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A man who makes an unscheduled stop gets more than he bargained for in "Candyland". A group of teens discover a terrible secret on Samsonite farm in "Scarecrows". A schoolyard bully and his former victim reunite with horrifying results in "Long Tall Coffin." A high school party becomes an arachnid nightmare for one unfortunate guest in "The Boy Who Saw Spiders". These are just some of the horrors hidden within the darkest recesses of the funhouse.
A short, dark, psychological thriller, Shoebox is a story that follows Schofield on a spiraling journey into paranoia, madness, and insanity. Nobody can be trusted. Nobody is safe. The shoebox belongs to Schofield, and he will do whatever it takes to protect it.
Welcome to Grueber's, the brand-new all-night supermarket chain with a difference. For its unfortunate customers, the ordinary looking store could be the last trip they ever make; for its shelves are stacked with horrific delicacies made from human flesh, and the store boasts a meat aisle that has to be seen to be believed. The unlikely group of unwitting shoppers must come together to not only survive, but to try to find a way to escape from the store and the inhuman staff who are keen for them to stay forever.
When a mysterious sinkhole opens in a suburban street, nobody could ever foresee the horror that was to come. Eight-year-old Adam Pettinger knows things. He has dreamed of the dark place and knows what resides in it. Brian Embry is dying. With his cancer terminal, he no longer has any desire to live. Now, these two residents of Chestnut Avenue will learn that they are connected in ways they could never imagine, and that they are the only ones who can possibly stop the thing from the dark place. It may, however, be too late.
Tyler Matthews is desperate for change. Sick of his life and plagued by alcoholism, he makes the decision to divorce his wife, sell everything he owns and travel the world to try to find focus and rid himself of his addiction. Eventually arriving on the sun drenched shores of Australia and still plagued by his demons, he has spent all his savings and is facing the prospect of having to return to his old life.
Within Strange Tales you will find 22 weirdly twisted stories. Some will frighten, others will shock, but all will stay with you long after the final sentence has finished. If you love the Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Tales From the Crypt, or Tales from the Darkside then feel free to come closer and begin. Who knows what you might find?
A man who makes an unscheduled stop gets more than he bargained for in "Candyland". A group of teens discover a terrible secret on Samsonite farm in "Scarecrows". A schoolyard bully and his former victim reunite with horrifying results in "Long Tall Coffin." A high school party becomes an arachnid nightmare for one unfortunate guest in "The Boy Who Saw Spiders". These are just some of the horrors hidden within the darkest recesses of the funhouse.
A short, dark, psychological thriller, Shoebox is a story that follows Schofield on a spiraling journey into paranoia, madness, and insanity. Nobody can be trusted. Nobody is safe. The shoebox belongs to Schofield, and he will do whatever it takes to protect it.
Welcome to Grueber's, the brand-new all-night supermarket chain with a difference. For its unfortunate customers, the ordinary looking store could be the last trip they ever make; for its shelves are stacked with horrific delicacies made from human flesh, and the store boasts a meat aisle that has to be seen to be believed. The unlikely group of unwitting shoppers must come together to not only survive, but to try to find a way to escape from the store and the inhuman staff who are keen for them to stay forever.
When a mysterious sinkhole opens in a suburban street, nobody could ever foresee the horror that was to come. Eight-year-old Adam Pettinger knows things. He has dreamed of the dark place and knows what resides in it. Brian Embry is dying. With his cancer terminal, he no longer has any desire to live. Now, these two residents of Chestnut Avenue will learn that they are connected in ways they could never imagine, and that they are the only ones who can possibly stop the thing from the dark place. It may, however, be too late.
Tyler Matthews is desperate for change. Sick of his life and plagued by alcoholism, he makes the decision to divorce his wife, sell everything he owns and travel the world to try to find focus and rid himself of his addiction. Eventually arriving on the sun drenched shores of Australia and still plagued by his demons, he has spent all his savings and is facing the prospect of having to return to his old life.
Within Strange Tales you will find 22 weirdly twisted stories. Some will frighten, others will shock, but all will stay with you long after the final sentence has finished. If you love the Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Tales From the Crypt, or Tales from the Darkside then feel free to come closer and begin. Who knows what you might find?
Montana, 1959.
When an earthquake strikes, it unleashes a horror in the shape of a 60-foot flesh-eating worm, which has existed away from humanity for centuries. With the military unable to stop it, President Eisenhower is forced to take drastic if unorthodox action.
Meet Cody Rexell, a dangerous criminal, womanizer, and former bounty hunter who was legendary for his no nonsense, no remorse methods used in order to get the job done, who after finally being captured waits in Alcatraz where faces death via execution. President Eisenhower offers Rexall a deal, one which will see him go free if only he can use his unorthodox methods to destroy the worm and keep the country safe.
Together with his trusty Alsatian, Magnum, Rexell steps out into a world in which he has been given full authority to do whatever it takes to destroy the worm and try to win back his freedom in the only way he knows how....
The story opens in 1959 Montana. Bill Simms wants to develop his land into a kind nature resort but he needs an investor. He taps his rich friend John Rogers. Together, they go out to the land by Simms’s lake and find more than they expected. There’s a localized ground disturbance and then a giant worm! A death worm! So obviously, after enough people have disappeared down into this wormy hole in the Montana ground, the government authorities are called in. They decide they need expert assistance, like the assistance that only Cody Rexell can provide.
Have you ever watched one of those movies that is so bad that it’s good in a ‘let’s poke fun at it’ kind of way? I bet you have a list in your head. Well, this book is like those movies. Nothing about it is plausible at all and there are cliches all over the place. Still, for most of it I was amused because I felt I could freely groan away at it.
Cody Rexell, the bad boy hero of this story, is a large muscly man who has a no non-sense attitude and is currently incarcerated at Alcatraz. He gets to face off with President Eisenhower as he negotiates the terms of his assistance in the matter of the Montana Death Worm. He’s given a subcutaneous tracker, a minder, and the freedom to call the shots. So off to Texas they go to a grungy bar for a steak. The story turns into one brawl after another as Rexell visits old haunts and gathers a few allies (like his big dog Magnum).
There was only one female character in this story, Marion, a waitress at the bar that was being hassled by some bikers. While that was predictable for this story it was still a disappointment to see the female gender so under represented. Then there was hardly any giant worm. Finally, after all the brawling is done, we head back to Montana and the giant worm. Things happened very fast and before I knew it, the problem was resolved. I was really hoping for more Death Worm. sniffle.
I won a copy from the narrator in a giveaway contest.
Narration: S. W. Salzman did a good job on this book. He had a variety of regional accents for the characters and he kept them all distinct. There was some music at the start and end of the story that was exciting and set the tone. However, there’s this scene where Rexell is stalking something large and dangerous and the music is suspenseful, but then the scene moves into pure action while the music stayed with this slower, suspenseful track that no longer suited what was happening in the moment.
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