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The Hereditary Barn

Noah Brooks

First published 2012
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Ambiguously supernatural. Members of the Joslin family repeatedly hang themselves in the barn, and naturally it is rumored to be cursed and/or haunted. The authorial narration leaves that possibility open while leaning toward a psychological explanation.

First published in the Overland Monthly, October 1886.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
2012 Cover Pine Tree Pioneers: 20 Tales of Early Mainers Sam Teddy Publishing Anthology 31
2020 Cover Damned Yankees Sam Teddy Publishing Anthology 1