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The Red House

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
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“The Red House”, a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in the 1985 anthology Greystone Bay and was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1985.

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this story is one of Robert McCammon's best stories. it feels like a cross between X Files, Twin Peaks, and some kind of coming-of-age tale. Loved the message about being a "grey house" vs being a unique "red house". the language was also clever and filled to the brim with connotations and implications.

one of his best

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