About this episode

The episode features a short story by David Kaufman about a horrifying event in an abandoned lakeside town.

"In the Lake at Garlock's Bend" is a short story by the American author, David Kaufman, first published in the July 1985 edition of Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. In an abandoned lakeside town, a witness recounts the horrifying night a local drifter became trapped by an unseen force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror
• short story
• mystery
• supernatural
• abandoned town

Keywords

• David Kaufman
• horror
• mystery
• short story
• abandoned town
• unseen force

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

Books & works: In the Lake at Garlock's Bend

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