Review: A creepy tale with great atmosphere... 4 1/2 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 24, 2013
"Game of Straws" is a short horror story by author SB Knight. This Kindle e-book was approximately 18 printed pages and sold for $0.99 at the time of writing this review.SpoilersIt was a dark and stormy night (yes, yes I know) when Jack arrives with Melody, Adam and Jennifer at his grandpa's old dilapidated mansion. With all their instincts of self preservation glowing bright red, they should've turned around right there and then... but no.  And even then they might've survived if they'd not opened that red box.Some Pros and Concerns...The Pros:1.) an intriguing variation of the haunted mansion theme.2.) spooky atmosphere... written in a style that was both creepy and scary. Some horror scenes that were well described to great affect.3.) a definitive, near perfect ending for this short horror piece.Some Concerns...1.) some punctuation errors with misplaced/use of commas2.) <spoiler> this was one of those tales that had some smoldering family links to generations past associated with it. It had a section towards the end that I had to reread 4 or 5 times, just to try get to a point where I think that maybe, I understood the connection(s) alluded to.Some thoughts on "Game of Straws"...I liked this story despite some confusion near the end and a few punctuation concerns, but on the positive side, the author has a skillful way with prose and is a good story teller.Certainly entertaining enough to make me want to read more from this author.As it is... 4 1/2 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com@ralannicholson