L. S. King L. S. King, author in the Hidden Villains anthology with her story, The Mad Man of Briars Lodge Road.“The Mad Man of Briars Lodge Road” is brought to you courtesy of inspiration from Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Twilight Zone, and the original Dark Shadows series, not to mention the original spark of an idea from, of all things, Cat Stevens’ song “Sad Lisa.”