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badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Book 11 of The Rewind or Die Series by Unnerving Press
At 172 pages, this is a novella, but it is also a intro and outro story with 4 short, short stories inside.
At 172 pages, this is a novella, but it is also a intro and outro story with 4 short, short stories inside.
nikki_in_niagara's review
3.0
This is a collection of four stories surrounded by a fifth story in which the stories are being told. Eddie and Banksy have a flat tire and stumble upon an old bed and breakfast house. The creepy caretaker sets them up in the lounge and tells them four unrelated stories she's written.
This was ok. The stories were all good. The premise, however, does not tell you this is a short story collection so I was disappointed in not having a novel like I'd expected.
This was ok. The stories were all good. The premise, however, does not tell you this is a short story collection so I was disappointed in not having a novel like I'd expected.
kkehoe's review
2.0
A much more.intersring framing story is undone by a series of uninteresting tales.
djohan's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kkehoe's review against another edition
2.0
A much more.intersring framing story is undone by a series of uninteresting tales.
brennanlafaro's review against another edition
3.0
Calling back to the first entry in the Rewind or Die series, The Midnight Exhibit Vol. 1, Dead and Breakfast is a short story collection hiding within a novella. Eddie and Banksy arrive at a Bed and Breakfast after getting a flat tire, where everything seems just a bit...off. The proprietor entices them with a series of strange and increasingly more terrifying stories.
The strength in this quartet of stories is the range they span. The first story, “Cords”, is a tale that could fit neatly into Science Fiction, telling the tale of a dystopian future. “The Brace” uses a bit of surrealism to distort an abusive father-son relationship. An emotionally complex story that might be the strongest in the collection.
“The Weight of Nostalgia” sets up an unsettling feeling, keeping the reader a bit off kilter. It succeeds in the Twilight Zone-esque atmosphere, but didn’t work for me. “The Greyfriars Transcript” is another favorite from the collection, heavier with an atmosphere of dread than any other. It’s creepy and makes great use of sensory description.
Rather than a thin thread that links these stories, the overlying narrative gives us an intro, a few pages between each story, and a truly creepy culmination. Eddie and Banksy, who we check in on periodically, have their stories properly wrapped up rather than just being casual observers to the stories being told to the readers. This wasn’t my favorite entry in this series, but credit where credit is due. It took a concept, ran with it, and had some fun with it.
The strength in this quartet of stories is the range they span. The first story, “Cords”, is a tale that could fit neatly into Science Fiction, telling the tale of a dystopian future. “The Brace” uses a bit of surrealism to distort an abusive father-son relationship. An emotionally complex story that might be the strongest in the collection.
“The Weight of Nostalgia” sets up an unsettling feeling, keeping the reader a bit off kilter. It succeeds in the Twilight Zone-esque atmosphere, but didn’t work for me. “The Greyfriars Transcript” is another favorite from the collection, heavier with an atmosphere of dread than any other. It’s creepy and makes great use of sensory description.
Rather than a thin thread that links these stories, the overlying narrative gives us an intro, a few pages between each story, and a truly creepy culmination. Eddie and Banksy, who we check in on periodically, have their stories properly wrapped up rather than just being casual observers to the stories being told to the readers. This wasn’t my favorite entry in this series, but credit where credit is due. It took a concept, ran with it, and had some fun with it.
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