Tales from the Funny Farm III

Folk whose mental equilibrium is temporarily disturbed; those who are plain crazy in latter-day asylums or modern mental hospitals; the mad, the bad and the dangerous who must be locked up for their own safety or that of others – all have a tale to tell. In “Angelus et Diabolus”, the battle between a man’s id and superego lands him in an asylum; in “The Mad Undead” a tribe of zombies are released into the local town to the consternation of its inhabitants; in “The Spectre of Jayappa Ambardar” the protagonist spends the night in a haunted Indian bungalow and meets its ghost; in “The Unkindest Cuts of All” a cruel warder leaves cut-throat razors lying around for inmates to find… Voices from the past and nowadays relate their experiences of insanity or unreality or both for there is always a question as to whether they have experienced weird occurrences or are merely mad. Whether or not they are is an open question…

About the Author

Roger Martin Tudor is bipolar and has had personal experience of mental hospitals. During his stays, he has learned from nurses and patients and has developed short stories based on what they have told him. In all cases, sources have been heavily disguised in order to protect true identities. Roger Martin Tudor has already published "Renfield's Diary: The Dracula Companion", "Bambi", "Locrine" and "Tales from the Funny Farm I and II".

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