Reviews

The Events at Poroth Farm by T.E.D. Klein, Jason Eckhardt

artofwelding's review

4.0

4.5.

A solid lil' story. Not a ton of creeping dread, but it got me toward the end, when I started listening for bugs and closing my blinds. Bwada is a dead ringer for Church from Pet Sematary, if you'll excuse the pun.

kateofmind's review

4.0

Exceptional for its wonderfully entomological details! Slightly marred by the protagonist's insecticidal tendencies.

addy5001's review

5.0

A beautifully written short story, which is quite disturbing, written in the form of journal entries about the unnatural incidents that happen during a teacher's visit to a rural farmhouse in New Jersey. It does not contain gore or explicit body horror but nevertheless gives haunting thoughts. As T.E.D. Klein quotes certain abstractions, in books read long ago, would provide "a pleasant shudder", The Events at Poroth Farm suffused me with that same experience. I would definitely re-read it a later point in time.

mark5327's review

5.0

Absolutely impeccable bit of 70s horror. I wish it was easier to find because this belongs towards the top of the pile.

ces's review

4.0

A good read. The tension was excellent and usually I am not a fan of questions left unanswered but with this story, it worked.