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by Evans Light
HORROR NOVEL REVIEWS raves: "...A great choice for pretty much any horror reader...fans of Tales from the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, or old-school anthology horror films will feel right at home here. If I were to write a one word review, it would be this: FUN. Pick it up, boils and ghouls. You won't regret it." Ten twisted tales designed to delight fans of modern horror. Razo
HORROR NOVEL REVIEWS raves: "...A great choice for pretty much any horror reader...fans of Tales from the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, or old-school anthology horror films will feel right at home here. If I were to write a one word review, it would be this: FUN. Pick it up, boils and ghouls. You won't regret it." Ten twisted tales designed to delight fans of modern horror. Razor-sharp scares and Tales from the Crypt-style mayhem lurk within these dark stories of possession,obsession, deception and revenge...this is one collection you don't want to miss.
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Mass Market Paperback , Second edition , 323 pages
Published
October 2013
by Corpus Press
(first published June 1st 2013)
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I'm always looking for that perfect CD, the one where every song on it is a non-skipper. Maybe I'm the only one who does (I mean, with the iRevolution, do peeps buy CDs anymore). Well, in all my years of listening to music, I have only found four CDs where every song is good to great (Live - Mental Jewelry; Sevendust - Seasons, Disturbed - 10,000 Fists, and Within Temptation - Silent Force), in case anyone gave a damn). Screamscapes is the the literary version of that perfect CD. Starting with my
I'm always looking for that perfect CD, the one where every song on it is a non-skipper. Maybe I'm the only one who does (I mean, with the iRevolution, do peeps buy CDs anymore). Well, in all my years of listening to music, I have only found four CDs where every song is good to great (Live - Mental Jewelry; Sevendust - Seasons, Disturbed - 10,000 Fists, and Within Temptation - Silent Force), in case anyone gave a damn). Screamscapes is the the literary version of that perfect CD. Starting with my least favorite first, the story that almost kept it from being so was The Black Door. This story was well written and enjoyable, but a bit tame for me (a guy who likes Sevendust and Disturbed, go figure). The author notes that this is his family friendly horror, so it was just a matter of my vile tastes being satiated. Now for the rest. Crawlspace: a chilling, excellent tale. I have reviewed this story more thoroughly previously: Crawlspace is a chilling story. The concept - being buried alive or trapped in a confined space - is familiar, the worst fears of many. But what made this story stand out was the author's ability to transport me into the body of his main character. I felt what Tom felt, experienced what Tom experienced - the full range of his emotions so perfectly captured and seemingly true-to-life. Fear, denial, anger, defeat... I lived them as I read them, all leading up to an ending I wouldn't change a word of. What happens to Tom is disturbing. What Tom himself does is disturbing. But real - ever so frighteningly real. When I was a kid, I used to hide in the crawlspace under my house during neighborhood kick the can fests (does anyone play that anymore?) Even then, I thought it would be a great place to hide a body. Thanks to this story, I no longer think it was a great place to hide me. Maazo Maazo... umm, I mean Whatever Possessed You... came next. This story wasn't quite at the same level as Crawlspace or the ones that follow it, the author's first short story. If my first effort had been anywhere near this good, I would have mounted it on the wall... or against the wall, depending who's watching. I enjoyed it very much and even though it wasn't my favorite in the anthology, it's the one that's been, well, stuck in my head. Maazo Maazo. ArborEATum defines five-star story. It's the apple of my eye - is this thing on? You'll get my bad jokes if you read this anthology, which you should... now! I have reviewed ArborEATum previously, as well: What's that old joke? What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm. Well, after reading Arboreateum, I can safely imagine something for worse than finding any segmentation or denomination of worms in an apple. In fact, I'm not picking any produce off the ground ever again. I had previously read The Corpus Corruptum, which gave me a taste for Mr. Light's work (that collection of short stories being co-authored with Adam Light). The stories were unique, imaginative and intriguing. After reading Arboreatum, however, I can safely say Evans Light has a new fan. If I could compare this short novel (novella? I don't know - wasn't exactly counting words) to anything, it would be The Oregon Trail (Commodore 64 version) meets certain large characters from Lord of the Rings (vagueness to prevent spoiler) meets good old-fashioned, evil mo-fo creature story. But forget all that, because this story is 100% original and a whole lot of fun. It's horror for horror fans, so if your favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities, this might not be for you. But if you like, say, Stephen King's "The Mist," this may be right for you. Its got a lot more balls than Dickens. Get it? Balls? Dickens? Is this thing on? Ehem... anyway... it is well known (by me) that I like stories that haven't been done before. Though there is a reference to Roanoke (which, in horror, has been wiped out for all sorts of reasons, including those ever-so-prevalent vampires), but it is minor AND serves to elevate the story. Mr. Light is not afraid to tackle taboo subjects, maybe even create a little controversy and make those ancient evils, well, ancient and evil. There is no filler in this story - just a fast pace tale bound to keep you reading to its last word. Two words: Five Stars. How 'bout them apples? Gertrude follows, a perfect short-short down to the word. 