Source: I received a copy in exchange for my honest review
From Goodreads:
The Carvings Collection: A selection of ten shocking tales from the
crinkled mind of Drake Vaughn. The short stories span every arena of horror -
from psychological tales of imagination gone wrong (“Dolls” and “Carvings”), to
supernatural monsters (“Master Key,” “Sales,” and “Flatheads”), to realistic
crime (“In The Chair,” “The Test,” and “Driver’s Seat”), along with a new spin
on old tropes (“Trip to V-Town” and “The Garden”). All are bite-sized chunks
for fans of horror and dark pulpy fiction.
My Thoughts:
I love short stories. When I
only have a few minutes to read I can sit with a good short story and get my
reading fix. This book is filled with
great stories. I must tell you that some
of the language is a little rough in a couple of the stories. However, if you can just jump over those
words you will thoroughly enjoy the book.
The first story “Dolls” held the utmost creep factor. When I read stories like this it makes me
wish I could spend the day getting to know the author, just to see how they
really think. “In the Chair” reminded me of one of those great movies you
see on TV where you think the criminal is going to get caught only to have
things spun around in some weird twisted way that catches you by surprise. I mean this in a good way. “The Garden” was one of those stories that
took me by surprise. It leads you to
think one thing and then you get to the last page only to have it be something
completely different than what you thought.
I would have to say my favorite of all of the stories was the one the
book was named after, “The Carvings”.
Once again the author leads you down a path only to surprise you at the
end. I have to say that this was one
ending that completely surprised me and I completely agreed with. You really need to read this book to see what
I am talking about because I’m not going to say anything more that I have said.
Drake Vaughn is the author of The Zombie Generation, along
with many other pieces of dark fiction. His self-proclaimed “crinkled fiction”
is a blend of horror, dark fantasy, and speculative fiction with a heavy
psychological bent. His tales appear deceptively simple, but transform into a
wild spree of suspense, madness, and trauma. He lives in Santa Monica, CA with
his wife and a black cat named Shadow (who he is certain has come back from the
dead on a number of occasions.)
To discover more of his crinkled tales, please visit his
Amazon page.
Likewise, feel free to follow him on Twitter and like his
page on Facebook. Or join his mailing list at his website: www.DrakeVaughn.com
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