Review: THIS IS HOW HORROR IS DONE, FOLKS!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2013
Starts off slow and subtle-like building up momentum, then it hits you like a mallet right between the eyes. One of the most frightening and original stories I've read in years. This story should be up for some kind of award. The creep-o-freak-o-meter goes way off the charts with this! Kealan has been one of my top 5 fave horror writers for a while now, with only a couple of stories by him I didn't care for. But this little ol' novella shows why he's not only a favorite of mine, but has a pretty big following. And why he deserves wider acclaim! The ending is fantastic, too! For anyone that has read Ron Malfi's brilliant novella, After The Fade, then you'll know what kind of ending the expect. After The Fade and The Tent definitely end differently, but they are both endings that you don't see coming, or aren't expecting. At least for me they were.I absolutely can't recommend this story enough. The price is a steal, even for this short of a story. My only minor complaint is I wish it were longer and by that I mean I wish the ending(how it ends) was greatly expanded upon. Hint, hint, Kealan! If you want to see one of horror fiction's best writers at his best, then you gotta get this. I really wish I could say more about this superb story, but it's so compact and short that saying much would give away too much, and the way it plays out will leave your mouth hanging open in horror and awe a few times. Quite simply put: This is how horror is done and should be a blueprint of novellas. Absolutely brilliant!