'Nuff said? Nose Hears is kind of silly, but it's a well-placed, lighter short sandwiched in between some darker stuff. The Mole People comes next. I almost skipped it, enjoying the ride and not wanting to be hobbled by a speed bump (or Kathy Bates). I have no interest in "mole people" or so I thought, and I had held off on picking up this story earlier because I truly thought I would hate this story on title alone. My mind envisioned the Mole Man from old Fantastic Four comics every time I heard this title - I know, I'm a geek. But now, I have read the story, and damn was it great! I thoroughly enjoyed how the author set up the plot, the techniques he used to tell it, and particularly the perspective from which he wrote it. Turns out, the only thing I don't like about the story is its title. Another 5-star read. Pay Back... now there's a story with a brave voice, and a protagonist worthy of our hate. This story is not for everybody, particularly those who need a lead they can cheer for. But that's not me. The lead here is delightfully rotten. Yet, he comes with some self-examination and perhaps more than a twinge of guilt. Curtains for Love -hmmm... I've seen reviewers who enjoyed this story the most in the anthology. That wasn't me. I liked it, and thought the original ending was perfect. I did not care for the alternate ending - just didn't seem to fit after reading the first version. But to return to my music analogy, we'll count that alternate ending as the B-side or unnecessary remix. Last, we have The Package - funnier than tits on a bull in a China shop (or mixing metaphors). I'm not sure it fits in with the rest of the anthology, but who cares? That.Is.Some.Funny.Ass.Shit. I'd recommend Screamscapes to more than just fans of modern horror. It's a great book, and I think readers looking for a collection perhaps outside their comfort zone could pick this one up and enjoy the ride until The Black Door closes.
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Great collection of stories. Some authors just speak to you. There are a lot of great authors out there, but sometimes you the reader and the writer just click. I am starting to feel that with Evans Light's writing. I can't really explain it, but the pages of his stuff literally fly for me. I am often guilty of picking something up, reading a few pages and having no idea what I just read. I either go back and re-read more carefully or I just miss that part of the text. The point I am trying to m
Great collection of stories. Some authors just speak to you. There are a lot of great authors out there, but sometimes you the reader and the writer just click. I am starting to feel that with Evans Light's writing. I can't really explain it, but the pages of his stuff literally fly for me. I am often guilty of picking something up, reading a few pages and having no idea what I just read. I either go back and re-read more carefully or I just miss that part of the text. The point I am trying to make, is I don't have that problem at all with Evans. I am keyed in on every sentence. I am more involved in the story. I am there. Like I said, I just think that some writers click for certain readers. This book consists of 10 stories over the course of a little over 300 pages. This book also gives you very brief but informative explanations on each story and where they came from. Usually I skim right through that stuff to get to the next story. Not here, I was rapt. I was mesmerized. I was locked in. Maybe that clicking thing I mentioned earlier. I will be numbering my top 4. 1. Crawlspace is the first story and my favorite from the collection. It is in my top 10 short stories of all time. I loved the shifts back and forth in my mind between sympathy for the character and then thinking he is getting what he deserves. The reveals, the things he finds in that crawlspace were BIG. Jump of the page BIG. The ending for me was perfect. Evans took a creepy story and ended it on the darkest note possible in my opinion. It was horrifyingly beautiful. 4. Whatever Possessed You? - A story about a writer. A writer that finds inspiration to finish his book from an unseen evil? force. Writing that line, I feel I have been here before. It's a theme we have seen before. This one turns the them on its head and goes new places for sure. Gertrude - I had read this one before in an anthology. The absolute best example of a jump scare coming of the page that I can think of. The imagery of the final scene stuck with me for a bit. 2. Abroreatum - Different feel, different setting than the rest of the stories. Taking place in pioneer, western expansion, earl 1800s. I loved what it did with taking a very famous mystery from history and giving it context. We all read about it in our middle school history books. Yeah, for me the historical and biblical significance of the story was enthralling. Nose Hears - one of the shorter stories. Kind of humorous. The Mole People Beneath The City - A story within a story. The main character in the story is relegating a story to people on a subway train. The build, the escalation on this one is great. 3. Payback - I gotta throw you a warning on this one. We have 2 somewhat friends in this story and one of them has Asperger's Syndrome. The other character is extremely mean to him and that gets right to the point where it is getting hard to take. Right at that moment, there is a shift and the story starts to unravel in a different direction. If you can get through the buildup it is very fulfilling. The ending is perfect. Curtains For Love - An extremely cool take on your standard haunted house story. The Package - Funny as hell and a nod to Lansdale. Black Door - Evans take on a YA horror type of thing. Cool slow build horror in this one. More Light Please.
