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Macabre Rising: Tales of Man, Myth and Monster
In this collection of short stories, James Ninness delves into the world of ancient mythology to craft tales of modern horror.
"Cosplay" re-envisions the slasher genre with a gruesome nod to one of the worlds most infamous killers. "Know Jack" tackles an old Japanese monster, bringing it to the barren wasteland of the Mojave Desert. Witness a sheriff's terrible transformation from man to monster in "Like It Or Not" or experience "Snipe Hunt" wherein three people find more than they asked for over the course of a gruesome evening camp site. "Self Less" dabbles with some with boggarts, brownies and The Bogeyman while "Stages" takes the zombie genre back to its roots in Voodoo.
"Cosplay" re-envisions the slasher genre with a gruesome nod to one of the worlds most infamous killers. "Know Jack" tackles an old Japanese monster, bringing it to the barren wasteland of the Mojave Desert. Witness a sheriff's terrible transformation from man to monster in "Like It Or Not" or experience "Snipe Hunt" wherein three people find more than they asked for over the course of a gruesome evening camp site. "Self Less" dabbles with some with boggarts, brownies and The Bogeyman while "Stages" takes the zombie genre back to its roots in Voodoo.
147 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 28, 2012
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James Ninness
47 books35 followersJames Ninness is a writer of fiction.
After getting his degree in English: Creative Writing from Cal State University Long Beach in 2007, James married the love of his life and the two of them made three babies (not all at once) and adopted a couple dogs.
He usually writes comic books, but dabbles in short prose, film, and a few other sorts of things. When He isn't writing all that, he's working in advertising as the Sr. Copywriter for a digital marketing agency in Newport Beach, CA.
James and his family reside in Orange, California. They play together a lot.
After getting his degree in English: Creative Writing from Cal State University Long Beach in 2007, James married the love of his life and the two of them made three babies (not all at once) and adopted a couple dogs.
He usually writes comic books, but dabbles in short prose, film, and a few other sorts of things. When He isn't writing all that, he's working in advertising as the Sr. Copywriter for a digital marketing agency in Newport Beach, CA.
James and his family reside in Orange, California. They play together a lot.
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April 3, 2013
Got this book from a friend who won it from Goodreads FirstReads. I wanted to give it more than 3 stars...cuz it's good...just not quite that good. The short tales of the macabre are creepy and atmospheric..but never quite get too surprising or scary, they're well-written but not startling or enthralling as much as I'd like. Perhaps because I read this genre so much, it's hard to impress me, but, there it is. It's a good collection, but not great.
February 17, 2013
LOVED IT, IT WAS AMAZING. LOVE THE SHORT STORIES. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN TILL I READ THE LAST PAGE. WON THIS BOOK ON GR GIVEAWAYS..
March 27, 2013
An enjoyable, spooky book. I enjoyed being introduced to monsters and creatures I had not heard of before and the short story format.
June 6, 2013
Absolutely creepy and gory tales. I found myself unable to stop reading but not wanting to read right before bed!
February 14, 2013
I have read this book and i really want one of my own and i can read it over and over again James Ninness is an amazing auther
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