The Curse of the Solid Sausage

Whilst investigating the death of a local painter, a noble shopkeeper called Raymond Ball uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, solid sausage circulating throughout New York. As soon as anyone uses the sausage, he or she has exactly 20 days left to live.

The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look distorted. A marked person feels like a skinny maggot to touch.

Raymond gets hold of the sausage, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into his mind: a sloppy pigeon balancing on a sloppy painter, an old newspaper headline about a drunk driving accident, a hooded kitten ranting about ankles and a drinking well located in a crowded place.

When Raymond notices his abs have maggot-like properties, he realises that the curse of the solid sausage is true and calls in his son, a gardener called Casper Bishop, to help.

Casper examines the sausage and willingly submits himself to the curse. He finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. He finds the sloppy pigeon balancing on a sloppy painter particularly chilling. He joins the queue for a supernatural death.

Raymond and Casper pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded kitten. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?