Jacob Rayne

I picked this volume up primarily for Jacob Rayne's debut short story SEMANA DE FUEGO, and it didn't disappoint. My current rating is based soley on this particular story.

In the same manner as Joe Hill's BEST NEW HORROR (but with a completely different genre setting), SEMANA DE FUEGO gives the reader hints as to where it's heading early on - maybe a familiar path, maybe not - but delightful nonetheless as the story unfolds to ultimately reveal whether it is playing into or against reader expectations.

Jacob Rayne's prose is crisp, clean and confident, and I look forward to future work from this new author. Recommended.… (altro)

This book contains two new twisted short stories for the holidays.

The title story, Season’s Bleedings, is Jacob Rayne’s version of how we came to follow certain traditions at Christmas (with a little added blood) – brightly decorated pine trees, gifts, and the man in the red suit with his magical sleigh.

In The Curse of Harry Land, a teacher knows that the best way to get kids to do something that you want them to do is to tell them not to do it. Miss Hopper warns her students to avoid the house of Harry Land this Halloween.… (altro)

You won't hear these words from me very often...
This book scared me.
As soon as I read the prologue, I could feel my blood starting to chill. I knew I was in for something special.
It describes a house formally known as Peth Vale. Informally, it’s known by many other monikers – ‘A portal of evil’, ‘Hell’s Gates’, and ‘The Murder House’, are the most common. The house is a beacon to blood, the site of unimaginable terror, and pain.
I was wholly invested before I even read the first chapter.

There’s a savage killer on the streets of Marshton.
From reading the synopsis, you may think that you know what to expect from a story boasting a murderous clown… think again!
Mr. Chuckles the Psychotic Clown is not your typical nightmare, and he makes JWG's ‘POGO’ look like a birthday clown.
There’s one victim who survives Mr. Chuckles’ seemingly random rampage, but the ten year old boy will never mentally be free. He finds ways to dull the pain & soften his memories – but it never lasts.
The event that changed everything happened when he was sixteen. The Luke Miller that emerges from the ashes this time, has changed. This Luke Miller will inspire nightmares in Mr. Chuckles, but, there’s something else that needs to be taken care of first.

See my full review, and join in on the book's discussion - http://wp.me/p37DRX-U8… (altro)