Review: Scribner writes supernatural stories that are not frightening
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2011
Scribner's stories are well-written, different, and interesting. His short stories can be read and enjoyed in ten or fifteen minutes. They are supernatural, yet unlike the usual supernatural stories; they have a twist in them, a sudden ending that is unexpected, something that causes readers to think. They aren't frightening. They seem to have a bit of humor. I think that even people who don't believe in the supernatural, like me, will enjoy them.This book has two stories. In "Under the Bed," an eleven year old girl feels that a monster is hiding under her bed. Her father tells her that this is not real. This assurance doesn't help her. Her father's girl friend says that they are real. She should just let the troll, as she calls it, know that she isn't afraid and it will go away. But then something happens.In the second tale, "Funny Cats," Sophie tells her two cats that her boy friend is coming to dinner. They become very agitated and destroy items in the home. They terrorize a third cat that Sophie just brought home, which prefers staying under her bed. Then the man comes and something happens.