Review: A Whole New Meaning for the Term "Body Issues"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2013
Hmmm? These Light guys have a similar dark sense of humor as me, right down to writing in a guy masturbating to Miley Cyrus. The bathroom scene in the book's first short, "Belly-Button Window," where Nolan is trying to figure out the source of a voice mirrors a scene in my novel, What Hides Within (which I'm happy to say I published first). Of course, whereas my scene involves a malevolent spider hiding in a human ear (size-wise, physically possible), Mr. Light's scene has an entire man living in another's belly-button! Laws of physics and anatomical correctness, pfftt!As strange as this sounds, it is actually my favorite story in The Corpus Corruptum. Both well-written and undoubtedly unique, it's a short with so many twists and turns, it surprises as well as it entertains. And it ends strong, an essential for any short story.Other stories in the book could be re-envisionings of campy horror movies like Basket Case and Idle Hands. I say this not to take away from their originality (and they are dark, twisted and original). "Gertrude" is downright disturbing--fantastic, with another chilling and exceptional ending that doesn't waste words.The last story is more comedy than horror, playing on the Satan/Santa comparison. Dyslexia comes into play. I literally laughed out loud while reading it.All-in-all, the Lights entertain with stories geared to the modern reader. A few grammatical errors or missing words tripped me up, but they are too few to be problematic. In fact, despite the book being short, I finished it in one night. I never finish any book it one night, so I consider it a tribute to Corpus' entertainment value. A guilty pleasure and worth the read.