That Piano

Flash fiction in that weird & uncanny Lovecraftian vein

Cover design by the author, based on a CC0 1.0 shot from magdeleine.co.

In 1915, hunters found a seven meters long, two and a half meters tall piano in the woods near the observatory of B — , Hungary. It had seven pedals, 376 keys, and no strings.

News reported it as an abandoned art project. With the Great War (later known as the First World War) raging on, the piano was quickly forgotten by most, and left to rot.

In 1987, terrified locals heard an awful cacophony in the woods.

By next morning, the piano was gone.