Tales of Ordinary Madness Chapter Summary & Analysis - An Evil Town Summary

An Evil Town Summary

Frank Evans leaves his hotel room and stops at the clerk's desk on his way out. The desk clerk says that Mr. Evans is losing his mind, and that he has found a piece of it. He hands Evans a piece of cheese wrapped in cellophane, which Evans puts in his pocket, then goes to the movies. At the movie theater the rest of the audience members perform sex acts on each other or themselves. Evans goes to the filthy bathroom to urinate, and a man watches him through a hole in the door until Evans pees in his eye.

He decides to return to his hotel, and the desk clerk asks him not to mention their earlier conversation because he could lose his job. Evans goes to his room, checks his switchblade, and begins to write a letter to his mother. He describes how the devil owns this...
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