CATCH DARK · READ THEM

Read them.

Twelve texts each. Name the trick.

ReadIagoThe HandkerchiefDesdemona is faithful. Iago hates you.ReadLady MacbethDuncan's NightKilling the king would destroy you. Your wife wants it done.ReadDraculaThe CastleThe Count is a monster. He wants you alone and cut off.Readthe Big Bad WolfLittle Red Riding HoodGrandma is alone. The wolf wants to eat you both.Readthe Evil QueenThe PeddlerThe old woman at the door is the queen. She wants you dead.ReadClaudiusThe GhostClaudius killed your father. He doesn't know you know.ReadMr. HydeThe PotionEach time Hyde gets out, someone gets hurt. He wants out.Readthe StepmotherCinderellaYou're invited too. Your stepmother wants you kept home.ReadRumpelstiltskinThe StrawYou can't spin gold. He can. His price is your child.Readthe Wicked WitchThe Silver ShoesYour shoes are magic. She can't take them unless you let her.ReadRichard IIIThe WooingRichard killed your husband. Now he wants to marry you.ReadMephistophelesThe PactYour soul, forever, for a little fun. He wants you to sign.ReadEdmundThe Forged LetterEdgar is loyal. The letter in his hand is forged.ReadMr. MurdstoneThe LessonsYour boy is gentle. Your new husband means to break you both.ReadOsmondThe MarriageYour fortune is his. Now he wants your mind as well.ReadUriah HeepThe PartnershipYour papa did nothing wrong. Heep wants his house, and you.ReadLord HenryThe PortraitYour conscience is your own. Lord Henry finds it a bore.ReadCount FoscoThe SignatureLaura's fortune, Laura's name. Only you stand in his way.ReadSatanThe Forbidden TreeOne tree is forbidden. The serpent wants you to taste it.ReadMilady de WinterThe PrisonerShe is a spy. She wants you to free her and kill a duke.Readthe Big Bad WolfThe Three Little PigsYour brothers are gone. The wolf wants you out of your brick house.Readthe Big Bad WolfThe Seven Little GoatsMother is out. The wolf at the door wants to eat all seven of you.Readthe Evil QueenThe HuntsmanThe queen wants Snow White dead, and wants your hands to do it.ReadRumpelstiltskinGuess My NameA little man has come for your baby. Guess his name or lose him.Readthe StepmotherHansel and GretelFamine. Your wife wants your children left in the woods.Readthe Field MouseThumbelinaA mouse took you in. She wants you married to the Mole.ReadPuss in BootsThe Ogre's CastleA cat in boots flatters you. He wants your castle for his master.Readthe Mayor of HamelinThe Pied PiperYou rid the town of rats. The mayor won't pay.ReadBeauty's SistersThe Visit HomeThe Beast gave you one week home. Your sisters want you to overstay.Readthe SwindlerThe Emperor's New ClothesThe looms are empty. He wants you on parade in your underclothes.Readthe FoxThe Field of MiraclesFive gold coins for your father. The Fox wants them.Readthe Fisherman's WifeThe FlounderYour wife wants more. Every wish makes the sea angrier.ReadBaba YagaThe Hut on Chicken LegsYour stepmother sent you for a light. Baba Yaga is hungry.

REAL LIFE.

The same tricks, at home.

Readthe GaslighterThe KitchenHe shouted until you cried. Today he says it never happened.Readthe NarcissistYour BirthdayYour thirtieth birthday. Your father wants the night to be about him.Readthe Love BomberThe First MonthThree weeks in, she wants to move in. Your best friend says wait.Readthe Guilt-TripperSunday DinnerYou'll spend the holidays with your partner's family. She disagrees.Readthe ControllerThe MoneyPayday. Your husband wants your salary in an account you can't see.Readthe MartyrThe HolidaysYour mother-in-law is staying for Christmas week, and taking over.Readthe Smear ArtistThe DivorceYour ex says you walked out. Now he wants you to sign.Readthe Flying MonkeyThe Family ChatYou set a boundary with your mother. Now your aunt is texting you.Readthe CharmerThe PickupHandover day at school. Your ex is all smiles, and wants more.Readthe VictimThe BreakupYou end it tonight. She lied and went through your phone.