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    The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore
    The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore
    The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore
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    The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore

    By Sean Demory

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    Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom.

    “Demory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. It’s a world where everyone takes it for granted that terrible things happen to the innocent, and where the only possible reaction to that news is a stoical shrug. The tale’s chilling effect comes not from set-piece shocks, but rather from a sense of quiet, creeping unease that crawls a little deeper beneath your skin with every careful sentence.”

    - Paul Slade, PlanetSlade.com

    "'The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man’s Whore' is a darkly lyrical original folk tale. More than an any-day ghost story, 'Ballad' rambles through the tangled woods of Appalachia, quick-strumming a tale of haints, of bleak hope, and of one soul’s shadowy path to empowerment. Eerily evocative imagery snakes like tendrils of kudzu through a songlike narrative, closing on a chilling refrain that will haunt readers for days to come.

    - Ari Michaels

    Locus Recommended Short Story - 2012

    Honorable Mention - Year's Best Horror, Vol. 5

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSean Demory
    Release dateJul 18, 2012
    ISBN9781476459745
    The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore
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    Sean Demory

    Sean Demory is an author living in Kansas City, Missouri. Production of his first novel, "Zobop Bebop," was funded through Kickstarter and the book is scheduled for release in October 2012.

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