Review: Too little meaning
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2011
"Oh no, the demons are here!" is one of the most commonly written short stories in horror.  Demons are scary.  It's scary to imagine your life suddenly disrupted by creatures from hell or another dimension."Over the Bridge" definitely falls into this category.  Preceding reviews have done a great job of pointing out some of the reasons why this story doesn't work:  too little explanation of what is going on with the bridge, the main character has too much stuff, too little payoff at the end of the story.As a reader, I need some explanation or hint of what was going on with the bridge.  Nathan had lived there for a while - what suddenly caused the bridge to be a problem?  All we're told is that it is picturesque and old.  The amount of resources and equipment Nathan has at his fingertips is significant.  He's not like an ordinary person - he's like a super rich James Bond.  Given that he hasn't been in the field for a while, it would have been interesting if his physical abilities had diminished. But no - he's almost a Mary Sue in that regard.The demon creatures were scary, but any writer can create a scary creature.  Put it in situation with meaning and make me care about the character/s in danger.