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Well... that was a screaming good time! Absolutely fantastic short story collection. The story at the top of my list was “The Mole People Beneath The City”. This one MUST have a sequel as specified by Mr. Light. Incredible story just demanding an encore. I also favoured “Nose Hears” (lol...just too awesome and funny), “Payback”, and “Crawlspace” (do I see a revenge theme emerging in my preferences?) If you are looking for short stories that keep you flipping the pages to see what happens next, exc
Well... that was a screaming good time! Absolutely fantastic short story collection. The story at the top of my list was “The Mole People Beneath The City”. This one MUST have a sequel as specified by Mr. Light. Incredible story just demanding an encore. I also favoured “Nose Hears” (lol...just too awesome and funny), “Payback”, and “Crawlspace” (do I see a revenge theme emerging in my preferences?) If you are looking for short stories that keep you flipping the pages to see what happens next, excellent character development, tales that feel fleshed out enough, and have some pretty great payoffs at the end, I highly recommend you pick this up!
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unfaithful husbands in crawlspaces, hot young college chippies
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Disclaimer: Review and rating based on only the first story in this collection, "Crawlspace." I did not read the entire book. The first story in this collection, Crawlspace , is your basic revenge thriller about an unfaithful turd of a husband and his bitter harpy wife. She goes off for the weekend, admonishing him to lay down plastic and lime in the dank crawlspace beneath their large house. He agrees, expecting a visit from his young mistress, a hot young thing he met while taking classes at the
Disclaimer: Review and rating based on only the first story in this collection, "Crawlspace." I did not read the entire book. The first story in this collection, Crawlspace , is your basic revenge thriller about an unfaithful turd of a husband and his bitter harpy wife. She goes off for the weekend, admonishing him to lay down plastic and lime in the dank crawlspace beneath their large house. He agrees, expecting a visit from his young mistress, a hot young thing he met while taking classes at the local college after a bout of unemployment, with whom he expects to spend the weekend frolicking. So, the guy crawls under the house and we're now in Stephen King territory. Not the monsters-and-aliens Stephen King, but the Stephen King who wrote Night Shift and Skeleton Crew and Different Seasons and other short story collections in which the horror was often not supernatural at all, but existential stories of survival under horrific, often improbable, but strictly mundane circumstances. I wish I could say the comparison to Stephen King was favorable, but Evans Light is not nearly good enough to play on that level, at least not based on this story. The set-up is improbable, the "twists" are telegraphed, the characterization is one-dimensional, and the writing is repetitive, overly "tell-y," and the few attempts at metaphor or imagery are clumsy. Pyschological depth is completely lacking, and the ending went from unbelievable to surreal, in a final "twist" the author seems to think, based on his author's notes, is mysteriously ambiguous, but in fact is merely dumb. It's not a 1-star read — the writing is competent if stylistically amateurish, and the story will satisfy anyone looking for low-grade Halloween-level horror. And as the author says that this was one of his early stories, perhaps the later ones are better. However, my new rule with self-published books is that I give them one chapter to hook me and then they get shelved as "dnf," and the lead story did not impress me enough to want to read on. I may be willing to revisit other stories in this collection later and possibly revise my opinion, but for now, this gets 2 stars - not a complete waste of time, but not worth paying for.
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An incredible, engaging and diverse collection of tales that deserves to be read by anyone with an inkling of good taste in horror fiction. I am not going to rate each story or break them down one at a time, as I have already reviewed them all at one time or another, but I am going to say that this is by far the best collection of short fiction I have read in quite some time. I have tried the rest, believe it. I read a lot, and I write short fiction myself. Full disclosure time: Evans is my brot
An incredible, engaging and diverse collection of tales that deserves to be read by anyone with an inkling of good taste in horror fiction. I am not going to rate each story or break them down one at a time, as I have already reviewed them all at one time or another, but I am going to say that this is by far the best collection of short fiction I have read in quite some time. I have tried the rest, believe it. I read a lot, and I write short fiction myself. Full disclosure time: Evans is my brother, but I can honestly say this is not a biased review. He really is that good. I get excited every time Evans tells me he has written a new story. No two are ever the same. He knows how to grab a reader and take them along for his twisted rides, and by force if he must.. just kidding. He's also a great guy. Anyway, you should definitely read this collection of dynamic, well written and even cinematic creations from the mind of Evans Light. My favorites are ArborEATum, The Mole People and Pay Back. All of them are gems, though. Keep up the good work, Evans. Thanks for sharing your madness with us all.
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Lee-ann
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First off, Thank you to Evans Light and Corpus Press for sending me a copy of Screamscapes 😊. Tales of Terror indeed! I absolutely loved this collection! The puns, the metaphors, the humor, the descriptions... all make these sto
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