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Demented tales of horror and suspense!
There's nothing more terrifying than the things people are capable of doing to one another. Forget vampires, werewolves, and zombies (though there are a few in this compilation). The real scary stuff is happening all around us, every day, every night. Twisted Tales is a glimpse into some of our more depraved moments.At the back of this eBook is a three chapter preview from Thaw (CRYERS 1). If you like post-apocalyptic zombie horror, you'll enjoy this series!
There's nothing more terrifying than the things people are capable of doing to one another. Forget vampires, werewolves, and zombies (though there are a few in this compilation). The real scary stuff is happening all around us, every day, every night. Twisted Tales is a glimpse into some of our more depraved moments.At the back of this eBook is a three chapter preview from Thaw (CRYERS 1). If you like post-apocalyptic zombie horror, you'll enjoy this series!
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
94 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 27, 2011
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About the author
Geoff North
81 books38 followersGeoff was born in beautiful British Columbia and moved with his parents, three sisters, and two brothers to rural Manitoba before his first birthday. Since then, he has endured the extreme seasons in a way that only centrally located Canadians can appreciate.
I grew up on comic books and bad television from the seventies. It helped to develop an already over-active imagination to the point where I created my own series of comics featuring dozens of wacky heroes and ridiculous villains. I've also dabbled in cartoon strips and have been a regular contributor of political cartoons to a number of local newspapers. Throughout the years I realized my passion lay more in writing than in illustrating, so the 21st century has seen me make the transition from drawing funny pictures to writing full-time.
I grew up on comic books and bad television from the seventies. It helped to develop an already over-active imagination to the point where I created my own series of comics featuring dozens of wacky heroes and ridiculous villains. I've also dabbled in cartoon strips and have been a regular contributor of political cartoons to a number of local newspapers. Throughout the years I realized my passion lay more in writing than in illustrating, so the 21st century has seen me make the transition from drawing funny pictures to writing full-time.
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June 21, 2024
Too Many Good Stories!
I am having so much fun with all the stories that I am reading. They are all very interesting and tell the stories about aliens.
They make me smile at the attack of the aliens upon the world, because it is such an amazing thing to happen to us people.
We are all very happy to be able to read these stories and then to share them with others who are in love with these wonderful stories.
I’m sure that I’m the biggest culprit when it comes to loving these stories and I love how they are all written in four and five stars in total.
So many good stories to read and they are all really wonderful stories.
Five stories. ✨✨✨✨✨
I am having so much fun with all the stories that I am reading. They are all very interesting and tell the stories about aliens.
They make me smile at the attack of the aliens upon the world, because it is such an amazing thing to happen to us people.
We are all very happy to be able to read these stories and then to share them with others who are in love with these wonderful stories.
I’m sure that I’m the biggest culprit when it comes to loving these stories and I love how they are all written in four and five stars in total.
So many good stories to read and they are all really wonderful stories.
Five stories. ✨✨✨✨✨
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January 26, 2025I am very happy I found this author. First off, his body of work is prolific. Twisted Tales spans 18 books of short stories. I read two stories from Book 1 of Twisted Tales. Glad I did.
The first short story I read was "a Werewolf, a Vampire, and a Zombie." This story is a wonderful example of the potential power of the rhetorical device of repetition, specifically a type of repetition called "antistasis" (or so I think). North does this by repeating the word "Brains".
Beyond plain rhetorical analyses, there are just fun descriptions of classic horror characters and their interactions with one another. North's choice of language is spot in achieving this too, both in terms of tone, dialogue and description. Some fun phrases he uses, often with skillful brevity include the following: "He winces at the stink"; "The brown fur is matted with dark goo"; "and a single purple intestine follows. plopping onto the hot floor with a sound like sizzling bacon."
"One Small Step" places someone in a war between their OCD and their own survival. It is a clever take on the torment of this strain of mental illness, and how it can remain debilitating even in the midst of devastating external forces.
In classic demonstration of a skilled short story writer, both of these twisted tales only reach resolution in the last line or so. And they do so unpredictably and thoughtfully, with just the right dashes of dark comedy.
