Darkfuse is publishing great cutting edge horror these days by some of the best writers in the business. Not the biggest names like King and Koontz, however if you are serious about dark fiction, you know them well---or you should.

Tim Curran knows his roots and it shows in everything he writes. He is versed in the classics and his works echo with the voices of Lovecraft, Machen, Hodgson, M. R. James and Poe. However, his works are not pastiche, and Curran's own voice rips through like a buzz saw with the result being that his work reaches you on several levels.

From my reading of several other of his works I can tell you that you must prepare yourself before getting into one of his stories. The evil will be particularly invasive, personal and relentless, the tone will be dark enough to bend light, the scenes will be horrific and memorable and you will not be surprised when it does not go well for the parties involved.

Sow is a particularly nasty tale of possession. Bleak. Harrowing. Gruesome in the extreme.

Fair warning. ( )

4.5 stars!

This book put me off of bacon. Forever. I will never again enjoy a pork chop or a pulled pork sandwich. OK, I may be exaggerating a little bit. But seriously? I won't be eating any pork at all for a while.

A previously happy couple have their lives turned upside down. However, the pregnant wife (Holly) is not privy to any of it. How could that be? You will have to read this to find out.

Tim Curran, once again, showcases his talents for description. Especially his descriptions of loathsome and revolting things. Some of the scenes in this book necessitate the use of brain bleach. Since such a thing does not exist, expect these scenes to live on in all their nastiness in said brain, for a long time to come.

Once again, the Darkfuse Kindle Club delivers. The novellas released by this publisher have time and again impressed the hell out of me. Most especially those by Tim Curran, such as Fear Me and Puppet Graveyard. Mr. Curran has fast become one of my favorite authors and Darkfuse one of my favorite publishers. I know when I receive my novel and novella every month that they will be top notch reads. I don't have to wade through reviews or ask my friends because I KNOW they will be good.

As far as SOW goes, if disgusting descriptions make you laugh or wince, but you still continue reading anyway? SOW is for you. Buy it now! (But eat some bacon before you start reading, because AFTER reading, you may not be eating bacon again for a long, long time.) ( )