Jim Sargent knows that birds can be the most insidious agents of dark powers. Appalachian wisdom holds that come Friday, flocks fly to the Devil's house to whisper the latest news. So when Jim encounters a haunted family besieged by feathered fiends, he finds himself compelled to stand alongside them. Can a travelling balladeer unlock the mystery before a sinister stranger's schemes come to completion.

"Down to the Devil's House" is Rhysling Award nominee Daniel R. Robichaud's newest ghostly adventure, blending Appalachian folklore with modern magical fantasy. This short tale is sure to please fans of Manly Wade Wellman and Henry Kuttner.