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A review by erinxmegan
The Last Night Of October by Greg Chapman
3.0
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.*
I absolutely love horror stories centered around Halloween. In my personal opinion, nothing is a more perfect setup than a spooky story that takes place during October or on Halloween.
I wish I had been able to read this story during that crisp fall weather, but unfortunately, it’s summer and pretty hot right now. However, I do think reading this during the fall season would be a lot of fun.
This story follows 70 year old Gerald who gets visited by his past every Halloween.
This is an extremely short story and very easy to read. It’s not overly complicated or hard to follow, the basic premise is fairly obvious and simple.
I think that’s the reason I’m the most disappointed by it. I don’t find this story to be anything new or exciting. I honestly wish it had more of a twist because this was pretty predictable. I think from the moment the story starts it’s easy to pinpoint exactly where this story is heading.
That’s always slightly disappointing for me, especially when you have such a perfect setup taking place on Halloween night.
The writing is well done and it didn’t take me long to get absorbed into the plot.
I also feel like the characters are a little one note. This is a shorter story, so you don’t get as much time to connect with them. They just feel a little generic and there’s not much depth to them.
I just wish there was more to this story.
I absolutely love horror stories centered around Halloween. In my personal opinion, nothing is a more perfect setup than a spooky story that takes place during October or on Halloween.
I wish I had been able to read this story during that crisp fall weather, but unfortunately, it’s summer and pretty hot right now. However, I do think reading this during the fall season would be a lot of fun.
This story follows 70 year old Gerald who gets visited by his past every Halloween.
This is an extremely short story and very easy to read. It’s not overly complicated or hard to follow, the basic premise is fairly obvious and simple.
I think that’s the reason I’m the most disappointed by it. I don’t find this story to be anything new or exciting. I honestly wish it had more of a twist because this was pretty predictable. I think from the moment the story starts it’s easy to pinpoint exactly where this story is heading.
That’s always slightly disappointing for me, especially when you have such a perfect setup taking place on Halloween night.
The writing is well done and it didn’t take me long to get absorbed into the plot.
I also feel like the characters are a little one note. This is a shorter story, so you don’t get as much time to connect with them. They just feel a little generic and there’s not much depth to them.
I just wish there was more to this story.