Haunted PUBLISHED BY DOUBLEDAY A division of Random House, Inc. DOUBLEDAY and the portrayal of an anchor with a dolphin are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palahniuk, Chuck. Haunted : a novel of stories / Chuck Palahniuk.— 1st ed. p. cm. eISBN 0-385-51583-9 1. Artists—Fiction. 2. Prisoners—Fiction. 3. Torture victims—Fiction. 4. Social isolation—Fiction. I. Title. PS3566.A4554H38 2005 813'.54—dc22 2004059380 Copyright © 2005 by Chuck Palahniuk This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved www.doubleday.com v1.0