Horrid Tales of Wister Town
By
Matthew Sawyer
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Published: Sep. 05, 2010
Words: 55987 (approximate)
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English
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The Horrid Tales of Wister Town is a collection of modern, urban horror short stories by Matthew Sawyer, the author of the Pazuzu Trilogy. Wister Town is a small, ingrown toenail of a place in southern Wisconsin where everyone has a creepy, and often noxious, story.
The Horrid Tales of Wister Town is a collection of modern, urban horror short stories by Matthew Sawyer, the author of the Pazuzu Trilogy. As Wister Town is a small, ingrown toenail of a place in southern Wisconsin, the characters are intertwined - but everyone has a creepy, and often noxious, story.
Truthful Consequence
Darren Peter's social life and career are limited because his is obsessed with honesty, telling the truth and revealing the secrets of others. The only high point of Darren's life is seeing his truthful niece and nephews....
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The Horrid Tales of Wister Town is a collection of modern, urban horror short stories by Matthew Sawyer, the author of the Pazuzu Trilogy. As Wister Town is a small, ingrown toenail of a place in southern Wisconsin, the characters are intertwined - but everyone has a creepy, and often noxious, story.
Truthful Consequence
Darren Peter's social life and career are limited because his is obsessed with honesty, telling the truth and revealing the secrets of others. The only high point of Darren's life is seeing his truthful niece and nephews.
Bloody Tannenbaum
Devon Kolbenstecker finds blood in the water pan beneath the Christmas tree. His father instantly accuses him of playing a prank, but there is no time for the riddle. They have to hurry to pick up Devon's sister, Jan, from high school basketball practice.
The Bestial Cult of Hathor
Terry Bringer returns to Wister Town to fulfill a vow; to spit on the graves of the committee members of the restaurant that fired him. The president of the Ratskeller's operation committee, Mr. Brodman, has just died. Convenient, as Terry also needs to pick up his W2 form for his taxes.
Pointless Deprogramming
Pointless Deprogramming picks up where The Bestial Cult of Hathor ends. In his flight, Terry remembers he left his mother behind. He now returns, in the snow and cold of a brewing winter storm, to rescue his mother from cultists.
Damnable Diaspora
The topic of April's ecumenical meeting, between the local churches of Wister Town, is the supposed manifestation of the Egyptian goddess Hathor Cult members have bred a mutated calf for the body of the goddess.
Puppies
Teenage friends, Jamie and Tiffany, look for a turkey Jamie spotted yesterday. They hunt in the woods, next to a suburban subdivision. Instead of turkeys, the girls find puppies. The black dogs are attentive and attracted to the girls, but they stink and won't eat or drink. Before Jamie and Tiff can sell the puppies at a pet store, on consignment, the animals first need a bath.
Abandoned
Devon and Lee have a fleeting opportunity to see the inside of the abandoned house the boys have nicknamed the "Witch's house." The boys go inside and despite the mysterious cold they go straight to the widow's watch on top of the house.
Carnivorous Blight
Middle-aged Richard Reichberger takes his crew of teenagers to cut down trees in the woods adjacent to a subdivision west of Wister Town, Wisconsin. He is unintentionally badgered by an old grammar schoolmate, Jon Oldendick.
Pumpkin
Frustrated, because she is teased at school, Karen posts a “hit list” on a social media web site. Karen's online friends scold the girl, but the post of a new friend catches her attention. Apparently, her dead father has made contact – and has given instructions to cast a spell.
Tumorous Plague
A deformed stranger, Mr. Moth, stops at Ted Stephansky's farm to ask for directions. Missy, Ted's daughter, inquires about Mr. Moth's deformities. They resemble basketballs stuck beneath the emaciated man's wind jacket.
Food Poisoning
Kenny, a busboy, argues with the waitress, Tracey, about the hundred dollar tip the friends of a violently ill old woman gave the waitress when they paid the bill. The teenage boy feels entitled to share the money, because he's stuck with cleaning up the twitching sick.
Wister Springs
Jean, a junior in high school, fends off her oversexed boyfriend, Aaron, and convinces him to visit Wister Springs, a mile out of town. The young woman plans to break-up with her childhood friend after announcing she will go to an out-of-state college. Something in the water gives her undeniable reason.
Monster Smuggling
Patty's got a great job, making deliveries for a wealthy cryptozoologist. There are only a couple things she doesn't like; her turnover of partners and the unseen animals she picks up for her employer. Doyle, Patty's current and retiring partner, seems to resolve both of her issues.
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writing,
fiction,
halloween,
wisconsin,
demon,
short stories,
christmas,
cult,
monster,
matthew sawyer,
tannenbaum,
cryptozoologist
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