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A review by stephaniemwytovich
A Long December by Richard Chizmar
5.0
An excerpt. Full review coming soon via Nameless Digest:
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A Long December, a short story collection by Richard Chizmar, published by Subterranean Press, is a superb assortment of snapshots into the psychologically and emotionally-intense lives of various characters who teach us about loss and suffering, about the unthinkable and the grotesque. What I liked most about the collection overall is that Chizmar isn’t afraid to go there. He handles taboo topics and scenarios with great class, but also with a raw brutality that doesn’t sugarcoat the material. I took notes as I read this, and all over my notebook are words like “honest,” “gripping,” and “disturbing.” Between these pages, readers will find horror in all respects, both quiet and loud, as they are swept up in Chizmar’s exceptional ability to tell a frightfully terrifying story.
http://www.namelessdigest.com/
A Long December, a short story collection by Richard Chizmar, published by Subterranean Press, is a superb assortment of snapshots into the psychologically and emotionally-intense lives of various characters who teach us about loss and suffering, about the unthinkable and the grotesque. What I liked most about the collection overall is that Chizmar isn’t afraid to go there. He handles taboo topics and scenarios with great class, but also with a raw brutality that doesn’t sugarcoat the material. I took notes as I read this, and all over my notebook are words like “honest,” “gripping,” and “disturbing.” Between these pages, readers will find horror in all respects, both quiet and loud, as they are swept up in Chizmar’s exceptional ability to tell a frightfully terrifying story.