Review: 30 KB of Nothing Special
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2011
This is an extremely short story (only 30 KB) and it lacks the key elements that would make it believable.  It is all about a serial killer but he is not a credible character.  His first victim is a female so intoxicated that she is thrown out of a bar for urinating on the floor.  The killer then takes her back to his apartment where she consumes MORE alcohol YET is still able to converse coherently?  Seriously?  The murders are not committed neatly enough to believe that he continues without being caught as the story insists that he does.  There are too many aspects of the story that are simply counter-intuitive.  There is no naturally plausible scene that would make this a truly chilling and delightfully creepy thriller.  One must truly ignore all the logistical and forensic impossibilities and there are MANY.  Suspension of disbelief is truly tested with this story.  On a positive note, it did end with an unexpected twist and oddly enough - that unexpected twist could be the only plausable occurrence in the story.  It is ok if you aren't expecting much.