Concealer

by Patrick Zac

The prim and proper Angela had spent a long time treating herself to spas, designer clothes, and expensive jewellery, in an effort to conceal the things she didn't like — caring only about herself and not the people around her. But no makeup in the world could cover up the disaster she would experience on Halloween.

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First published October 25, 2013

About the author

Patrick Zac specializes in horror and weird fiction, using his own hybrid writing style which combines the best elements of both American and British English, as well as comic-book storytelling techniques.

Reviews

[Nuno Teixeira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This guy knows a thing or two about pacing. There's a fine craftsmanship to this short story that's unexpected from emerging writers. The short excels at sneaking up on you by giving horrific form to a conceptual idea that could've failed if it weren't for Patrick Zac's ability to build strong character foundations, and inject just the right amount of detail in his descriptions to keep the reader engaged. Superb work!

I give it 4 stars instead of 5 only because of some spelling and grammar issues (few as they were). I also found the choice of formatting distracting at times (single vs double quotes for dialogue), and other similar style choices. Story-wise, this short was gold.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty good short story that slowly creeps on you.

[Cassandra Shepherd · Rating 2 out of 5]

My computer froze up at the very end so I don't know exactly what happened. All I know is the main character had some serious issues!