(Bonus Episode!) “PEN PAL” by STEPHEN MARLOWE (1951) #WeirdDarkness Image

(Bonus Episode!) “PEN PAL” by STEPHEN MARLOWE (1951) #WeirdDarkness

2 November - 31 mins
Podcast Series Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, July 1951, the story “Pen Pal” by Stephen Marlowe introduces us to Matilda, a young woman looking for love by submitting letters to a literary magazine. That’s something much more common when the story was published in 1951 and probably pretty close to using a dating app these days. When she thinks she’s found the love of her life, things get really strange.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…

“Pen Pal” by Stephen Marlowe: https://amzn.to/3AnH3m9

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