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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Blood of Before (The Bones of the Earth)di Scott Hale
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The Blood of Before by Scott Hale is an anthology of six interconnected horror stories that take place before The Bones of the Earth series. A mother, called across the Victorian countryside, to return to her family estate and the violent lineage she left behind. The writings of a supernatural investigator sent to explore a village where people die day by day, and the dead refuse to stay buried. A college graduate, recently fired and drowning in debt, who agrees to babysit her former professor's child--unaware she might become the boy's new favorite plaything. The egotistical writer of a self-published, self-indulgent horror magazine who follows a lead to a house where a family was murdered, and the murderer who still resides there. In the depths of a swamp, children are seen carrying body parts to an island covered in satin, and the woman who lies at its center, gorging herself on their fleshy tributes. A family fractured by hate and distrust come to discover that the grandfather clock they've purchased is chiming out madness at the midnight hour, causing their love and hate to come together in one hideous, parasitic union. From the darkest violence to the blackest humor, The Blood of Before is a glimpse into the horrors that led up to the Trauma and continue to affect the world of The Bones of the Earth. If The Blood of Before doesn't make your heart stop... you're already dead. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I was surprised to find that the ones that I had already read were smoother, but here's the best part: The ones I hadn't read were great. :) It's really nice having geeky kids and hardened investigators and hapless family members slowly discover that the world they live in is not their own. Objects and objects of horror often have a lot more life than anyone guesses.
But before you think that these are regular horror stories, check your premises at the door and read these. What always appears to be steadfast and true usually turns into truly nightmarish surrealism brought on by the actual warping of reality or mind or both.
The scale? Getoutofhere... you wouldn't believe the scale.
My favorite of this bunch was the new one I hadn't read yet, but I did get a very nice glimpse of in Three Heretics. The Black Hour has the fabled Dread Clock. :) Again, check your premises. What Scott Hale does with a simple grandfather clock boggles all expectations. :) This is the truly gruesome and extreme horror I've come to know and love and expect.
I can't tell for sure whether I'd recommend these stories before or after the novels, but they would be an interesting "regular life" exploration of the kinds of powers that completely overwhelm and fracture the world later. :)
Honestly, I think anything can be read in any order without any issue, with the novels before or after these stories. Characters and objects are persistent and show up in the strangest of ways. It's like piecing together a tapestry of events and people among an enormous horrorshow of epic proportions. :)
And golly, is it fun! :) (