The parasites tongue kissed his flesh and then latched on, pulling its jaws closer, and soon it began to dig through his flesh.

For the next hour, all Matheson could do was scream in pain. He screamed till he passed out, wake up, then screamed some more.

By the end of it, he looked lifelessly at the table in front of him, his eyes bloodshot and drool dripping from his mouth while he shallowly breathed.