For most people, a near-death experience might involve bright lights or heavenly visions, but Richard sees a boy in a penguin costume. Then when the boy turns up at his house, Richard inherits his hat, and things go from weird to full-on WTF.
Written by Michael David Wilson
Narrated by Josh Curran
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Myu and Thom Robson
With extra sound fx provided by Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com
Michael David Wilson is a professional writer, editor, podcaster, and the founder of thisishorror.co.uk. His forthcoming novella, The Girl in the Video, will be published later this year by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. Connect with Michael at www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk or @wilsonthewriter on Twitter.
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