Blood Works [Kindle Edition]

David Boyle (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Horror manipulates everyone on many levels. Fear is an emotion that every human being will confront in their existence. No one knows for sure when it’s coming, or what shape it will take, but rest assured…it will find us all.
Now we can experience the thrill of engaging in those situations together, by living vicariously through characters that are dumped into scary circumstances, and then left all alone to cling to life, or meet their demise.
The tales in this collection dare to take the reader on a journey. They are going to thrust you directly into the bowels of danger. Blood Works wants to grab hold of you, frighten you, and tell you another terrifying story.
Because if there’s one essential component to being in fear; it’s knowing that when it latches on and refuses to let go… that you’re still alive, and you can keep turning the pages!
Enjoy the ride…

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 152 KB
• Publisher: Arctic Wolf (July 24, 2008)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001D7BJEA
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #586,584 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nine chilling tales, March 1, 2008

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Alan Draven "Dark Fiction Author" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Works (Paperback)

Good short story anthologies are hard to come by. Most writers who put together such anthologis often fail to deliver the goods and usually only half of the stories are of any interest. This isn't the case of Mr. Boyle's first book, BLOOD WORKS, a collection of nine chilling tales. There is not a dud here, folks. None of the climaxes are forced left-field endings. David has a gift for taking familiar situations and drenching them in an atmosphere of dread.

He sets up the scenes with the skillful hand of a veteran writer and develops his characters surprisingly well (something that isn't easy to do in the short story format). These dark tales explore the human condition and shy away from supernatural creatures and occurrences (only two stories vaguely hint at the supernatural). This is one of the reasons his stories work so well, I think; man is the most terrifying monster of them all and David does a great job at showing you what goes on in a psychopath's head.

Included in this book are:
-Bad Connection
-Blink of an Eye
-Dead End
-Deadly Secret
-No One Survives the Holidays
-Skinned Alive
-Beyond the Dark Glass
-Mind Plays Tricks?
-Death Do Us Part

My personal favorites are "Blink of an Eye" and "Dead End". I know for a fact that David has enough stories to fill up at least two more books. Let's hope this becomes a yearly tradition. If you're looking for some hard-hitting horror, look no more; David Boyle has arrived.

Alan Draven,
Author of BITTERNEST

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep them coming!!!!, January 8, 2009

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K. Prendergast "tennis mom" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Works (Paperback)

I have always enjoyed thrillers whether it be reading or watching them. To be honest, I wasn't sure how well I would enjoy the short stories aspect of this book. To say I was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. I was hooked from the very first story which also turned out to be one of my favorites. Unable to put Blood Works down, I finished this book in just under 3 hours. My only criticism is that I wanted more. Hopefully, the author will take note and won't make us wait too long for his next book.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not awful...but unmemorable, November 5, 2008

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C. Brandon "C Brandon" (Washington d.c.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Works (Paperback)

The great reviews I read before ordering this book propelled me to buy it, and unfortunately I regret it. The stories are unmemorable and mediocre. The suspense that apparently gripped other readers, didn't grab me. The stories were trite, one dimensional and flimsy. The writing was competent, which is why I gave the book 2 stars. If the stories had more depth, the characters more life, and if the endings were more unexpected, I could give this book a better review.