Review: Entertaining Horror Shorts
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2013
I received a copy of this book for honest review. 'An Odd Quartet' is a collection of four short horror stories and, as a nice bonus, a handful of flash fiction stories at the end.It begins with a nicely gruesome and ghostly campfire tale that highlights the consequences of evil deeds in 'The Yellow Lady', goes on to a short glimpse into Death in 'This Empty Place', and then it hits the pure genius of 'Forced Entry'.  The last of the main stories 'The Reluctant Demon' was an amusing take on demonic possession.  The 'Drabbles' were all tightly written, vivid little flashes of horror.All of these stories were excellent.  I enjoyed the darkly satisfying twists that surfaced in a couple of the tales, and I loved the imagery throughout.  I was impressed by how atmospheric the third story really was, even though the entire story is a dialogue exchange of a radio conversation.  Don't get me wrong, the other stories were very good but the third one was just brilliant.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it entertained me from start to finish.  Recommended reading for fans of horror!