Party at the Witch House
by Richard Kellum
This story was first published in celebration of World Fantasy Con 2013, on opening night which was Halloween. Richard Kellum and several authors, all of them represented by Juliet Mushens of The Agency Group, decided to write Halloween-themed shorts. They cross-linked the stories via Twitter.
The text of "Party at the Witch House" can be read here:
elfmachines.wordpress.com/2013/10/27/halloween-short-party-at-the-witch-house/
About the Author:
Richard Kellum is a novelist living in London. He writes about the shadows of the here and now because sometimes the creatures who inhabit those realms stick their tongues out at us, and they, being egotistical and (if we're being honest) rather needy, demand that someone glorify such actions by reporting them in fictive prose to the general human population. Otherwise, said creatures have promised Richard that they intend to reach deeper into our dimension and touch us with hands that feel thinly coated with chilly mud. They've speculated on the joys of hiding in our trees and mesmerizing us with song. Richard sincerely hopes they won't go so far as cracking open our skulls and licking our brains. But they've joked about it and, with these guys, you never can tell.
www.richardkellum.com
This narration appears on Pseudopod #410. The audio was narrated and produced by Rikki LaCoste.
We highly recommend that you listen to the entire episode. It is the 22nd Flash on the Borderlands episode, and features a showcase of other fantastic works of flash fiction by some brilliant authors associated with Juliet Mushens of The Agency Group. Namely:
"The Day The Words Took Shape," by Francesca Haig;
"Juggernaut Revisited," by Lou Morgan;
"The Anniversary," by Den Patrick;
"Kraken Rising," by Andrew Reid;
"The Lake," by Severity Chase;
"The Biggest Candle of Them All," by Peter Newman;
and the always provocative commentaries by Pseudopod host, Alasdair Stuart.
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Pseudopod #410 Audio
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