| "The Nanny" |
| Published in: |
Nossa Morte #3 |
| Date: |
May 2008 |
| Notes: |
"The Nanny" is a ghost story with a hint of sf that takes place in my fictional town of Silver Falls, Ontario.
This story is actually supposed to take place ten to fifteen years in the future. I was going for an eXistenZ kind of vibe, the idea being
that a few years down the road there would be an entire industry devoted to dealing with the supernatural, that Jodie was licensed with some sort of
guild, etc.
I ended up removing all of the references because while they were somewhat entertaining, they didn't have anything to do with the actual story. The only
thing I left in were Jodie's ghost goggles, which were kind of important to the plot, and could probably be passed off as some sort of top secret
present-day gadget.
Speaking of references, there are two movie references in "The Nanny," one about Poltergeist and one about The Amityville Horror.
Can you find them?
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| Reviews: |
"The Nanny" received an honourable mention in Best Horror of the Year, Volume One. |
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