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The Smoking Leg and Other Stories

Gelesen von Ben Tucker

(4,5 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)

Celebrated science fiction author Brian Stableford has praised John Metcalfe's stories saying they "build up a unique sense of unease" and critically acclaimed horror author T.E.D. Klein has said of Metcalfe that he is a "writer of subtle, finely crafted supernatural tales". While Metcalfe may not be very well known nowadays, he is considered a significant influence on weird fiction, filling his stories with bizarre mystery and creeping dread. The title story is truly strange and wholly unique in the broad expanse of weird fiction while several stories included involve a pervasive sense of melancholy with a sinister dose of the macabre such as the masterful "Crowcastle", the twisted and mysterious "The Flying Tower" and the truly tragic "The Backslider". Stories like "The Double Admiral" and "The Bad Lands" cast an eery atmosphere and embrace the weird like few others while stories such as "Lure" and "The Glamour Hunter" are more psychologically complex tales of obsession and fate. If you've never walked the dark path with Metcalfe, isn't it about time you did? (Summary by Ben Tucker) (7 hr 12 min)

Chapters

The Smoking Leg

27:40

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Picnic

24:22

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Nightmare Jack

41:44

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Paper Windmills

34:07

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Crowcastle

31:42

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Convalescent

12:01

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The Tunnel

19:47

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The Double Admiral

25:58

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The Grey House

19:24

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Tide-Borne

29:04

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Hairsbreath

15:15

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The Sister Speaks

12:20

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The Bad Lands

26:12

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Proxy

19:10

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The Glamour Hunter

23:55

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Lure

30:15

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The Flying Tower

18:52

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The Backslider

20:55

Read by Ben Tucker