>>2663134>>2663237Crab faggots. You could have spent that time doing something else.
>>2663133Try The Bear by Andrew Krivak. I first read it during a blackout. The moment I finished it, as in the second I closed the back cover over, lights came on. Shit was spooky.
Also try The Road. Movie or book. Both capture the specific spirit well. Carrying the fire as a habit is mentioned by name and concept as part of the plot.