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"Is it a persuasive treatise? A call to action?"
"A response," she said flatly.
"A response to...?"
"To those who believe women should not be expected to be rational thinkers."
If there is ever a SplatterWestern you should read, this is it. THIS. IS. IT! Red Station is a winner. The dialogue! The characters! The gore! It's all right here waiting for you.
"A response," she said flatly.
"A response to...?"
"To those who believe women should not be expected to be rational thinkers."
If there is ever a SplatterWestern you should read, this is it. THIS. IS. IT! Red Station is a winner. The dialogue! The characters! The gore! It's all right here waiting for you.
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RED STATION by Kenzie Jennings is the 7th installment in the Splatter Western series from Death's Head Press. This book takes me back to the first in this series and reminds me of why I fell in love with these gory, action-packed westerns. Jennings has created an extremely interesting and likeable cast that interact so well with each other. Clyde (the lady in the red dress) is such a dynamite character that I would love to see her in even more books! Heck, I would like to see her on screen! And when this random group of travelers find themselves in a situation that makes me think of Texas Chainsaw or House of 1,000 Corpses, well, you can expect carnage, blood, and lots of action! RED STATION is a ton of fun - it's a short, brutal, bloody book that should be making it into the hands of more horror fans!
Special thanks to Death's Head Press, Night Worms, and author Kenzie Jennings for this #NightWormsBookParty review copy.
Special thanks to Death's Head Press, Night Worms, and author Kenzie Jennings for this #NightWormsBookParty review copy.
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I am absolutely astounded by Kenzie Jennings and her ability to craft a gut-wrenching story that is emphatically adorned in viscera. There are inconceivable horrors that lay in waiting for those who read this Splattertastic masterpiece.
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RED STATION by Kenzie Jennings is Book 7 in the Splatter Western series published by Death's Head Press. It now joins THE MAGPIE COFFIN by Wile E. Young as being the best in the bunch-both 5 star reads. If the Splatter Western genre is enticing to you but you're intimidated by the size of the series, it's useful for you to know that they are standalone novels and MAGPIE and RED STATION are my two 5 star reads so far. THE NIGHT SILVER RIVER RUN RED by Christine Morgan is up there as a standout as well.
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Now then!
Kenzie Jennings has a legit flare for cinematic storytelling. I could see the story play out in my mind. The character development and authentic dialog made for easy investment right upfront. A group of weary travelers is offered a hot meal and the promise of a comfortable place to sleep for the night. Gracious to have rest on their long journey, they accept.
The intensifying dread and suspense are delicious.
Much like a well-paced horror movie, Jennings offers her audience little hints as to what's coming. It's so alluring. By the time the climax sounds off and chaos is in full swing, there is no way to put this book down. Some writers have a difficult time writing action sequences and the violence becomes muddy and hard to follow. What impressed me most about this book are the vivid, detailed, and colorful descriptions of all the nuanced movements so that the action is playing out with crystal-clear pictures.
I can't stress how cinematic my experience was.
My favorite character, the woman in the red dress, Clyde Northway, emerged as a new, all-time favorite literary badass. I fucking love her and I want more of her, now. Jennings assigns this woman an amazing backstory--just enough to entice readers and leave them longing for a prequel or a sequel or both (PLEASE).
I feel like I must take this opportunity to express how exciting this Splatter Western series can be in the hands of capable writers. I'm sure there is an audience for Horror Westerns that skimp on story and character in order to give the spotlight to the violence but for me, I want some meat on my bones. I want something to sink my teeth into and let my heart get fully invested so that when horrible things happen, I feel it hard in my guts. I want flesh and blood characters that feel real so that every cut, every stab, all the torture is meaningful. I want to cheer for the good guys (and the baddies). I want justice and revenge.
I need to feel my fucking feelings.
If a writer's definition of "Splatterpunk" is just the splatter and none of the punk, it will always fall short for this reader.
As for RED STATION, this is the gold standard by which all is measured.
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Now then!
Kenzie Jennings has a legit flare for cinematic storytelling. I could see the story play out in my mind. The character development and authentic dialog made for easy investment right upfront. A group of weary travelers is offered a hot meal and the promise of a comfortable place to sleep for the night. Gracious to have rest on their long journey, they accept.
The intensifying dread and suspense are delicious.
Much like a well-paced horror movie, Jennings offers her audience little hints as to what's coming. It's so alluring. By the time the climax sounds off and chaos is in full swing, there is no way to put this book down. Some writers have a difficult time writing action sequences and the violence becomes muddy and hard to follow. What impressed me most about this book are the vivid, detailed, and colorful descriptions of all the nuanced movements so that the action is playing out with crystal-clear pictures.
I can't stress how cinematic my experience was.
My favorite character, the woman in the red dress, Clyde Northway, emerged as a new, all-time favorite literary badass. I fucking love her and I want more of her, now. Jennings assigns this woman an amazing backstory--just enough to entice readers and leave them longing for a prequel or a sequel or both (PLEASE).
I feel like I must take this opportunity to express how exciting this Splatter Western series can be in the hands of capable writers. I'm sure there is an audience for Horror Westerns that skimp on story and character in order to give the spotlight to the violence but for me, I want some meat on my bones. I want something to sink my teeth into and let my heart get fully invested so that when horrible things happen, I feel it hard in my guts. I want flesh and blood characters that feel real so that every cut, every stab, all the torture is meaningful. I want to cheer for the good guys (and the baddies). I want justice and revenge.
I need to feel my fucking feelings.
If a writer's definition of "Splatterpunk" is just the splatter and none of the punk, it will always fall short for this reader.
As for RED STATION, this is the gold standard by which all is measured.
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fast-paced
My first foray into western horror turned out to be a hugely successful splatterfest!
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I don’t know how long this horror western trend is going to stick around, but I’m going to take full advantage while it’s here.
Jennings’ addition to Death’s Heads Press’ line of splatter westerns is actually relatively light on splatter in the beginning of the book. When a group of travelers are taken in for the night, given a place to stay, we’re treated to pages and pages of character development, not resembling much of a horror novel. This might sound like a complaint, but the interaction is entertaining and the dialogue crackles, and the time spent with these characters, particularly Miss Clyde Northway, pays off in a big way later.
When the book takes its turn into horror territory, it cuts the wheel viciously and doesn’t bother to ease the brakes at all. Jennings’ visceral descriptions and stark action scenes paint vivid pictures of gore and mayhem rooted in humanity, or I suppose lack thereof. The action does not let up for a moment until the very last page, and though the book feels complete, there could be more story to tell, and I’d show up for it.
Red Station makes full use of the old west setting without leaning into familiar and overused tropes the genre is rife with. A fresh story that uses dialogue and setting to showcase what can be done in this extremely specific sub-genre. While I’ve only read short fiction by Kenzie Jennings to this point, I’ll need to rectify that now that I’ve seen what the author can do with a longer form.