This is small chapbook containing two tales filled with grue and gothy goodness.
Immortality by Charlee Jacob was my favorite of the two. It gets four stars. I thought it was genuinely creepy and it kept taking turns that I didnt anticipate. That coupled with the fact that it was set in a travelling circus-like atmosphere and is about a family with deep dark secrets is a win/win for me.
Mihail was raised, along with his many siblings, to take his place in their acrobatic show and grew up listening to his grandmothers dark tales which fascinated him. Because of her stories, he develops an insatiable lust to become immortal and as he grows becomes dangerously unhinged. I enjoy stories that feature unstable characters because you never quite know exactly whats real and whats imagined and this one worked for me. Im going to have to look up more from this author because her writing style hooked me.
Growing Out of It by Mehitobel Wilson is about Ted who is the type of guy, though nearly 30, still acts as if hes 20. He parties like theres no tomorrow, goes clubbing on goth night, moans and groans over the breakup of his old band and he works in a Laundromat dispensing change and detergent. But hes not twenty anymore and he just isnt recovering from his drunken binges like he used to. Lately weird things have been going on with his body piercings and his memory and hes got an itch that he just cant ditch.
This story gets 3 starts because it features a Peter Pan type with a rotten personality who I didnt find very likable. When the awful body horror happens, described in glorious detail, it made me happy. I wonder what that says about me?
Immortality by Charlee Jacob was my favorite of the two. It gets four stars. I thought it was genuinely creepy and it kept taking turns that I didnt anticipate. That coupled with the fact that it was set in a travelling circus-like atmosphere and is about a family with deep dark secrets is a win/win for me.
Mihail was raised, along with his many siblings, to take his place in their acrobatic show and grew up listening to his grandmothers dark tales which fascinated him. Because of her stories, he develops an insatiable lust to become immortal and as he grows becomes dangerously unhinged. I enjoy stories that feature unstable characters because you never quite know exactly whats real and whats imagined and this one worked for me. Im going to have to look up more from this author because her writing style hooked me.
Growing Out of It by Mehitobel Wilson is about Ted who is the type of guy, though nearly 30, still acts as if hes 20. He parties like theres no tomorrow, goes clubbing on goth night, moans and groans over the breakup of his old band and he works in a Laundromat dispensing change and detergent. But hes not twenty anymore and he just isnt recovering from his drunken binges like he used to. Lately weird things have been going on with his body piercings and his memory and hes got an itch that he just cant ditch.
This story gets 3 starts because it features a Peter Pan type with a rotten personality who I didnt find very likable. When the awful body horror happens, described in glorious detail, it made me happy. I wonder what that says about me?
