it's been a while since I listened to Pseudopod due to a number of circumstances, and it's a shame that this is the first story I listened to to get back into it. The story itself was hardly of the horror genre, more of a bizarre fantasy, yet not Podcastle material. The narration wasn't horrible, but it did take a little bit to get the feel for the story. The dialog, though, oh, the dialog! I felt like someone was poking an ice pick in my ears every time the old man spoke - or rather, WISHED someone would poke an ice pick in my ears! Although, in retrospect, it's a good thing no one did otherwise the last thing I would remember would be that horrid affectation of a voice.