81.2 Desire & Sons

<p>Desire &amp; Sons</p><br><p><em>'The sign in the window reads “Ghosts--Bought &amp; Sold.” Surely the proprietor of this curio shop is joking; but the narrator soon discovers that the owner is far more serious than he could ever have expected.'</em></p><br><p>Written by Nicola Lombardi &amp; Joe Weintraub </p><p>Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors</p><p>Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors </p><p>With music by Daniel Birch Music (<a href="https://danielbirchmusic.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://danielbirchmusic.com</a>)</p><p>And Thom Robson (<a href="https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/</a>)</p><p>And sound effects provided by <a href="http://Freesound.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freesound.org</a></p><p>The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (<a href="https://carrionhouse.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://carrionhouse.com/</a>)</p><p>A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch</p><p>And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading</p><p>And to Ben Errington for his triple lutz and axel jumps at this year’s Social Media Content Figure Skating competition.</p><br><p><strong>"Desire &amp; Sons" is my translation of Nicola Lombardi's short fiction "I Desideri." The translation has never been published, and Mr. Lombardi has authorized me to translate his fictions and seek publication for them.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Here is a brief bio:</strong></p><br><p><strong>After thirty years of writing--3 novels, six collections, one film adaptation, multiple translations from the English--Lombardi is considered a master of the horror genre in Italy (his website can be found here:at </strong><a href="http://www.nicolalombardi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.nicolalombardi.com</strong></a><strong>). His first collection in English, The Gypsy Spiders and Other Tales of Italian