Review: What lies beneath
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2014
This chilling short story is reminiscent of Algernon Blackwood's masterpiece "The Willows" in so far that, despite the conflicts, this is ultimately a cautionary tale of relationships.Thomas adores Keziah, and will do anything for here. But belief is fragile thing, and it does not take much for doubt to creep in a take hold.Because Keziah claims to have been  savaged by a creature of the night and, as one belief gives way to another he must question not only his image of who his love really is... but whether he can confront the growing darkness and find the strength to do what needs to be done.This is an aching tale of love, loss, redemption... and ultimately resurrection. The undercurrent of guilt and grief is wonderful, and entwines well with the major structure... and I saw that because this story is a metaphor for humanity;We disbelieve, we doubt, and we deny. Yet none of that stops the approach of disaster, and it is only when it is upon us that realize the awful truth of the futility of our own denials... perhaps too late.A gloriously gothic tour de force that will appeal to fans of Anne Rice and Poe.