The Darkest Prison

(12,000 word short story) Psychological horror. When Brian Carstairs is convicted for a murder he didn't commit, he is left free to walk the streets -- if he dares. But first, he must undergo the process that will turn him into a man without a face. For the rest of his life, for however long he manages to live, he will be hiding in the shadows. He will have no rights. He will become prey, hunted for sport. To the rest of the world, he'll no longer be human; he will be the thing used to frighten naughty children. A Null.