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100 1 _aWest, Wallace,
_d1900-1980
245 1 0 _aListen, children ... listen!
246 1 _aListen, children, listen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe October-November 1953.
500 _aTitle punctuation differs between the table of contents of the magazine (which only uses commas) and where the story appears in the magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-25
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Listen, children ... listen!" by Wallace West is a work of horror fiction written in the early 1950s. The book presents a chilling story centered around themes of loss, isolation, and the psychological descent into madness, encapsulating a rural family dynamic in a bygone era. It likely explores the haunting nature of memory and the emotional repercussions of death, particularly focusing on the relationship between the living and the supernatural. The narrative follows the life of a young boy and his sister as they confront the ghostly presence of their grandmother, Maw, after the tragic death of their father. Maw's obsession with listening for her deceased husband's return spirals into madness, blurring the lines between reality and hallucination. As the children struggle to cope with their grief, they find themselves drawn into Maw's world of shadows and deluded conversations with her reflection in a mirror. This tale reflects on the impact of grief on mental health, the terror of familial loss, and the reliance on fragile memories, culminating in a horrifying revelation that leaves both the children and the reader unsettled. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1953
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHorror tales
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe October-November 1953.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72506
999 _c113231
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