A widower and his young daughter are looking to buy a new home, and he faces everything from a refusal to wear a coat to a lost locket while trying to view 133 Poisonwood Avenue.
The titular haunted house wants nothing more than to have people it can care for, and it does its very best to woo a new family into putting a down payment in with the realtor.Ī common theme in Wiswell’s writing is parenthood, and this story is no exception. With a title like “Open House on Haunted Hill,” I was not expecting to be so thoroughly charmed.
John Wiswell’s contribution to the ballot is just as wonderful but much cozier and more optimistic in tone than either of the first two. Read more reviews of Nebula Finalists here. And I have exactly zero complaints about that, because they are excellent. Previously, I reviewed both My Country is a Ghost by Eugenia Triantafyllou as well as Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse – and let me tell you, they’re going to living rent-free in my brain for some time. I have been deeply impressed by the short story category nominations for the Nebula Award this year. In 2007 it still had the power to trap a bickering couple in an endless hedge maze that was physically only three hundred square feet. There is an estate at 35 Silver Street that annihilated a family back in the 1800s and its roof has never sprung a leak since. Read more reviews of Nebula Finalists here.ġ33 Poisonwood Avenue would be stronger if it was a killer house. Open House on Haunted Hill is a finalist in the 2021 Nebula Awards. This story is available online for free at: Diabolical Plots – Click through to read! These stories will usually be available for free online, but occasionally stories from published anthologies will also be featured. Welcome to Short Fiction Friday! Every Friday, Black Forest Basilisks will be shining a spotlight on a new short story, novelette, or flash fic in addition to our regular posts.
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