Matinee at the Flame Author:Christopher Fahy An elderly junk dealer finds redemption in a defunct burlesque theater. A middle-aged Jewish man discovers the aphrodisiacal powers of a Ku Klux Klan uniform. An annual street carnival provides the venue for legalized murder. Welcome to the world of Christopher Fahy, a world of fantastical transformation, where the ordinary takes bizarre and... more » macabre twists: Â A druggie wandering in Europe touches a medieval painting and is shockingly changed forever. Â A middle aged bachelor loser becomes a slave to his TV set, which has him carry out its evil plans. Â New dental work turns a cuckold into a vengeful killer. Â A mild-mannered octogenarian comes back from the dead to right the wrongs of his familiar world. Â A greedy businessman is trapped in a life-or-death game played with 1952 baseball cards. Â FrankensteinÂ's monster visits his creator, Mary Shelley, in the dark of a sleepless night with love on his mind. Â A hopeless young factory worker uses her savings to pay for a fantasy tryst with her idol, a dead rock star, and is shattered by the experience.
These are among the twenty-three (includes one extra story in this signed hardcover limited release) fantasy stories in the latest Overlook Connection Press release, Christopher FahyÂ's Matinee at the Flame.« less