Upriver

Upriver is a story from What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse. Although ostensibly a tall tale about the disappearance of Pennsylvanian catfish enthusiast Mike Fischer, it gives several crucial background for the families of Andrew Lightfoot and Bligh Lynch.

Opening quote
"They say he still wears clothes, but he'll take to the water soon."

- H.P. Lovecraft, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"

Title
A little unusually for most other stories from the What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse collection, "Upriver" is neither oblique nor obscure, but straightforwardly refers to Mike Fischer's navigation of the Roanoke River in search of catfish to catch.

Themesong
The themesong for this story is ECO VIRTUAL 大気研究音楽l - "McDonald's Breakfast"

Synopsis
The story opens with a description of the month of August, the end of Summer, and how Samhain and Halloween are, on the calendar, quite close by, and how this feeling is sublimated in Virginia in the Blue Ridge region by people telling each other strange and interesting stories.