Greed: A Horror Novella - The Cardinal Sins, #5

Frank Wilcox is a man at the bottom—jobless, alone, and one eviction notice away from disappearing altogether. Then he stumbles into a strange curiosity shop tucked between the cracks of the city and leaves with an ancient coin that promises unimaginable wealth… for a price.

At first, the miracles roll in: cash from nowhere, lottery wins, a lucrative business deal. Frank's life transforms overnight. But each windfall carries a hidden cost—deaths that grow too frequent, too close, and too deliberate to be coincidence. As his fortune grows, so does the gnawing dread in his gut: the coin isn't a gift. It's a curse.

Fans of Stephen King's Needful Things, Adam Nevill's The Ritual, and the unsettling urban horror of Paul Tremblay will find themselves pulled into the slow descent of a desperate man willing to trade souls for success. GREED is a haunting meditation on desire, loss, and the whispered promise that we can have everything we want… if we're willing to pay the price.

In this tightly woven, psychological horror novella, E. Luis Holmes masterfully explores the hunger for redemption in a world where prosperity always demands blood. Will Frank give it back before it takes everything—or has he already gone too far?

Perfect for readers who enjoy horror that simmers with dread and delivers its gut punch with a crooked smile.