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This is a collection of six short stories by different authors, the only one I was familiar with is obviously Stephen King. The first story is by king and is a spin on tell tall heart by poe but with a Vietnam vet in the 70's. That one wasn't so bad, I much prefer the original story and I thought King was a little heavy on the slang, every second paragraph the character went dig it. The second short story by Lisa Morton was the only one I really enjoyed out of the whole collection, it follows an...
4.5 stars! Dark Screams: Volume Six was the best installment of this series so far! My favorites this time around were from the lesser known authors, most especially Tim Curran, who deserves to be as famous as Stephen King.Tim Curran's The Corpse King was easily the best story, in my book. Being novella length, Mr. Curran got to do what he does best, which is putting his imagination to work, side by side with his knowledge of history. The result is this nasty, disgusting, and fun story about
This was one of the easiest, yet most unsatisfying 1-star ratings I've ever given a book. I love horror anthologies. I own a million (okay, more like thirty) of them in assorted formats and they're just such a fun way to spend an evening for me. When I really want to enjoy one, I do what I did with this book, and I wait to read it until it's late at night and everyone else is asleep and the house is quiet, just for maximum impact. Didn't help.I'm gonna break this one down by story, because... we...
DARK SCREAMS Volume Six, edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar is one of my favorite Volumes in the Dark Screams series. This collection of five stories and one novella contain tales of vastly different themes and styles. From Stephen King's variation on Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart" ("The Old Dude's Ticker"), to pagan gods, modern technology made malevolent, and a breathtakingly brutal historical fiction piece, each of these tales will strike fear and discomfort in the reader on some leve...
Dark Screams: Volume Six is a collection of five short stories and one longer one (Tim Curran). As usual, I liked some more than others.The Old Dude's Ticker by Stephen King opens the collection. It was written in the '70s and rejected and King decided not to change anything. It is a modern take on Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and no, it's not a spoiler since King himself tells you all about it before the story starts. You have your war veteran and the PTSD, his victim and go from there. The Rich a...
Not the best of the series which was provided by Net Galley for an honest review. I was disappointed this this installment as a whole, mostly with the story by Stephen King, if you can believe that. I have included a story description from the website with my comments below each.THE OLD DUDE’S TICKER by Stephen KingRichard Drogan has been spooked ever since he came back from Nam, but he’s no head case, dig? He just knows the old dude needs to die.This is an homage to the Tell Tale Heart as we fi...
Copy furnished by Net Galley for the price of a review.The Old Dude's Ticker by Stephen King.The King pays homage to Edgar Alan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". The eye still has it, as the heart beats on. ***The Rich Are Different by Lisa Morton.Lust takes on monstrous implications. ***The Manicure by Nell Quinn-Gibney An obsession with fingers, especially the nails. Cutting them, picking at them. Can't let them get too long. ** The Comforting Voice by Norman PrentissA wee baby's wailing can only b...
A well put together anthology. The stories all felt like they belonged in this book, but also varied enough that I didn't feel like I was reading similar variations of the same story. The first and last story were the type of horror I'm familiar with, but everything in the middle wasn't what I would traditionally think of as horror. They fit though and it was fun getting exposure to the types of stories I might not normally pick up.The Old Dude's Ticker by Stephen KingTells the story of a man ba...
There were some really great short stories in here. My favorite was The Manicure by Nell Quinn-Gibney. I tried looking up the author but couldn't find anything else by her! Please write more!! The Comforting Voice was also a very memorable and creepy story. The one that surprised me the most though, was the longest in the bunch, The Corpse King. It's like Burke & Hare meets Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. The author, Tim Curran, is an incredible writer and super descriptive in his writing.
I received an advance copy of this book from Cemetery Dance (thanks, Brian) through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Old Dude’s Ticker by Stephen KingEarly King. So early, in fact, that it was rejected when submitted for publication if we can even imagine a time period when that could happen. For me it was interesting as an insight into King’s unpolished and raw voice and also clearly shows where he was drawing inspiration (Gogol—a icon of Russian literature who wrote great horror...
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Here's the interesting part. I've been a fan of this serious since the first book and each volume gets better with each release. As a kid, I loved buying books like these because it allowed you explore other writers that you may not be familiar with, or maybe you've wanted to check them out, but wasn't exactly sure. Either way, volume six is packed with great talent including Stephen King, and interestingly Joyce Ca
The Old Dude's Ticker (Stephen King)Easily the worst story by King I remember reading. The obsessive repetition of the "dig it" phrase really grated my nerves, though I understand that it was one way to describe the guy's way of thinking. The plot itself was OK, but nothing special. *The Rich Are Different (Lisa Morton)Though definitely a bit corny, I really enjoyed this story as some light entertainment. ***The Manicure (Nell Quinn-Gibney)It was OK but not remarkably so, and it seems I already