The Beautiful Red [Kindle Edition]

Andrew Jury (Author), Alistair Mowbray (Author), James Cooper (Author), Christopher Fowler (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Cooper's lackadaisical second collection of macabre tales (after 2007's You Are the Fly) leaves much to be desired. Most of the 12 stories are either overly long (The Hack, There's Something Wrong with Pappy) or overly short (The Good Book). The straightforward prose and excessive exposition (She died at 9:17 in the morning. Wednesday the 12th of July. 2006. It was raining) leave nothing to the imagination and make it hard for readers to form emotional connections with the characters. Worst of all for a horror collection, there are few moments of real terror or dread. The majority of readers will share the emptiness described by Victor, the narrator of Eight Small Men: I try to remember how this should make me feel, but there's nothing there. (Apr.)
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Product Description

A brand-new collection of twelve horror tales from James Cooper. His second collection comes complete with a foreword from the Award-Winning Master of Urban Horror Christopher Fowler. --

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* The Good Book
* There’s Something Wrong with Pappy
* Eight Small Men
* The Family Face
* F001/01
* Because Your Blood is Darker Than Mine
* We Are the Pigs
* Albion
* Learning to Live in a Pretty Little Town
* In Each Dark Body There Lies
* The Hack
* My Secret Children

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 356 KB
• Print Length: 242 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0981159702
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Atomic Fez Publishing (April 2, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003Q6DH32
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,093 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Review, February 15, 2011

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The Pampered Lamb "Jennifer" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beautiful Red (Paperback)

Here you will find 12 stories. Some are scary, some are frightening and the rest won't let you sleep. One of my favourite stories is "Albion". Here we visit 8 houses on different streets and get a glimpse as to what goes on inside.

James Cooper has mastered "The Cringe". You know, you read a story and wonder, what's so scary about this? And then it slaps you so hard you have no choice but to cringe. As I was reading these stories, I actually found myself nervous to continue. What is he going to throw at me next? A twelve year old that still nurses, that's what. Before that, the story was so sweet and innocent.

All the stories in the book are well written and will be loved by all that appreciate horror and awkward, cringe-worthy moments.