's pain to Perry's and Superman's pain without any difficult jumps. And the casual brutality of the two men, treating Lois not as a human being but as an impersonal means to an end, is quite chilling also.
Darcy confessed a dark family secret:
Like my sister--she's a lefty, and she wears her watches (when she wears one at all) on her left hand, and my brother (who's a righty) wears his watches on his right hand.
Having read and enjoyed your stories, Darcy, we know what kind of family you must have. I'm sure it's weird and unpredictable but fun to be around.
