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adperfectamconsilium's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you @johnjamesminster for the ebook 🙏👍
I've taken my time over this short story collection of horror stories. There are eleven tales within from what can only be described as the nightmarish imagination of the author.
Forget trigger warnings. This entire book is a freaking trigger 🤣😱. If you're easily offended or scared then this isn't the book for you.
If horror is your bag and you've been jaded with your latest reads then turn the pages of this themed collection if you dare 😱. Unspeakable acts lead to the dead exacting horrific revenge.
With tales of blood and gore and depravity to make you sick, psychological horror to scare you to the point of insomnia and laced throughout with undertones of religions and beliefs to make you question reality and what happens to our souls this is your every nightmare come to life.
From a snuff movie gone wrong, through gravediggers, ghosts & ghouls, witches and death cults, the most frightening demonic dog you'll ever meet, cryogenic cadaver scares, and supernaturally assisted magical illusions, this book will teach you to be wary of arcane artifacts, satan worshippers, knife wielding maniacs, monsters and outwardly pleasant gigolos.
I felt sick. I felt scared. I felt curious. I was on the edge of my seat every time I knew something terrible was about to happen to someone.
There are some deep intellectual themes going on amidst the terror. It's not just horrific for the sake of it. And there are some truly horrible characters. They're well written to make us hate them and their actions. Several times I wanted them to get what was coming to them. And then the vengeance was so much worse than I imagined 😱. I almost felt sorry for them. Almost.
Dark horror? Hell yeah it's dark. I had to read other books in between the stories so that I wasn't overwhelmed 🤣😱
sharron_joy_reads's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A collection of supernatural horror stories, each one an exquisite little nugget of revenge and dark desire wrapped up in the blackest humour. They imagery is gory and shocking but the endings strangely satisfying.
A practical joke goes fatally wrong, a Doctor is paid back for the lives he took, a grave robber digs up the wrong person, a journal changes a will reading, cryogenic payback, a magician’s deadly obsession, a fatal attraction to wealth, a cult member’s mistake, beware dangerous dogs, a women’s journey to freedom and ending with a story of cosmic connectedness.
These are such fantastic tales, a short story collection to chill the heart, they live up to the adage “be careful what you wish for”.
Thank you John for the ebook to read and review. By the way the cover art is stunning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Death, Grief, and Torture
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