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Midnight Meat Train, The

A Classic Horror Short Story Author: Clive Barker The Midnight Meat Train is my first encounter with Cliver Barker in book (ok, short story) format. It was chosen as the monthly read by one of my horror book clubs, and focuses on a famous story (The Midnight Meat Train) written by Baker in 1984 and included in his Books of Blood collection. This story garnered quite a following, and many tried to repeat its gory glory and bring it to the big screen. That finally happened, with Barker fully onboard and participating. As such, the special edition of this book includes [...]

Frances Carden2024-02-24T14:39:38-07:00February 24th, 2024|Tags: book review, clive barker, horror, read, reading, short story|

Walking Alone

27 Bizarre Little Bites Author: Bentley Little Short stories aren’t my go-to in general. I prefer the length and depth of a novel, the ability to create an evocative atmosphere and realistic characters. In particular, I love Bentley Little novels where he morphs the everyday and ordinary into something sonorous and spooky. When I saw Walking Alone free with my Audible membership, I downloaded and then started it without checking-in, without realizing that it was not the usual Bentley Little novel, but instead a collection of 27 short stories. However, my disappointment soon merged into joy as each taut, weird little [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-29T17:55:23-07:00April 29th, 2023|Tags: Bentley Little, book review, horror, read, reader, reading, Short Stories, short story|

Autumncrow

A Collection of Horror Stories Author: Cameron Chaney In the spooky, quaint little town of Autumncrow Valley every night is Halloween, and the things that go bump in this night mean you harm. There is a haunted house show with an animatronic mannequin that suddenly comes alive, a childhood home filled with demons, a runaway with a dream and a cold car, a crypt with a very special resident, a young boy who sees the ghost of a burned man, and a woman who wants to resurrect her dead husband, among others. Each story is a venue, a slightly more [...]

Frances Carden2022-07-26T09:17:00-07:00April 23rd, 2022|Tags: book review, fiction, halloween, horror, read, reading, reviews, Short Stories, short story|