Chair Person

Chair Person is a story for younger children. This story is also available in the anthologies Stopping For A Spell and Vile Visitors, and also in the short story collection Things That Go Bump In The Night.

Synopsis

The old armchair has been sitting in front of the television for as long as Simon and Marcia can remember. But it has never been very comfortable, and is now so old and worn that Mum and Dad decide it is time to replace it with a new one. It will make a good seat for the guy on bonfire night.

But the chair itself has other ideas. To the amazement and growing alarm of the family the discarded chair takes on a life of its own and Chair Person, as he calls himself, settles in as an uninvited guest. He speaks oddly and is terribly clumsy, but at first seems friendly, so that the children do their best to make him feel at home. But soon they regret their hospitality as Chair Person's behaviour gets worse and worse. His manners are appalling and his demands outrageous. No one seems able to control him. The whole family is plunged into chaos and the search for a solution becomes increasingly desperate - perhaps Auntie Christa will be able to help?

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Simon?, Marcia?

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