2,780 words (11–14 minutes)
Genre(s): Cosmic Horror, Weird Fiction
Published in The National Amateur, May 1923

⸻

“Hypnos” follows an unnamed narrator who forms an otherworldly bond with a mysterious stranger. Together, they explore realms beyond normal human comprehension, venturing into the depths of forbidden dreams and cosmic abysses. This quest for hidden knowledge gradually becomes an obsession that warps their perception of reality. Tensions rise as the boundaries between waking life and nightmarish visions blur, revealing otherworldly forces at play and a terror that transcends the merely human.