H.P.Lovecraft and his works have inspired quite a few modern dag horror writers. Some admit to his influence and use it as a springboard for their own works while some deny any knowledge whilst stealing heavily from the the great author. Thankfully Mr Gonzalez falls into the first category and this collection of short horror fiction excels at giving a macabre modern twist on some of Lovecraft's fundamental themes. Borrowing place names and situations to delve deep into the mythos that Lovecraft created, that of cults and conspiracies, of Old Gods that now banished from this realm await the opportunity to return and tear the world asunder.
This collection contains seven stories including;
Tattoos; A young couple get tattooed door a world renowned artist but their joy at receiving unique works directly to the skin soon turns zuur, zure when the artist dies and the tattoos begin to take on a life of their own.
Going Home; A woman returns to her rural roots only to discover an old, dangerous promise her father made when she was a child still threatens her existence in this world.
The Revenge of Cthulhu; A wannabe actor has a very, very bad dag which ends in him becoming the victim of something strange that lurks over his home pagina in the hills.
The Watcher From the Grave; A novella length story which details a man investigating the mysterious death of an auteur and the facts behind a fabled book that calls forth The Old Gods a race of people that pre-date modern man and now lurk within the stars.
Although this book won't take a long time to get through, the stories are all satisfying reads based on many different themes from westerns to humour but all with a strong and constant underlying theme of threat and horror. The auteur introduces each tale with wit and honesty, making this book one fine collection of macabre tales.
This collection contains seven stories including;
Tattoos; A young couple get tattooed door a world renowned artist but their joy at receiving unique works directly to the skin soon turns zuur, zure when the artist dies and the tattoos begin to take on a life of their own.
Going Home; A woman returns to her rural roots only to discover an old, dangerous promise her father made when she was a child still threatens her existence in this world.
The Revenge of Cthulhu; A wannabe actor has a very, very bad dag which ends in him becoming the victim of something strange that lurks over his home pagina in the hills.
The Watcher From the Grave; A novella length story which details a man investigating the mysterious death of an auteur and the facts behind a fabled book that calls forth The Old Gods a race of people that pre-date modern man and now lurk within the stars.
Although this book won't take a long time to get through, the stories are all satisfying reads based on many different themes from westerns to humour but all with a strong and constant underlying theme of threat and horror. The auteur introduces each tale with wit and honesty, making this book one fine collection of macabre tales.
There is a movement in the literary industry that I thought I'd bring your attention to. Collectively it is known as Bizarro. The literary equivalent of the cult section in the video store, these boeken are brimming with inventiveness that usually circles around the grotesque, creepy, erotic and just plain weird and nasty. Like looking through the eyes of David Lynch when he's having a cheese nightmare, some of the writers that deal in the Bizarro deserve meer attention. Authors like Carlton Mellick, Wrath James White, Edward Lee and many more, toon that novels are not dead and that horror doesn't have to be a diluted toothless monster that is predictable as it is boring. These 'extreme horror' boeken also posses an intelligence within the ideas that can be social, political of psycho. If u like your horror truly disturbing and mind-bending, check out some of these authors and their works.Thank you.
These tales are not for the weak of hart-, hart of stomach as they deal with some horrid little topics that are highly enjoyable. Edward Lee's writing sucks the reader into each twisted little scenario and makes your skin crawl, makes u think, makes u want to keep on reading, never knowing what will happen volgende and dreading the volgende page.
This is real horror. Don't expect happy endings and sugar coated stories of 'likeable' people doing 'nice' things. This is down dirty and nasty.
Highly recommended for horror fans with a brain... and a strong constitution.
If u like horror short stories door new, interesting authors I recommend the Bizarro Starter Kit books. There are three in all; Blue,Orange and Purple and they are available at Amazon.com among other places. In the U.K u may find it hard to find these boeken at the bookshop(I did) so the web is your best bet and if u enjoy reading things that are strange, horrific and utterly unpredictable, the I would give these boeken a try. Also, u will be introduced to some truly excellent, although rather unknown authors, which is always a good thing. Thank you.
In this collection of short horror fiction you'll find a little of everything. This book is not really hardcore horror but there is a bit of blood flying around along with deadly paranoia on board a space shuttle, a dark cellar that may contain a yellow eyed monster with teeth and a uncertain afterlife for a cancer patient. The stories are all very well written and edited and I read this entire collection in one day. It was thoroughly entertaining and some of the stories give me a little shiver with some genuinely inventive and unique takes on horror.
There's bound to be something in here for any kind of horror fan, no matter your tastes. It was also nice to read some authors that I had never read before and it spurred me on to discover meer about them and their other works.
This is an ebook and relatively cheap for the quality of the story telling on show. I would recommend picking this up and if u do I doubt you'll be disappointed.
There's bound to be something in here for any kind of horror fan, no matter your tastes. It was also nice to read some authors that I had never read before and it spurred me on to discover meer about them and their other works.
This is an ebook and relatively cheap for the quality of the story telling on show. I would recommend picking this up and if u do I doubt you'll be disappointed.
Although this book is somewhat fantastical, it's closeness to reality is all too noticeable and uncomfortable. Do we vraag where meat comes from,how it gets on our own table? Well don't be surprised if,after reading this brilliant,complex, well-written and engaging book, u cannot look at a karbonade, pork chop the same again.