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etakloknok's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
stewie's review against another edition
4.0
The book has a nice variety of the horror subgenre, ranging from the violent and uncomfortable "Loosely Enforced Rules", which follows three young adults as they prepare for a night out making an elderly couples' lives hell; to the action-packed demon battle of "The Topsy-Turvy Man" (one of my favorites); to the surreal "No Touching at All", there is, as clichéd as it sounds, something in here for everyone.
You can read my full review here at HorrorTalk.com.
You can read my full review here at HorrorTalk.com.
slimeandslashers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
kmk182's review against another edition
3.0
Rapino has a way with words. The writing is strong. This collection is a mix of horror, fantasy, and comedy. I recommend readers check it out if they like that mix. For me I found many of the stories vague/confusing, but I'm not a fantasy fan at all.
efasha's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Could not get into this book for weeks but gave it another try. Took me months to finish it, still did not like it. The structure of the book is a collection of short stories where the first 10% is of an outsider entering Moon Hill to write a report about the town and experienced weird encounters upon arrival. Then it goes into numerous short horror stories where the plots where lost in too much description. And at 80% of the book it picked up where it left of on the encounters of the outsider and build up into fighting off a monster spawned from Satan. Only impressionable chapter for me was From Your Body They Rise.
the_bookubus's review against another edition
4.0
Rapino is a talented and versatile writer, and each of his stories has its own voice. The content and tone of each story is very varied and you just never know where the next story will take you. Some stories are more lighthearted while some very dark, some supernatural and some dealing with the very real horrors of real life. Admittedly, it did take me a little while to get into this collection but once I did I really enjoyed it. A few of my favourites were the unsettling Camera Obscura, the splatterpunk Loosely Enforced Rules, and the disturbing The Plumber. This collection also includes the novella Reality Engineers which was a wild and thoroughly entertaining ride.
Thank you to the author for sending me a copy for review!
Thank you to the author for sending me a copy for review!
tiffanyann's review against another edition
I'm just bored. I'm not enjoying this so why continue?
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