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Violent Ends: Horror Stories
A collection of eleven dark stories with visceral bite. Some are brutal. Others shocking. They range from the short and horrific "Dinner" to the novelette "Ranching the Sleore".
Violent Ends
"Night Lights" - A sick old man receives a special Christmas gift.
"The Distillery" - If Tommy can get his newborn to the exit, she just might live.
"Man Bites Man" - Some reporters will do anything for a story.
"The Things Randy Hasn’t Told Jeanette" - Love is a bitch.
"The Hustle" - Blondes do have more fun.
"Dinner" - A rushed delivery finds the wrong house.
"A Most Unfortunate Gaffe" - International relations were never so tasteless.
"Policy Woes" - In the future, you might not want to cancel that insurance policy.
"Bleeding the Trees" - Maple syrup isn't the only sticky substance which flows in this grove.
"Milo Kibbey’s Mail Order Bride" - She used to look like a porn star;then she came back to life.
"Ranching the Sleore" - Harold learns the true meaning of fatherhood.
About the Aaron’s stories have been reprinted in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2009 and 2010, listed as a recommended read by Tangent Online, received honorable mention in the storySouth Million Writers Award and Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and two children.
Violent Ends
"Night Lights" - A sick old man receives a special Christmas gift.
"The Distillery" - If Tommy can get his newborn to the exit, she just might live.
"Man Bites Man" - Some reporters will do anything for a story.
"The Things Randy Hasn’t Told Jeanette" - Love is a bitch.
"The Hustle" - Blondes do have more fun.
"Dinner" - A rushed delivery finds the wrong house.
"A Most Unfortunate Gaffe" - International relations were never so tasteless.
"Policy Woes" - In the future, you might not want to cancel that insurance policy.
"Bleeding the Trees" - Maple syrup isn't the only sticky substance which flows in this grove.
"Milo Kibbey’s Mail Order Bride" - She used to look like a porn star;then she came back to life.
"Ranching the Sleore" - Harold learns the true meaning of fatherhood.
About the Aaron’s stories have been reprinted in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2009 and 2010, listed as a recommended read by Tangent Online, received honorable mention in the storySouth Million Writers Award and Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and two children.
- GenresHorror
84 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 31, 2011
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About the author
Aaron Polson
82 books77 followersAaron Polson currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two sons, and a tattooed rabbit. His stories have featured magic goldfish, monstrous beetles, and a book of lullabies for baby vampires. His work has seen print in Shock Totem, Blood Lite II, and Monstrous with several new stories forthcoming in Shimmer, Space and Time, and other publications. The Saints are Dead, a collection of weird fiction, magical realism, and the kitchen sink, is due from Aqueous Press in 2011. "
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November 24, 2011
I love short stories, especially well written tales of horror, so I was more than pleased when I discovered this collection.
Unfortunately it wasn't as good as I would have hoped.
On the plus side, the stories are fairly original and varied. The author has a decent writing style and his work is fairly well written.
On the downside, none of the stories were particularly memorable or really that good. I particularly enjoy short stories that offer a final twist. I don't recall any of this collection having what I would regard as a decent ending. A few of the stories I found a little confusing and some ill conceived. I also noticed quite a few typos as the book progressed.
'Violent Ends' isn't a bad book, but there are better collections out there. Overall I would have to say that I thought it was just 'okay', but not something I would bother reading again.
Unfortunately it wasn't as good as I would have hoped.
On the plus side, the stories are fairly original and varied. The author has a decent writing style and his work is fairly well written.
On the downside, none of the stories were particularly memorable or really that good. I particularly enjoy short stories that offer a final twist. I don't recall any of this collection having what I would regard as a decent ending. A few of the stories I found a little confusing and some ill conceived. I also noticed quite a few typos as the book progressed.
'Violent Ends' isn't a bad book, but there are better collections out there. Overall I would have to say that I thought it was just 'okay', but not something I would bother reading again.
December 14, 2011
I enjoyed several of the short stories in this nasty little collection. Polson can get under your skin with his imagination. One story stood out as particularly disturbing: "A Most Unusual Gaffe" starring the uber-creepy Cordyceps! I've read about these nasty things before and thought they'd be good in a horror story. It was exciting seeing Polson use them.
If you like short horror fiction, give these stories a try. Recommended.
If you like short horror fiction, give these stories a try. Recommended.
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