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Episode 339 – The October Game (Patreon)

Published:
2017-01-13 10:12:00
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2025-05-18 19:16:45
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2026-06
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Airdate: 1/13/2017

The second quarter of Games Month kicks off with The October Game by Ray Bradbury!

Special thanks to our reader, Lance Holt! Glad to have ya back!

That opening music excerpt is from Halloween Macabre on Golden Records Spooky Halloween Hits.

Don’t forget to tune into Lackey’s other podcast, Rachel Watches Star Trek!

Two stories next week: The Three Sailors’ Gambit by Dunsany and The Riddle by Walter de la Mare!

Comments

ChiveOnOCM

Oh yeah, I almost forgot that Chad had killed Prince.

Devin Morse

As I listened to this episode, I slowly recognized the plot because The October Game was adapted for Shock SuspenStories; it being EC Comics and all, I just assumed he really did cut her up. It wasn't until I heard Chris's interpretation that I even stopped to consider the brilliant ambiguity of the ending.

Bryony Marsh

Being published in 1948 puts this six years before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency - the point when pearl-clutching fundies began to put the squeeze on weird fiction in comics. I wonder, though, if it was wise to imply rather than spell out the horror, back then, so as to sidestep the moral panic? (I think the daugher was in bits: all that was idiotic was that putting the lights on meant that everyone was traumatised.) Bradbury clearly showed maturity beyond his years and this was a lovely, grusome little short. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!