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In this episode, Virgil and Bob discuss The House the Blakeneys Built with their friends:

Jake from Pulp Mortem: https://www.youtube.com/ @PulpMortem

Tim from Secret Fire Books: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@secretfirebooks7894⁩

Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (January 1965).

If you'd like a refresher before listening, check out our story reading and discussion with Emma Speer. https://youtu.be/JuPb6NzR9TM

What begins as a tale of lost travelers arriving at a strange settlement soon becomes one of Avram Davidson's most unsettling explorations of tradition, conformity, isolation, and the fear of change. The conversation examines the remarkable language of the Blakeneys, the decaying grandeur of The House, the clash between progress and custom, and the story's haunting conclusion.

Is the story a warning about inbreeding and isolation? A critique of resistance to change? Or a meditation on how communities preserve themselves at all costs? Join us as we explore one of Davidson's most memorable and thought-provoking science fiction tales.

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