Mike Allen (1)
Autore di Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Beauty and Strangeness
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Opere di Mike Allen
Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness (2010) — A cura di; Introduzione — 51 copie
An Invitation Via Email 3 copie
The Button Bin 3 copie
Her Acres Of Pastoral Playground 2 copie
Timeflood {poem} 1 copia
The Telepath Co. Soothes A User 1 copia
Petting the Time Shark 1 copia
The Thirteenth Hell 1 copia
Opere correlate
Phantasm/Chimera: An Anthology of Strange and Troubling Dreams — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Aftermath of an Industrial Accident: Stories di Mike Allen
This is a well laid out book, I'm still unsure of what the truth is. I'm left with more questions than answers, but I say that's the sign of a good physiological book. It's a warped read, with 3 - 4 different views that could all be the truth of the situation.
An exceptionally creepy collection of cosmic and body horror.
I'd never heard of Mike Allen before, but I read a comment on Goodreads comparing him to other authors I like so I took a chance, and I'm glad I did.
This collection demonstrates a really strong, unique voice. Allen's stories hover somewhere near the border between Lovecraft and Cronenburg, where horror is rooted within our own bodies, our dreams, and the possibility that we ourselves could be the gateways to something vastly more dangerous. However, he takes what could be familiar tropes and twists them to fit his own ends.
The real standout stories to me are THE BLESSED DAYS, BUTTON BIN, and THE QUILTMAKER.
The first is the most explicitly Lovecraftian story, dealing with dreams as a gateway between worlds, but with a truly grotesque conceit: everyone, all over the world, stops dreaming and instead, wakes up covered in blood.
The other two, BUTTON BIN, and THE QUILTMAKER, are linked stories about secrets, family, and the skin we live in. They are some of the most original stories I've read in years.
The collection is overall well-written, in a direct, clear style. It isn't excessively gory or violent.
I'll be looking for more from Mr. Allen for sure!… (altro)
I'd never heard of Mike Allen before, but I read a comment on Goodreads comparing him to other authors I like so I took a chance, and I'm glad I did.
This collection demonstrates a really strong, unique voice. Allen's stories hover somewhere near the border between Lovecraft and Cronenburg, where horror is rooted within our own bodies, our dreams, and the possibility that we ourselves could be the gateways to something vastly more dangerous. However, he takes what could be familiar tropes and twists them to fit his own ends.
The real standout stories to me are THE BLESSED DAYS, BUTTON BIN, and THE QUILTMAKER.
The first is the most explicitly Lovecraftian story, dealing with dreams as a gateway between worlds, but with a truly grotesque conceit: everyone, all over the world, stops dreaming and instead, wakes up covered in blood.
The other two, BUTTON BIN, and THE QUILTMAKER, are linked stories about secrets, family, and the skin we live in. They are some of the most original stories I've read in years.
The collection is overall well-written, in a direct, clear style. It isn't excessively gory or violent.
I'll be looking for more from Mr. Allen for sure!… (altro)
Dark speculative fiction that makes you think.
I quite enjoyed these stories; I didn't expect them to be so original and well-written. This was my first foray into this Allen's writing, and it definitely won't be my last. Just a great collection of short stories!
I quite enjoyed these stories; I didn't expect them to be so original and well-written. This was my first foray into this Allen's writing, and it definitely won't be my last. Just a great collection of short stories!
An e-mail between colleagues, inviting them to a series of weekly get togethers in which their group works to further the careers of its members… by summoning occult dark powers. Funny, but the premise of why this person was sending the e-mail in the first place didn’t quite work.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 33
- Opere correlate
- 23
- Utenti
- 528
- Popolarità
- #47,121
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 19
- ISBN
- 59
- Lingue
- 1
