
A Few Words from the New Tenant of ____ House
“To Whom It May Concern:
I’m writing to inform you that I have recently moved into ____ House. I apologize for being circumspect about the name. I should probably just spit it out to make all of this easier, but what with copyright laws being as they are, it feels safer if I leave that to you to assume. I don’t want to be sued for infringement! Besides, I’m fairly certain you are familiar enough with this particular house to discern its identity pretty easily on your own. It’s rather famous, after all. If you haven’t read the book, you’ve surely seen one of the films or the recent television series. Hint: it’s that forsaken house on a hill made iconic by the phantom hand in the night, the bloody writing on the walls, the thing that walks alone there.
Except now, that thing has me for company…”
“…a bizarre, dark character piece, low on scares but big on atmosphere, and a lot of fun to read.” — The Future Fire
Appeared in The Dark, Issue 65, October, 2020
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