Review: Darkness on Every Page
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
Sutton's story of the d/evolution of a serial killer is a pulse-pounding read. Timothy Shively is the sort of true to life character that makes horror fiction such a powerful lens to view the depravity of the real world. Raised by an amoral mother who nurtures nothing other than his perverse hatred of women, "Prodigal Son" shows us the heartbreaking lengths a person, even one as sadistic as Shively, will go to in order to experience some kind of love, kinship, and acceptance. Shively's character is vividly drawn, so much so that his inner struggle between his inhuman desires and human vulnerability were painful to read. There are parts of the tale which meander a bit and the ending is somewhat abrupt, but I can say if you are a fan of gritty, brutal, unrelenting horror fiction, "Prodigal Son" is where it's at.