“The Perfectionist”
1946-05-00
short story
By Margaret St. Clair

Synopsis

A man stays with his aunt who loves to draw. But his aunt has difficulty drawing something that moves at all, so she comes up with ways to keep them still—ways which start to get creepy.

History

First publication: Mystery Book Magazine, May 1946

Review

This was in a mystery magazine, but you knew what was coming early in the story. The fun of the story is the journey of how things develop. Kind of a Hitchcock-style story. It was even reprinted in an Alfred Hitchcock anthology. Fun and recommended.


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We have the story in these editions:

Stories of Suspense, edited by Mary E. MacEwen, paperback, Scholastic, 1969-01-00