![]() ![]() ![]() Title comes from: Stella had a habit of lying about her life instead of telling the truth. Again, was she voluntarily deciding she’d rather go live under the hill instead of in her made-up life or was she being forced under the hill by the magic? It wasn’t clear to me which was happening. The story was creepy but the ending was weird. The question was, did the host force the child’s life into that pattern or did the host just see the future of the child and put it into story form? Stella’s description of her life seemed to indicate that the host forced the child into that life. When Stella started looking into it, she quickly discovered that the stories seemed to describe the later life of one of the children playing. It also seems that no one really remembers the stories or the show. The kids would come in and play while the host told creepy fairy tales. As you were supposed to, I found the children’s show quite creepy. Even weirder, many of the stories the host told came true.įinal thoughts: This story definitely slid toward the horror side of fantasy. In helping to clean out Denny’s house, she’s reminded of a weird children’s show many of the town’s kids were on when they were young. Summary: Stella reconnects with a high school friend when his brother, Denny dies. Setting: it felt like a New England town, present day This is another novelette nominated for the Hugo Awards. ![]()
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