Review: This is why I don't go camping
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2011
There are just too many unknowns while camping out in the dark of the night. This story starts benignly enough: cozy campfire, children safely tucked away in the camper, husband and wife playfully bantering with each other, until the clear night sky begins to cloud over and a strange foreboding pimples the flesh. With the thunder comes this eerie sense of a larger power at work, a supernatural force that can drive a man's weakness to the forefront, smothering his goodness with an inexplicable need to do evil.I found this short story to be relentlessly gripping as each scene quickly led to an even more disturbing scene. If it had been a movie, I would have been peeking through my fingers at the screen, and even cringing away at certain points. This is an uncomfortable read that never lets the reader go; it just kind of pummels you with uneasy emotion, dread, and horror.-- warning/ spoiler --This story does contain upsettingscenes of animal cruelty/death.