'I eye the pattern while I speak. Its symmetry gives the impression of doubling, tripling, enveloping, scrolls of glaucous foliage and bruises of blooms unfolding from skirting to cornicing.'

This week on Wee Tall Tales, moving back in with your parents isn't always easy - especially when you feel like the walls are watching.

Wee Tall Tales is a horror fiction podcast hosted by writer Sophie Thompson. Every other Thursday, she shares an original short story for lovers of the uncanny, folky and wyrd.

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