"Free Balloons For All Good Children." What a title. But that's the name of the story written by Dirck de Lint that I read over on Pseudopod, the Horror Podcast.
A father takes his toddler out to a park, and discovers a balloon there that threatens to do more than just pop with a startling sound.
I shared the story with Big Anklevich because it so reminded me of a story he wrote, where we took something that shouldn't be scary (a balloon, in his case), but tried to make it scary.
It's a very short piece, but effective nonetheless. Link Right Here.
Rish "There Are No Good Children" Outfield
P.S. Have you ever known anyone named "Dirck?" Be honest now.
1 comment:
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Haven't listened to THAT escape artist podcast in years, but will listen to you narrate almost anything!....gonna check it out!
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