Review: The Macabre Megapack
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2013
The Macabre Megapack is a rewarding read. Duane Parson's introduction reels you in promising and delivering a compilation of traditional gothic horror tales set in the 19th Century. The context of these stories emphasises a time when people were closer to nature, pace of life slower and imagination subtle and vibrant. Each author displays a well-crafted literary style that creates a mesmerising effect on the reader - some tales are comparatively verbose and stilted and require patience, but it's worth persevering. Although, written by unknown authors, certainly in terms of today's readers most resonate strongly with the best of Poe and Lovecraft. The more gruesome stories have a Frankensteinesque flavour evoking images of death and decay, grave robbing and unhallowed acts. Of course the compilation includes the more traditional tales that involve curses and doom.