The Figure in the Fireplace

Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 by Ian "BFM" Helm

This article is part of the Groggery Gibbonman series.

Of the many ghoulish ghost stories penned by Groggery Tirade "Grog" Gibbonman, certainly none were better received than "The Figure in the Fireplace," a chilling verse first published in serialized form on the back of numerous medicine-show products released under the "Sergio Cal's Mystic Pastes of the Far East" line. The hocus-pocus medicines ultimately proved unpopular due to radiation poisoning, but the hallowed rime remains!

– Ian "BFM" Helm

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