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The Weird Cat

Anthology, Horror

Some say home is where the heart is, but what if the heart in your home is the “Tell-Tale Heart”?

Houses can be reservoirs of joy . . . or misery. When this affective power endures, a place is said to be “haunted.” When this energy for good or evil continues-especially when it touches people who were not involved in the primary circumstance which occurred in that location-then a place is considered alive. Places, then, may serve as portals through which a person can enter into the past, both psychically and physically; moreover, the effects of a place upon a person may influence what happens going forward. Places are causes, and they are effects.

One’s home is a special Place, and yet even your home may be infused with doubtful associations. At the end of a stressful day at work, you may want to run home-to the house that functions as a harbor, shelter, or castle; on the other hand, a home is sometimes a place to run away from, a cage or a trap. Perhaps the best we can do is hope that we live in a benevolent house.

Shunned Houses delves into that larger realm through more than three dozen classic and contemporary short stories, poems, and essays by masters of the craft.

“I knew nothing but shadows and thought them to be real.” 

Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray