Rats in the Belfry

Rats in the Belfry is a speculative fiction short story written by David Wright O'Brien in the early 1940s. It follows George B. Stoddard, an eccentric suburbanite, as he builds a bizarre home filled with oddities. Strange noises lead him and his contractor, Mr. Kermit, to discover a portal in the belfry that connects them to pivotal moments in history involving Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering. The narrative explores themes of time travel, ambition, and the quirks of human nature amid the backdrop of World War II.