Review: The New Kings of Horror
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2012
Make room on your horror bookshelf! The New Kings of Horror, Sean Platt and David Wright, have put the PSYCHO in psychological thriller. With Hide and Seek, they have established a new plateau upon which modern people roam in familiar settings.A harried mother, an inquisitive child, a day at the park. What could go wrong?Plenty, it turns out. If you read the the other reviews, you get the gist. I'll just say this: Platt and Wright know how to set up the pins of horror and then knock them down. I was really shaken by the ending!In the afterword, Platt speculates that readers may not appreciate the short story form as much as they do longer narratives. Well, I love them because I can spin out my own postscript. If you read Hide and Seek, I guarantee you'll be imagining the five minutes following the final scene.By the way, don't be a bad parent: this story is not for kids!