Reviews

On The Trail to Vulture's Gulp by Samuel M. Hallam

the_lkx's review

2.0

Despite being only 15 pages long, Vultures Gulp is full of very heavy-handed exposition. It's written in a way that feels like a summary of a story rather than the story itself. It just hands you a lot of information instead of telling you a story and letting you arrive at your own conclusions. All of that being said, it's clear that Hallam has a lot of imagination; and had this story been given a few more drafts (and a handful of more pages) it could have been quite good.

adperfectamconsilium's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

A short story combining the horror and western genres.

We're in the 1800's and a trip for Jeremiah from New York to Texas ends in an encounter with...ah, but that would be telling.

Narrated by Jeremiah himself this story acts as a prelude for things to come.

It shows a lot of promise. I'd have liked it to be longer to get into the characters more but it's a fun, quick read and there will be more of Vulture's Gulp to come which is a very good thing.

Great idea. Let's have more please.

davemusson85's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

3.5

I really like the premise of this - Western with a supernatural and scary jolt - and the fact that Hallam has more planned for Vulture’s Gulp is very exciting and full of potential. As for this story? It’s good, but it only scratches the surface - I wanted a bit more from the climax, especially as it was a cool idea to blend those two genres. You care enough about the characters over just a few pages for the ending to have impact, which is testament to the writing and world building, but with a little expansion this could have been even better. Still, a quick and enjoyable read - bring on more!