Review: Little Greenhouse of Horrors
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 21, 2011
I enjoyed this short story by horror humorist Jeff Strand. It's a bit on the short side and a little lacking in plot, more of a vignette than a fully fleshed out tale, but the prose is very nicely polished, and I found myself stangely touched by the two protagonists in this Creepshow-like outing. There's plenty of gore and disturbing ideas, but nothing overly graphic. I have to admit, also, that it was very refreshing to read a horror story that is not about the current Big Three of dark fantasy fiction-- vampires, werewolves and zombies. I'd love to see even more of ALL the B-squad monster tropes: giant bugs, killer plants, creatures from black lagoons...! I will definitely pick up The Monster's Corner when it is released later this year.-- Rod Redux, author of Indian Summer and Mort