I look forward to seeing how this author has developed from Twisted Tales Book 1 all the way through Twisted Tales Book 18. I will be grabbing some more stories from the series to figure that out.
The first short story I read was "a Werewolf, a Vampire, and a Zombie." This story is a wonderful example of the potential power of the rhetorical device of repetition, specifically a type of repetition called "antistasis" (or so I think). North does this by repeating the word "Brains".
Beyond plain rhetorical analyses, there are just fun descriptions of classic horror characters and their interactions with one another. North's choice of language is spot in achieving this too, both in terms of tone, dialogue and description. Some fun phrases he uses, often with skillful brevity include the following: "He winces at the stink"; "The brown fur is matted with dark goo"; "and a single purple intestine follows. plopping onto the hot floor with a sound like sizzling bacon."
"One Small Step" places someone in a war between their OCD and their own survival. It is a clever take on the torment of this strain of mental illness, and how it can remain debilitating even in the midst of devastating external forces.
In classic demonstration of a skilled short story writer, both of these twisted tales only reach resolution in the last line or so. And they do so unpredictably and thoughtfully, with just the right dashes of dark comedy.
I look forward to seeing how this author has developed from Twisted Tales Book 1 all the way through Twisted Tales Book 18. I will be grabbing some more stories from the series to figure that out.
June 16, 2019
Great Group Of Stories
I enjoyed every story but the first one. It seemed to be awkwardly told, but it was just the style of the story. I am do glad I continued to read the rest of the book. Some stories were a bit touching, all were interesting, with nice twists. Twisted tales, indeed.
I enjoyed every story but the first one. It seemed to be awkwardly told, but it was just the style of the story. I am do glad I continued to read the rest of the book. Some stories were a bit touching, all were interesting, with nice twists. Twisted tales, indeed.
June 25, 2019
Funny Horror
Really cute, funny and interesting horror stories - all of those words together in one sentence to describe a horror book is quite funny itself. I really enjoyed this book and Now the author
Really cute, funny and interesting horror stories - all of those words together in one sentence to describe a horror book is quite funny itself. I really enjoyed this book and Now the author
December 19, 2019
Refreshing
I enjoyed this collection and the curve he took on some of the stories. I found only one a groaner,a couple make me chuckle,a few smile. I'm so grateful that he didn't do the predictable endings, I found 19 engaging, Mr. North you've got a new follower!
I enjoyed this collection and the curve he took on some of the stories. I found only one a groaner,a couple make me chuckle,a few smile. I'm so grateful that he didn't do the predictable endings, I found 19 engaging, Mr. North you've got a new follower!
September 1, 2022
⭐️⭐️
Wasn’t for me. I love horror short stories, but these just weren’t super interesting to me. I wish I’d enjoyed them more because there’s a decent amount of volumes
Wasn’t for me. I love horror short stories, but these just weren’t super interesting to me. I wish I’d enjoyed them more because there’s a decent amount of volumes
October 31, 2021
It’s hard for me to comprehend the low rating of this stunning and edgy anthology. I often found myself laughing at one page and shocked the next. This masterfully crafted, yet brief 20 story read has it all: coming-of-age school tales, accounts of disturbing OCD habits, marital revenge, zombies, vampires, Santa Clause...too many to list. A disturbing excerpt if you will:
I BEGIN TO WONDER IF THE HARP STRING WILL BE LONG ENOUGH. IS THERE ENOUGH TO WRAP AROUND A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD THROAT?
But North doesn’t stop there. He throws in a few sci-fi curveballs towards the end and they were equally just as appealing. I normally list my favorites when reviewing collections such as this, but 18/20 of them were indistinguishable.
I BEGIN TO WONDER IF THE HARP STRING WILL BE LONG ENOUGH. IS THERE ENOUGH TO WRAP AROUND A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD THROAT?
But North doesn’t stop there. He throws in a few sci-fi curveballs towards the end and they were equally just as appealing. I normally list my favorites when reviewing collections such as this, but 18/20 of them were indistinguishable.
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