Imagine a world where there is only the daylight to banish the darkness. And when the sun goes down, what lurks in the shadows around a dark corner?
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Ready for a Fright?,
By Ken Douglas (Landlocked in Reno) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Around a Dark Corner (Paperback)
The second story in this book, "A Medieval Tale of Plague" tells the story of a young girl in 1348, the plague has decimated London and killed her employer. She feels obligated to get him in the ground before she gets out of town and before the story is through she is going to have to kill to do it. Jeani Rector puts you right in this child's head, makes you see though her eyes and the sight isn't pretty, but it's real.
The third story, "A Spirit of Death" is about trust. If your girlfriend all of a sudden wants you to dig up an old skull out of a graveyard, if she summons up evil spirits and if you waver and she asks you to trust her, to believe in her, tells you everything is going to be okay if you just go along with her, I don't care how hot she is, you might want to seriously question her actions. Our hero doesn't and-- well, that would be telling, just read the story and be scared. The last story, the novella, is called "A Teenage Ghost Story," and you know right from the get go there is going to be some creepy, scary stuff going on in it. With an opening line like "Are you afraid of graveyards?" Well, you know if our erstwhile teenage heroine isn't yet, she's gonna be. There is a whole lot of frightening, spine-chilling, neck-tingling stuff happening between these pages. If you haven't read Jeani Rector yet, it's time you did, because your missing a great storyteller. This is recommended reading for Richard Laymon fans, for lovers of Messers Koontz and King, for those who crave the descriptive horror of Clive Barker and for anybody who likes a good scare or a touch of irony or well told story. This book is full of knee-knockers and teeth-chatterers. Start reading and the sweat will start dripping, salting your eyes and chilling your under arms. When I finished, I went right back to the start and read it all again.
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I couldn't put this book down; a fright on every page!,
By Betty L. Dravis "BETTY DRAVIS, author/reviewer" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Around a Dark Corner (Paperback)
Around a Dark Corner is aptly named because it's one of the best horror anthologies I've ever read. Of course, I knew better than to walk around any dark corners while reading this, but even in the comfort of my home, Jeani Rector had me clutching the arms of my chair and gasping with every page I turned. She's absolutely the best in this genre, but as the founder of Horror-Zine, the most popular on-line horror magazine, I expected no less from her.Usually when I read an anthology, there are two or three stories that I'm luke-warm about and there are often a few I simply just don't "get." This book is different because I loved all nine of the shorts and the novella. My very favorite short is "Lady Cop," and the novella "A Teenage Ghost Story" is to die for... Well, not literally. :-) I highly recommend this book, but Rector also has a more recent volume out. She complied, edited and contributed her own shorts to an anthology composed of the best short stories published in the Horror-Zine. It's an e-book titled What Fears Become: An Anthology from The Horror Zine. Please check my review of that book. Move over Shirley Jackson, your worst fear is about to come true: Jeani Rector is around your next dark corner! Reviewed by Betty Dravis, September 27, 2011 Author of "Millennium Babe: The Prophecy" and other books
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This review is from: Around a Dark Corner (Paperback)
I love all Jeani Rector's books. The one I'm reviewing tonight is Around a Dark Corner. The stories are all great and she leaves you wanting to learn more about each story.
My favorites are: The Spirit of Death Only love would make a young man do everything a girl asks of him, which altimately means death for someone. Maggots You think Doctors are wise beyond their years. How else can they solve when a body was murdered. Read this story and you may find out more than you could imagine. A Teenage Ghost Story This is a cool story. Teenagers visiting a grave yard, see how they find out who murdered a family in 1935. I encourage everyone who like tales of terror to buy one of Jeani Rector's books and settle down for a scary evening. I'm reading one of her other books too. As soon as I finish it I will write a review on it as well. Thanks Jeani, for great books to read! Debbie
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