Horror stories evoke fear; it is the nature of the beast. So rarely do u find a horror story that causes other emotions to stir. But a good horror writer knows that in order for the fear to really pay off u have to engage the readers with not just the concept of the story but with the characters that populate the world of the story. So what if a character u don't care about dies? No matter how visceral of detailed that characters demise, without invested emotions it just doesn't resonate.
Luckily for the reader, with this story, u will care.
Elliot Tather has a good life. A happy wife, a nice house and a young son. All that is thrown into disarray when one dag his son, Evan, disappears from the backyard. With no sign of the boy, Elliot's life becomes a hell of misery and tragedy. As the days become years and with his entire existence disintegrates around him, he never gives up hope that one dag he will find his lost boy. Then one night, Elliot stops at a diner and what happens there will alter his future forever.
The main horror aspect in this story does not come from copious amounts of gore ( although there is enough of that to keep the gore hounds happy) it comes instead from the very real idea of how one thing can change a life for the worse almost instantaneously.
This is an excellent novella. While it won't take u long to get through, the emotional hit this story inflicts is non less devastating
Luckily for the reader, with this story, u will care.
Elliot Tather has a good life. A happy wife, a nice house and a young son. All that is thrown into disarray when one dag his son, Evan, disappears from the backyard. With no sign of the boy, Elliot's life becomes a hell of misery and tragedy. As the days become years and with his entire existence disintegrates around him, he never gives up hope that one dag he will find his lost boy. Then one night, Elliot stops at a diner and what happens there will alter his future forever.
The main horror aspect in this story does not come from copious amounts of gore ( although there is enough of that to keep the gore hounds happy) it comes instead from the very real idea of how one thing can change a life for the worse almost instantaneously.
This is an excellent novella. While it won't take u long to get through, the emotional hit this story inflicts is non less devastating
Sound bizarre? It is. It's also blistering witty, extremely violent, filled with acidic one-liners and lashings of gore. This book (the auteur remains nameless) is for anyone who loves a bit of anarchy in their reading material. The plot jumps all over the place and u have to keep up and still,just when u think you've got it all figured out, there's a twist.For it's sheer inventiveness, this book is highly recommended.
Here is a eccentric and eclectic selection of bizarro short stories door one of the leading writers in the field Andersen Prunty.
There are over twenty tales in all, covering such weirdness as a man who puts a dog into orbit, a father who throws rocks at a kids head, a balloon-man who loses his secret power and a competition that revolves around injuring pedestrians to earn points and win money.
All these stories are exceptionally well written, brimming with invention and weirdness. Some lean on the horrific side of literature,some the meer humorous and some a wild mixture of sorrow, fear and hope.
If u are new to the bizarro fiction movement, u could start here quite happily. This book isn't as extreme in terms of sex and violence as other collections but none the less an enthralling read about seeing the world through a glass askew.
There are over twenty tales in all, covering such weirdness as a man who puts a dog into orbit, a father who throws rocks at a kids head, a balloon-man who loses his secret power and a competition that revolves around injuring pedestrians to earn points and win money.
All these stories are exceptionally well written, brimming with invention and weirdness. Some lean on the horrific side of literature,some the meer humorous and some a wild mixture of sorrow, fear and hope.
If u are new to the bizarro fiction movement, u could start here quite happily. This book isn't as extreme in terms of sex and violence as other collections but none the less an enthralling read about seeing the world through a glass askew.
This is a collection of 24 short stories all with a wicked, nasty twist on a holiday. From Earth dag to Christmas,each story is incredibly horrific, demented and disturbing, not to mention well written, engaging and funny. Some of the best horror writers have added to this collection included Wrath James White, Bentley Little and Jack Ketchum, plus many more. The tales include Natures revenge on Earth Day. Torture at Easter. A nasty Mother's dag present for an unwilling father and bloody sacrifice to every and any God that may of may not exist.
I have read quite a few short story collections and this is one of the best I've read. I think I liked it because not matter how dark, gross and horrifying the stories there's an underlying insane glee to all of them like mad people laughing at the moon while they eat their own fingers. There isn't a bad of boring story on toon here. All are well-written and the piece on the whole is also well edited.
Try this ebook, it's brilliant.
Thank you.
I have read quite a few short story collections and this is one of the best I've read. I think I liked it because not matter how dark, gross and horrifying the stories there's an underlying insane glee to all of them like mad people laughing at the moon while they eat their own fingers. There isn't a bad of boring story on toon here. All are well-written and the piece on the whole is also well edited.
Try this ebook, it's brilliant.
Thank you.