'Heath Lowrance follows up his classic debut, THE BASTARD HAND, with a searing collection of hard-boiled, dark fiction. The blackest of noir permeates the pages of DIG TEN GRAVES and oozes into its dark alleyways, its blood stained streets and its rain soaked gutters - even the crevices on the faces of its battle scarred and booze battered protagonists.' - Paul D Brazill, Drunk On The Moon, Guns Of Brixton, 13 Shots Of Noir.
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About the Author
Heath Lowrance is the author of CITY OF HERETICS, THE BASTARD HAND, FIGHT CARD: "Bluff City Brawler" (as Jack Tunney) DIG TEN GRAVES and the "Hawthorne" series of weird western stories. His work has appeared at Crime Factory, Shotgun Honey, Chi-Zine, Pulp Metal, The Nautilus Engine, and others. He has been a movie theater manager, a tour guide at Sun Studio, a singer in a punk band, and a regular donor of blood for money. He lives in Lansing, Michigan.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Heath Lowrance burst onto the writing scene with a highly-acclaimed debut novel in The Bastard Hand, and in this collection of short stories he shows that he hasn't been resting on his laurels (pun intended).
This reminds me of the great old short stories I grew up reading. Although updated to the 21st century, most of these stories could have been published anytime in the last 100 years and they would have stood out as quality. Never mind personal favourites (although I have one or two), there's a distinct theme running through these tales but at the same time enough variety to satisfy any lover of great writing.
The short story is a tricky format to truly master. Here, Heath Lowrance shows that he's got the knack. I'm among the many people looking forward to whatever he does next.
This reminds me of the great old short stories I grew up reading. Although updated to the 21st century, most of these stories could have been published anytime in the last 100 years and they would have stood out as quality. Never mind personal favourites (although I have one or two), there's a distinct theme running through these tales but at the same time enough variety to satisfy any lover of great writing.
The short story is a tricky format to truly master. Here, Heath Lowrance shows that he's got the knack. I'm among the many people looking forward to whatever he does next.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Heath Lowrance is a brilliant writer and this collection of dark and twisted tales is simply delicious. An absorbing read, a masterful psychological suspense with aspects reminiscent of The Twilight Zone. Loved it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Seth Lynch
Format:Kindle Edition
Each short story, grave, has a death in there somewhere. They grow darker as you delve deeper in to the book, upping the dose to keep you high. These tales, full of dark humour, could have come straight from the writing shed of Roald Dahl - perhaps after he's spent a night drinking wine with Kafka. This is the Roald Dahl of Tales of the Unexpected. Dark stories - not all with a twist at the end: a few start off pretty twisted.
I'd never thought of Dahl as being a noir writer before, but I do now. These books aren't for children (neither are Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) but I think I'd like to read a children's story by Lowrance: with all the sinister undercurrents of James and The Giant Peach, or Matilda.
These stories would have inspired André Breton. They are full of dark surreal images, a delving into the subconscious desires of man. He would have loved the humour, the gallows humour, the weak laugh into the face of the abyss, is what surrealism was all about - it's what being human is all about.
I'd never thought of Dahl as being a noir writer before, but I do now. These books aren't for children (neither are Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) but I think I'd like to read a children's story by Lowrance: with all the sinister undercurrents of James and The Giant Peach, or Matilda.
These stories would have inspired André Breton. They are full of dark surreal images, a delving into the subconscious desires of man. He would have loved the humour, the gallows humour, the weak laugh into the face of the abyss, is what surrealism was all about - it's what being human is all about.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific, consistent collection of clever spec fiction shorts
Really a great collection of short speculative fiction stories reminiscent of Lansdale's "By Bizarre Hands" and Koja's "Extremities" but newer, a very fresh take on... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ronald D. Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow
Though there were some disturbing scenes in this book I could not wait until the next story! There was definitely an "I didn't see that I've coming" element with each story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kim Wheeler
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not thrilling or scary, or even remotely shocking
I got this book for free for my Kindle, and glad for it. The book seems to be written by a college student going for his English degree.
Published 5 months ago by Heidi
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read
Dig Ten Graves is an eclectic collection of some really good short stories. All of them range from crime to horror to sci-fi. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Edward V.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!
It takes a special kind of writer to master the short story. Heath Lowrance has definitely mastered the art. Story after story is filled with thrills for the dark mind. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Marietta
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite book of the year so far.
Ever read a book, because you read just one story from the author elsewhere? Now picture everything in that book is basically better than that first story. Read more
Published 11 months ago by L. Vera
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gleefully malicious
A warped O. Henry...a funhouse Guy de Maupassant...an R-rated Twilight Zone. As noted elsewhere, not all of these stories have twist endings, not all of them have gleams of dark... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mets6986
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eclectic Mix
Recently saw on Heath's blog that this book was free for the Kindle and he asked for some reviews if you got the book. Well I got it so here's my end of the deal... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dman4227
5.0 out of 5 stars
Short Fiction Collection Rings True as Stephen King
Earlier, I enjoyed reading Heath Lowrance's MILES TO LITTLE RIDGE, so I decided to try his short fiction collection, DIG TEN GRAVES. It's a true ringer, I'm happy to report. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ed Lynskey,
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius
This here is a seriously impressive collection.
Lowrance writes the kind of stories that set up shop in your brain and rattle around in your chest. Read more
Lowrance writes the kind of stories that set up shop in your brain and rattle around in your chest. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Christopher Rhatigan
More About the Author
Heath Lowrance is the author of the cult novel THE BASTARD HAND, a short story collection called DIG TEN GRAVES, and all sorts of other things that are bad for you. He currently lives near Detroit, Michigan.
You can visit his blog at www.psychonoir.blogspot.com
You can visit his blog at www.psychonoir.blogspot.com
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