Something statuesque is approaching her. It radiates a field of dynamic tension that grows more intense the closer it comes, its shadow lengthening upon the floor. Still, she cannot turn around to see the horror behind her, for at this point she cannot move her body, which is stiff-jointed and rigid. Perhaps she can scream, she thinks, and makes an attempt to do so. But this fails, because by then there is already a firm and tepid hand that has covered her mouth from behind. The fingers on her lips feel like thick, naked crayons. Thomas Ligotti
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The story is about an old woman who is visited by the spirit of her dead son who is roaming in the mystic. While she is talking to him, she feels his hand on her lips and when she tries to scream, he covers her mouth with his hand. The hand of her son is stiff and rigid and it reminds her that a statue cannot move a limb if it is not moved by a person. It is a person who moves a statue.

Source: Songs Of A Dead Dreamer And Grimscribe

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