Review: Hellishly good
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2013
LYN'S REVIEW"Hellishly good!"It has been a long time since I've read any really dark horror stories (I suppose my tastes have mellowed as I've aged) but I was drawn to the cover of Hellbound from the first time I saw it and knew I had to read it.What an amazing mind this author must have. She seems to have plucked characters from her worst nightmares and breathed life into them as she weaves incredible stories around them. Around Bart, the greedy morgue attendant in The Deadening and the sinister Pain-letter; around Stan, the phony medium in The Substitute, suddenly blessed with second sight; and around Troy whose lust for Jenna brings out his true nature. Each story is layered with complexity to be unpeeled like a toxic, eye-stinging onion.Su Halfwerk builds up the atmosphere with the horror and just when you think you've reached the peak (or should I say nadir?) in each story, she plunges you deeper still until, like so many of the characters, you get a true taste of Hell.Thanks, Su Halfwerk - I've no idea how I'm going to sleep after reading this!!Review Disclaimer: This book was provided free of charge in exchange for an honest review. The above review was not influenced in any way, including financial.