A Scare at Bedtime

SUNBED

A Scare at Bedtime

A chilling tale of vanity, obsession, and the deadly price of perfection.

Fionnula has everything to look forward to, her wedding day is just eight weeks away, and she's found the dress of her dreams. But when she sees herself in the boutique mirror, all she can see is her pale, washed-out skin. Desperate to achieve the perfect bridal glow, she makes a fateful decision: she buys a second-hand sunbed online for a suspiciously low price.

What begins as ten minutes a day quickly spirals into a dangerous obsession. No matter how dark her skin becomes, Fionnula can only see someone too pale staring back at her. Her family grows concerned. Her fiancé Cormac begs her to stop. Her friends are alarmed by her appearance. But Fionnula can't see what they see and she can't stop chasing the perfect tan.

Then the smell begins.

Sweet and sickly, it clings to her like a shadow. No amount of perfume can mask it. No number of showers can wash it away. Because the smell isn't coming from the sunbed, it's coming from inside her.

As her wedding day approaches, Fionnula finally achieves the deep, golden tan she's been working toward. She looks perfect walking down the aisle. But the second-hand sunbed she purchased harbors a deadly secret, it's a prototype from the 1990s that was supposed to be destroyed. A machine that doesn't just tan the skin, it cooks you from the inside out.

By the time doctors discover the truth, it's too late. Her organs are shutting down, her body decomposing while she's still alive. Fionnula achieved her perfect tan, but it came at the ultimate price.

A scare before bedtime you won't soon forget.