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Black Rain
People are just dying to eat at Mel’s Diner.
Arlene is running from her old life. While driving a desert road in the middle of nowhere her car breaks down, forcing her to seek refuge in a small diner. Diner owner, Joe has struck a tentative deal with in exchange for waitressing one night, he will cover the repairs to her car. On the surface things appear legitimate, but Arlene can’t shake the feeling there’s something off about Joe and his cliché diner.
Arlene is running from her old life. While driving a desert road in the middle of nowhere her car breaks down, forcing her to seek refuge in a small diner. Diner owner, Joe has struck a tentative deal with in exchange for waitressing one night, he will cover the repairs to her car. On the surface things appear legitimate, but Arlene can’t shake the feeling there’s something off about Joe and his cliché diner.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2013
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March 24, 2013
Could not put it down until the end
March 28, 2014
Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite.
“Black Rain” by Joshua Caine is a very Twilight-Zonesque tale of horror, with a brand new, unique boogeyman monster.
Arlene was heading to Reno, after walking away from her loser boyfriend and apartment earlier in the day. In the middle of a barren yellow desert, her car stopped running. Grumbling to herself, she started walking, with no idea how far she might have to go.
Sometime later she was elated to see a diner on the side of the empty road, and began to walk faster. Soon she was at the door, just as another woman was leaving. Going in for a glass of water, she ended up with a job as a waitress. Joe, the diner’s owner, offered to pay for fixing her car in exchange for one shift of work at the diner. It would be the longest shift she ever worked.
“Black Rain” was very good. In a literary world filled with vampires and zombies, it was refreshing to face a brand new type of monster. The character development was great; it was easy to see exactly what they looked like. Their actions and comments were consistent with their characters.
The black rain falling from the sky was particularly unsettling, for both the characters and the reader. The people who came into the diner to escape the rain comprised a vast cross-section of humanity, but they each had a secret. Toward the end of the story, their secrets were revealed by Joe, who somehow knew exactly what each of them had done.
On top of all the action leading to the conclusion of the story, there were three or more unanticipated twists to add to the fun. “Black Rain” is a horror story I’d be happy to recommend to anyone who enjoys horror stories. Joshua Caine is a name to remember, and I will keep an eye out for anything else he may write.
“Black Rain” by Joshua Caine is a very Twilight-Zonesque tale of horror, with a brand new, unique boogeyman monster.
Arlene was heading to Reno, after walking away from her loser boyfriend and apartment earlier in the day. In the middle of a barren yellow desert, her car stopped running. Grumbling to herself, she started walking, with no idea how far she might have to go.
Sometime later she was elated to see a diner on the side of the empty road, and began to walk faster. Soon she was at the door, just as another woman was leaving. Going in for a glass of water, she ended up with a job as a waitress. Joe, the diner’s owner, offered to pay for fixing her car in exchange for one shift of work at the diner. It would be the longest shift she ever worked.
“Black Rain” was very good. In a literary world filled with vampires and zombies, it was refreshing to face a brand new type of monster. The character development was great; it was easy to see exactly what they looked like. Their actions and comments were consistent with their characters.
The black rain falling from the sky was particularly unsettling, for both the characters and the reader. The people who came into the diner to escape the rain comprised a vast cross-section of humanity, but they each had a secret. Toward the end of the story, their secrets were revealed by Joe, who somehow knew exactly what each of them had done.
On top of all the action leading to the conclusion of the story, there were three or more unanticipated twists to add to the fun. “Black Rain” is a horror story I’d be happy to recommend to anyone who enjoys horror stories. Joshua Caine is a name to remember, and I will keep an eye out for anything else he may write.
June 7, 2013
Short, but not sweet in the slightest. I mean that in a good way. Great imagery, quick and thorough character development, suspenseful, and you won't believe the twist at the end!
May 15, 2019
I like a book with an unexpected ending. This book did not disappoint.
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