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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Real horror.,
By bonsai chicken (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shadow Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)
The back cover copy on this release is highly misleading. Normal people who are touched by nightmare? If you've ever read any of Elizabeth Massie's short fiction, you know that very few of her characters could ever be described as normal. They usually run the gamut from slightly unhinged to utterly demented. In this collection you'll meet sideshow freaks, abusive parents, sadistic prison guards, entire families who are living in their own fantasy worlds, and a pair of orphans whose destiny is to prevent global annihilation. You'll witness the cruelty of children, betrayal of the deepest kind, and more than one instance of self-mutilation.Elizabeth Massie is one of the finest writers of modern reality-based horror. Her characters may be unusual, but they are all within the realm of possibility in our world, which is what makes them frightening. There is but a single story with any supernatural elements, and it's the weakest of the lot. Massie belongs on the same shelf as Kathe Koja and A. M. Homes. The darkness in her stories comes from the recesses of the human mind.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Massie puts the Fun back in Dysfunctional,
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This review is from: Shadow Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)
A friend of mine turned me onto Elizabeth Massie and now I can't chew up enough of the tasty stories she has to dish out, served tenderly on broken shards of glass. Massie is a horror writer that uses humans as her monsters, and the human mind as the instigator.This lovely book of short stories starts off with `I Am Not My Smell', a truly grotesque tale of a homeless woman accidentally injured, and tells of what extent a sick mind will go to in order to find relief. If you make it through this story, you're going to love the rest. There are seventeen tales of twisted minds and darkened dreams, easy to read and hard to put down, that will leave you shuddering at night under the feeble light of your lamp, wondering what kind of humans walk through the night outside your own doors. Some of my favorites are `Assault', where a family cowers together in order to stay away from prying government eyes (bit of a surprise here). `What Happened When Mobsy Paulsen Had Her Painting Reproduced On The Cover Of The Phone Book', a tale of strange and twisted jealousy. `No Solicitors, Curious A Quarter', a ripe tale of familial caring and secret desire. `Meat', a tale of family independence. `Crow, Cat, Cow, Child', a frightening psychological study into Animal Rights Activism, and `Shadow Of The Valley', a blistering look at a cruel prison guard and an innocent man. There's more tales to smack your lips over though, and Massie's easy writing style makes this book of shorts a great beach or travel book, or just something to curl up next to kitty with. Highly recommended. Enjoy!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super scares,
By A Customer
This review is from: Shadow Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)
This super collection of horror stories will haunt me for a long time. They are well written, driven by both plot and character. Each story is about something deep and something haunting. Some will stay with me for a long time, such as "I Am Not My Smell" and "Valley of the Shadow." Massie has a keen sense of people, emotion, and circumstance. Recommended highly.
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