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A review by degroovy
Cold, Thin Air: A Collection of Disturbing Narratives and Twisted Tales by C.K. Walker
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
3.5
When it comes to horror I love supporting small authors, especially authors who have migrated their works from Creepypasta or R/Nosleep to printed format. C.K. Walker is better recognized as the author of the infamous R/Nosleep story "Borrasca".
Here is an early compendium of some of her original works, and contains one of her other R/Nosleep originals, "The Lost Town of Deepwood, Pennsylvania". It definitely feels like this is the beginning of a writer's career for better or worse. There's an equal presentation of fresh concepts and tired concepts, short stories and longer stories, solid writing and poor writing. There's some memorable outings such as a simple story of scratching through walls that is not at all what is seems and comes with a horrible revelation, there's some satisfying moments such as revenge against a sexual assault perpetrator, and there's some really corny outings such as a story that ends something to the tune of "and I was the killer all along". Too many stories took a last minute twist that, in my opinion, made the story significantly less interesting, Paradise Pine is a perfect example.
Despite the quality waxing and waning, I would say that by the end the time is well spent and there's a general upward trajectory. There are at least three more volumes so I'm quite interested in seeing if the quality of the author's writing sharpens. My list of stories from best to worst is as follows:
The Lost Town of Deepwood Part 1
The Afterlife Experiment
The Glen
The Disappearance of Emily Morgan
Death at 423 Steerborn Street
Paradise Pine
Gin and Toxic
The Creek
Betsy the Doll
Who Killed Jacob Bennett?
The Lost Town of Deepwood Part 2
June 10th, 1999
Paradise Pine
Here is an early compendium of some of her original works, and contains one of her other R/Nosleep originals, "The Lost Town of Deepwood, Pennsylvania". It definitely feels like this is the beginning of a writer's career for better or worse. There's an equal presentation of fresh concepts and tired concepts, short stories and longer stories, solid writing and poor writing. There's some memorable outings such as a simple story of scratching through walls that is not at all what is seems and comes with a horrible revelation, there's some satisfying moments such as revenge against a sexual assault perpetrator, and there's some really corny outings such as a story that ends something to the tune of "and I was the killer all along". Too many stories took a last minute twist that, in my opinion, made the story significantly less interesting, Paradise Pine is a perfect example.
Despite the quality waxing and waning, I would say that by the end the time is well spent and there's a general upward trajectory. There are at least three more volumes so I'm quite interested in seeing if the quality of the author's writing sharpens. My list of stories from best to worst is as follows:
The Lost Town of Deepwood Part 1
The Afterlife Experiment
The Glen
The Disappearance of Emily Morgan
Death at 423 Steerborn Street
Paradise Pine
Gin and Toxic
The Creek
Betsy the Doll
Who Killed Jacob Bennett?
The Lost Town of Deepwood Part 2
June 10th, 1999
Paradise Pine
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder