Review: Nice collection of creepy stories.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
I  really enjoyed this collection of creepy short stories. Most of the stories are very original, from a painting that has a curse, a monster in a hidden canyon, a snake man who haunts you at night, a killer tree, a creepy killer scarecrow, an ancient native death cult. A supernatural tale about the dangers of texting and driving. A desert ghost town. A walking, talking doll, to a 10 year old girl that we are not sure is schizophrenic or really sees things that no one else can see.Amy Michelle Mosier certainly has a talent for writing. A lot of the stories DID have a twilight zone feel to them. Also, if you are looking for blood, gore and torture porn, this is not for you. These are well written and creepy short stories. Although I do not mind a gory tale myself, some people substitute that for story. I hate stories that have no story, just blood and gore.Being an Arizona native, I loved that all of the stories are set in Arizona. Sure, books set in Maine can be creepy,but the desert can be creepy and lonely as well. Her love and knowledge of Arizona really shows, and to someone like me who has lived here all my life, I can appreciate it.I would have given this book five stars, my only critique would be that some of the stories could have been shorter, while others I wish had been longer, mainly because I enjoyed them so much. This book was very well edited as well as written, I did not notice a single typo in the whole book.One of my favorite stories was Skull Valley, which was written like you were reading the daily journal of the main character. Also, I did not even realize that its a real place until I read the story.  Extremely well done and thought out. I hope she does a sequel to this.  If she does, I will buy it.