" (quoted in Matthews: 1982)

Gray Matter similarly deals with addiction. However in this case there are two protagonists, one is a victim of addiction and the other may become a victim of this victim. Henry is the person who owns a local store from where Richie's son buys beers for his father. Richie is a recluse who is living on disability funds. He is completely confined to his room and rarely ever comes out. No one has seen him for years. The only person who knows about his current state is his son. The little boy tells Henry how Richie has turned into an abominable blob of flesh consuming beer and dead cats. Once this is known, Henry and other local men decide to deliver beer to Richie themselves. When the reach his apartment, they smell a strong stench. When Richie steps out, everyone gasps in horror as they...
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