Matinee at the Flame

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 macabre twists: A druggie wandering in Europe touches a medieval painting and is shockingly changed forever. A middle aged bachelor loser becomes a slave to his TV set, which has him carry out its evil plans. New dental work turns a cuckold into a vengeful killer. A mild-mannered octogenarian comes back from the dead to right the wrongs of his familiar world. A greedy businessman is trapped in a life-or-death game played with 1952 baseball cards. Frankenstein's monster visits his creator, Mary Shelley, in the dark of a sleepless night with love on his mind. 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 Fahy's Matinee at the Flame.Fahy, Christopher is the author of 'Matinee at the Flame ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781892950772 and ISBN 1892950774.