In an effort to reinvigorate the paranormal investigation genre -- and his career -- Killian McKay makes the decision to livestream a ghost hunt in the house where he had his first supernatural encounter as a kid. To make sure things get interesting, he hires a witch to stir up the spirits in the house.<br><br>When the witch, Lady Ivana, turns out to be a handsome, muscular, genderfluid man named Ivan, Killian quickly realizes he underestimated just how interesting things can get.<br><br>Ivan is the real deal, a witch with herbs and spells and magic, and he knows more about ghosts than Killian ever hoped to learn. Killian wants to know everything Ivan knows, and he wants to know everything about Ivan ... but first, they have to survive the night.

The Haunting of Killian McKay

Killian and Ivan stood side-by-side, staring at the new shape.


“Are you getting all this, Helen?” Killian asked, barely able to push the button on his radio.


“This is insane, Killian. We should have had a witch come in and summon ghosts months ago! Ask him if he wants a job.”


This new visitor seemed to have a shape of its own without relying on the smoke to make it visible. It faded out, then returned in the shadows in the corner of the room to Killian’s left, beside the camera, out of its reach.


“Hey,” Killian said, smiling. “Don’t be camera shy.” Something about this one was different. The cold was still present, but more bearable. The chest-crushing fear Killian had felt moments ago was gone. He fumbled in the satchel he wore to bring out his thermal camera and focused on the shadowy shape. It registered, a morphing cold spot with a vaguely humanoid outline.


“What happened to the other one?” Ivan asked.


Chapter 9