Review: Short and scary!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
Good god!Do not read this in the dark!I made the mistake of starting to read this story in the dark of my bedroom with only the Kindle Paperwhite as light...Big mistake.The moment Tom shuffled off beneath the house, and into the crawlspace beneath I was overwhelmed with the sense of the darkness in my room closing in upon me. Truly.I shut the Kindle off, pet my dogs, and my cat, and went to sleep. There was no way I was going to read any further without plenty of light, and daylight to keep me company.This story is taut. You're caught up immediately with Tom, and with his fantasies of his new love, and the disgust of having to deal with the crawlspace.Normal crawlspaces are scary, and those men that crawl under houses to fix rot, deal with termites, or fix plumbing, are brave men (and women!). I would not go into a crawlspace if you paid me!But, Tom goes because there has been a problem with water, finances are tough, and he needs to save money. He's thinking about the new girlfriend so he isn't that worried about being beneath the house.That all changes after he does get into the crawlspace, and the heavy door shuts, effectively trapping him beneath.He's not alone, and that's where everything gets worse.WARNING: If enclosed spaces, unyielding darkness, and an imagination that goes wild are triggers for you, you may want to reconsider reading this story.If you need a good scare that includes a strange twist at the end this little short scary story is for you!Of course, if you go and read it in the dark after I warned you not to, I'm not at fault for your nightmares......or, that thing in the closet....