The Letter That Doomed Nosferatu

This is a little gem, both from the audio and writing points. [a:Steve Berman 224189 Steve Berman https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1258753902p2/224189.jpg] has a written perfect campfire story, where monsters are in plain sight, and we're too subsumed, perhaps happily so, by the humdrum of daily life: money woes, annoying lovers, and general ennui. The story is set in a post-war/pre-war Berlin where cabarets are a refuge from reality and a snake comes to disrupt the slumber. Allegorical to what's about to come? I'd say so. I love how the author doesn't shy away from speech that we may now find offensive or non-PC. Also if this isn't a perfect opening line I don't know what is:”How frustrating to pen a missive while Emrick seeks to distract me by trifling with his false eye on the bed.”I would definitely recommend the audio as the preferred way to enjoy this. [a:James Gillies 452448 James Gillies https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] captures every nuance and feeling, from comedic absurdity to foreboding. There are many gazillion paged stories that aspire to convey what Steve Berman & James Gillies gift us with in a scant half hour.