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|range = The Panda Book of Horror (anthology) | |range = The Panda Book of Horror (anthology) | ||
|number in range = 4 | |number in range = #4 | ||
|main character = [[Frank (The Party in Room Four)|Frank]], [[Gavin (The Party in Room Four)|Gavin]] | |||
|featuring = {{Manning}}, [[Panda]] | |||
|setting = [[Village (The Party in Room Four)|Village]] | |||
|writer = Simon Guerrier | |||
|anthology = The Panda Book of Horror (anthology) | |||
|release date = 12 December 2009 | |||
|publisher = Obverse Books | |||
|format = Short story | |||
|genre = Mystery, science fiction | |||
|number = 4 | |||
|citation series = ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' | |||
|series = ''[[The Panda Book of Horror (anthology)|The Panda Book of Horror]]'' | |series = ''[[The Panda Book of Horror (anthology)|The Panda Book of Horror]]'' | ||
|prev = Just the Ticket (short story) | |prev = Just the Ticket (short story) | ||
|next = Party Kill Accelerator! (short story) | |next = Party Kill Accelerator! (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Party in Room Four''''' was the fourth story in ''[[The Panda Book of Horror]]'' anthology. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]]. | '''''The Party in Room Four''''' was the fourth story in ''[[The Panda Book of Horror]]'' anthology. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]]. | ||
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Gavin gives Frank his breakfast, and Frank tells him that he was kept up all night by the [[party]] in room four, but Gavin says there weren't any [[guest]]s staying in that room. | Gavin gives Frank his breakfast, and Frank tells him that he was kept up all night by the [[party]] in room four, but Gavin says there weren't any [[guest]]s staying in that room. | ||
Frank leaves the inn, going on a walk over the hill, where he's ambushed by reporters, and he walks past them, ignoring them. He receives a [[phone]] call from his friend Jane, but he's distracted when he sees a [[Celestial Omnibus|double decker bus]] in a [[meadow]], with what appears to be a [[marquee]] and [[tent]]s erected around the bus. He sees a | Frank leaves the inn, going on a walk over the hill, where he's ambushed by reporters, and he walks past them, ignoring them. He receives a [[phone]] call from his friend Jane, but he's distracted when he sees a [[Celestial Omnibus|double decker bus]] in a [[meadow]], with what appears to be a [[marquee]] and [[tent]]s erected around the bus. He sees a {{Manning|n=elderly lady}} dancing around, and he shouts at her, but she and the other people don't hear him and keep dancing. He walks towards them, but when he reaches the meadow they all disappear. He contemplates calling Jane, and he decides against the notion. He walks off, and then it starts [[rain]]ing, but this doesn't deter Frank - to the contrary - it refreshes him. | ||
On the way back to the inn, Frank avoids the [[crater]] where the village once stood, and when he's approached by the [[journalist]]s, he tells them to leave the remaining villagers alone, so that that he and them can deal with it in their own ways. | On the way back to the inn, Frank avoids the [[crater]] where the village once stood, and when he's approached by the [[journalist]]s, he tells them to leave the remaining villagers alone, so that that he and them can deal with it in their own ways. | ||
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* [[Andy Lang]] | * [[Andy Lang]] | ||
* [[Jane (The Party in Room Four)|Jane]] | * [[Jane (The Party in Room Four)|Jane]] | ||
* [[Boy (The Party in Room Four)|Boy]] | |||
* [[McGrath (The Party in Room Four)|Father McGrath]] | * [[McGrath (The Party in Room Four)|Father McGrath]] | ||
* | * {{Manning|c}} | ||
* [[Panda]] | * [[Panda]] | ||
(In flashbacks only) | (In flashbacks only) | ||
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* [[Frank's daughter (The Party in Room Four)|Frank's daughter]] | * [[Frank's daughter (The Party in Room Four)|Frank's daughter]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Frank looks for an issue of the ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]''. | * Frank looks for an issue of the ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]''. | ||
* There is a copy of ''[[Cold Comfort Farm]]'' in the Village Inn. | * There is a copy of ''[[Cold Comfort Farm]]'' in the Village Inn. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Iris Wildthyme and Panda are travelling in the Celestial Omnibus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'', | * Iris Wildthyme and Panda are travelling in the Celestial Omnibus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'', etc.) | ||
{{Iris Wildthyme series}} | {{Iris Wildthyme series}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:The Panda Book of Horror short stories]] | [[Category:The Panda Book of Horror short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||