Stories
"Why was an ancient Chinese agriculture god helping me storm a poultry barn? That's a story for another time ... "
This is a representative sampling of the Susan Downs stories I have written and/or plotted. Want to draw one? Drop me an e-mail at dtony76 at hotmail dot com.Dual Cultivation
Artist: Steve Black
A glimpse into Susan's past. Lost and angry after losing her eyes, Susan learns to help someone else -- and accept help in return.
The Bridge
Artist: Tony Goins
Susan finds a woman about to throw herself from a bridge. It's a good opportunity for a ghost story!
Angel's Pin
Artist: Glenn Brewer
Susan returns to Angel's Pin, the bar where she traded her eyes for a little bit of knowledge. She must convince a priest not to drink too deeply from the spring of knowledge -- before it's too late!
The Evil Eye
Artist: Tom Williams
It's a normal night on the town with Susan, a good friend of hers, and a low-grade curse.
It's a Free-Range Ancient Chinese Tie-Dyed Freak Out, Turkey
Artist: Brent Bowman
Susan must rescue a hippie commune of free-range turkey farmers from a group of evil rednecks -- with a little help from an ancient Chinese agriculture god.
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Artist: Mathias T!
Susan fins a girl with half a soul ... and gets into deep trouble when she finds the other half! A tale of sex, magic and rock n' roll.
Terror in the Dark
Artist: Tony Goins
A ring of standing stones at the bottom of Lake Superior ... an ancient being of unspeakable evil ... and the 1970s. Yes, it's the long-awaited Downs / H.P. Lovecraft / Gordon Lightfoot mashup!
Come Out To Play
Artist: Craig Bogart
Susan steals a forbidden book -- and has to run from every occult gang in the city! Men in robes, evil clowns, kung fu, blood and hair.
Death hungers
Artist: Brent Bowman
A full-length Downs thriller! An ancient word of power puts Susan on the trail of a murderous cult ... and an enemy of man from the dawn of the species! Can Susan keep her cool when the Collective Unconscious is polluted?
See Line Woman
Artist: Tony Goins
A powerful hoodoo love spell summons Susan to Bone Creek, Mississippi, where she meets her true love -- and gets into a knockdown fight with an centuries-old hoodoo witch! $0.50
What You Want
Artist: Tony Goins
When meditation doesn't work, Susan turns to alcohol! And that turns to a black eye.
Unforgettable
Susan tracks a series of vicious crimes with one common thread: A gourd is found at each crime scene. Susan finds each gourd holds the memor of a horrible crime -- driving her to the bring of insanity.
I Love LA
Susan drops in on her friend's niece, old to find she's been kidnapped by white slavers. With the help of her old master -- now a Toaist immortal -- she tracks the party to their getaway boat. Only by embracing failure can she succeed.
Codex Scrovegnii
It's a sunny day, but Susan can't resist reading her tea leaves. The leaves point to danger! A call from the Vatican sends her on the trail of the Codex Scrovegnii, an infamous 15th-century book of demonic spells. Despite help from a hot-rodder and a mystical lost-and-found department, Susan is running out of time to save the cult's virginal victim.