Published on Dec 24, 2008:
Introduction
This story is one of the two selected stories in the 2008 Scifi Contest. A mad scientist creates a house that is alive. He is caught it in it without being aware. The house keeps all intruders at bay; anyone who breaks in is toast. A young journalist working for a sensationalist media decides that there is saleable story in the house and decides to check-in. A light-hearted story that gives 'trashy journalists their come-uppance' (in the authors words). ...