The Dead Don't Pay
by Helen Carmichael Porter
told by John David "Hobbes" Hickey
produced by Rikki LaCoste


Read the original text by Helen Carmichael Porter:
books.google.ca/books?id=A11THbQoqeEC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=dead+don%27t+pay+helen+porter&source=bl&ots=9U_Sv7_lNy&sig=eep26fZUZwq0mZmSFfHS4ZdYdmg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0t6eE5LbJAhXDJh4KHekBAQ0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=dead%20don%27t%20pay%20helen%20porter&f=false


About the Author:
Helen Carmichael Porter was gifted from her earliest years. She had a swift imagination and intense energy, leaving no doubt that she was marked for stardom. She was attuned to the foibles of others and crafted these idiosyncrasies into weird and wonderful characters. At summer camp, Helen wove ghost stories out of her vivid imagination and memory. As a young adult, she terrorized her nieces and nephews with tales of horror and suspense - and they loved every second of it.

This fully produced recording first appeared on John David "Hobbes" Hickey's CD release: "Did You Hear That?" Professional storyteller J.D. Hobbes enjoyed Rikki's previous treatments of other pieces of his so much that he asked him to audio produce a selection of his new tales. John David Hickey's fantastic storytelling CD of creepy stories "Did You Hear That?" was released in 2014.

We highly recommend that you listen to the entire album. JD Hobbes' CD "Did you Hear That?" features some of the Bard's creepiest stories! Get ready to turn out the lights and listen to these tales! Then turn all the lights back on and quiver in your bed, praying that the sun will return!


Retold with permission from the family of the late, great Helen Carmichael Porter.

The story was originally published in "Ghostwise," a collection by Dan Yashinsky.

The original audio was recorded at Our Lady of Pompeii Elementary School (Montréal).


If you enjoyed the story, check out other tales, and support Hobbes' craft by buying one of his CDs:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/johndavidhickey2

John David Hickey's personal website
www.johndavidhickey.ca

His storytelling website:
shorteningtheroad.blogspot.ca

"Did You Hear That?" page
www.cdbaby.com/cd/johndavidhickey2


Listen to another version of the story as told by Adirondack storyteller Fran Yardley on North Country Public Radio:

Page
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/29938/20151028/ghost-story-the-dead-don-t-pay

Audio
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/151028TMTheDeadDontPay.mp3