Review: A Great, Short 7-Page Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2012
This short-short story revolves around an old, abandoned insane asylum known locally as the Hollowrock Mountain Inn. The local legend implies that once you check in, you'll never check out. Most of the locals believe the old building is haunted, and they all know better than to go poking their noses where they don't belong. However, every now and then a stranger going through the town will hike up the hill to check out the alleged "haunted house". Nobody can recall ever seeing them again, after that.The tale takes a bit of a turn midway through, in what appears to be a flashback to a time when it was apparently just a regular hospital. But the ending has such a twist to it that you could hurt your neck if you're not careful!This tale probably takes less than 10 minutes to read, but the ending makes the trip worthwhile. It's not deep, it doesn't require any amount of thinking, but it does have a really good surprise ending, so I have to recommend it for anybody who likes stories about ghosts, haunted houses, local legends, insane asylums, etc. It won't disappoint!