Review: Just in time for Halloween.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
Just in time for Halloween, Rayne Hall's Thirty Scary Tales is a perfect mix of dark, spooky and supernatural. I've read and enjoyed quite a bit of Rayne Hall's work and while these stories aren't `keep the lights on at night" scary (to me, but everyone is different) they are satisfyingly creepy and will keep you guessing until the twist at the end you never saw coming.I enjoyed them all, but a few stood out for me. "Greywalker", a unique zombie story set in the Bronze Age, is one of the few stories in this collection with a minor of amount of gore and a great read. I had previously read "Burning" in "Six Scary Tales, Volume 1" and it was just as riveting the second time around. In "Each Stone A Life," the author brings back the sadistically evil character Kirral, from her Dark Fantasy, "Storm Dancer". Kirral is one of my favorite characters from that book and once again proves that human beings can be pure evil and more terrifying than anything supernatural.A nice bonus: At the end of each tale, Rayne Hall gives us a brief explanation of her inspiration for the story. I liked this. It's always interesting to find out where an author gets their muse.Pick up a copy of Thirty Scary Tales...perfect for this eerie time of the year.