SBR 1.16: A Thing That Shivers

"'A house can be many things: a home, a tomb, and sometimes, something else...'"

Events of Note

 * Kitty goes into the Impossible House, and almost gets stuck there

Summary
Sam begins the episode by telling the listeners about their most recent visit to the Hatfield Karpos. Sam's original intention was to ask about the strange tarot deck, but he became distracted when Oliver offered to make Sam a bouquet of flowers. Sam relays the details of each of the flowers used in the bouquet.

They then read out an anonymous letter left in the P.O. box that week. It takes about a new house, describing the strange rooms. The reading is interrupted by the phone ringing, and Sam picks up the phone to Kitty.

She seems confused about the time, but tells Sam that she is in the house that they (the Enfield Siblings) grew up in. Sam is confused, but the two of them put it down to his memory loss. They then talk about the house that Kitty has been investigating. Kitty describes it as 'off', and continues to describe the house until she gets to Sam's old bedroom. She states that the window from Sam's old bedroom is no longer there. She theorises that the window that manifested in Sam's bedroom above the studio, is the same as the one from the old house, though she doesn't understand how or why.

Sam asks exactly where Kitty is, and she responds that she doesn't know. She begins to sound disoriented, trying to get out of the house and seemingly forgetting that she ever went in. Sam convinces her to return to the studio, promising to play the audio of the phone call to prove that she had already gone into the house.

After she hangs up, Sam confesses that they have no memory of the house, and decides to look in the Little Book of Big Magic to see if there is anything relevant. He finds an entry titled 'the Impossible House', which has an annotation from Madame Marie, noting that 'a house itself can be a thing that shivers'. Sam ponders this sentiment for a moment, before there is a loud and unexplained bang and a cat appears in the studio. Sam accepts the cat's presence and bids the listeners goodbye.

Characters Featured

 * Sam Enfield
 * Kitty Enfield (phone call)
 * Revel (Cat) (assumed)
 * Oliver Boleyn (mentioned)
 * Madame Marie (mentioned)