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Flashes Of Darkness: Halloween Special 2015: A Flash Fiction Collection
Featuring 24 fantastic tales of flash fiction, all breathing new life into the Vampire, Werewolf and Zombie staples of horror. These stories will leave you thirsting for more, bringing you epic action in 1,000 words or less. Curated by Jack Rollins, Stuart Keane and David Basnett as part of Dark Chapter Press's monstrously popular flash fiction competition in October 2015, these bite-sized chunks of horror are meaty, bloody and perfect for the horror fan on the move.
- GenresHorror
103 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 10, 2015
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About the author
M.R. Wallace
13 books19 followersM.R. Wallace was born and raised in Eastern Oregon. After joining the army as a helicopter mechanic, he deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. In spite of this, he now lives in the high desert of California. Primarily writing horror, M.R. nevertheless writes about whatever inspiration comes his way, and has branched out into erotica, with fantasy and sci-fi close on its heels.
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November 17, 2015
I received this book for free for signing up to the Dark Chapter Press newsletter.
I knew when I heard about the flash fiction challenge of the three horror tropes going head to head, I wanted to read this. Each story presented in the anthology is a flash fiction piece either based on vampires, zombies or werewolves. They all went head to head and an overall winner was selected but this anthology was a great read overall with some original takes on the monsters of the world and some new ideas too.
I found this anthology to be a great read with an introduction to some great new voices in horror. Definitely recommend a read!
I knew when I heard about the flash fiction challenge of the three horror tropes going head to head, I wanted to read this. Each story presented in the anthology is a flash fiction piece either based on vampires, zombies or werewolves. They all went head to head and an overall winner was selected but this anthology was a great read overall with some original takes on the monsters of the world and some new ideas too.
I found this anthology to be a great read with an introduction to some great new voices in horror. Definitely recommend a read!
November 19, 2015
A collection soon to be considered Classic Horror
Such an amazing group of stories! So so excited to be reading about zombies, vampires & werewolves but have it be all fresh, intense, horrifying & highly entertaining! Wonderful opportunity to find new favorite authors. Recommend to any & all fans of modern horror.
Such an amazing group of stories! So so excited to be reading about zombies, vampires & werewolves but have it be all fresh, intense, horrifying & highly entertaining! Wonderful opportunity to find new favorite authors. Recommend to any & all fans of modern horror.
November 19, 2015
Maybe I shouldn't review this because I have a story here, but if you take my piece out of it it's still an interesting little book. In October Dark Chapter Press held a contest for writers to take part in. You were given a team and had to create a flash fiction piece about werewolves, zombies, or vampires. These are genres that have been done to death so the challenge here was to breath new life into them. Sounds simple until you realize that the word count is only 1k. It was a lot of fun to take part in a contest like this and as a writer there's only so much you can do with so few words. Dark Chapter Press knew that it could be done, but the how was left up to us.
Flashes Of Darkness features some of those entries and what a collection this is. It's proof that you can take tired genres and breath some life into them. Each story here is short, but they pack one hell of a punch. The writers here have really stepped up and the book is a satisfying read. These aren't your typical werewolves, zombies, or vampires and that's what this book is meant to represent. What Dark Chapter and even the authors involved here have shown is that less is more. With the limited word count you had to hit fast and hard, and sometimes build tension with the first sentence. Each of these authors here have created something new and unique. There is a lot to like here and each story that the editors have chosen for this volume could have won.
Dark Chapter has released a solid anthology that features some new authors as well as some that have been around for awhile. Once you read this you'll want to seek out some of their longer works. As a fan of horror I give this five stars and even if I wasn't involved it would still be a five star book. Dark Chapter Press knows horror, and as they begin to release more books more and more people are going to take notice. Books like these are what horror fans love. You have a wide cross section of horror that caters to a wide fan base. The nice thing is that the book isn't horribly expensive. You get 24 flash fiction pieces for .99 cents and trust me Flashes Of Darkness is worth every penny.
Flashes Of Darkness features some of those entries and what a collection this is. It's proof that you can take tired genres and breath some life into them. Each story here is short, but they pack one hell of a punch. The writers here have really stepped up and the book is a satisfying read. These aren't your typical werewolves, zombies, or vampires and that's what this book is meant to represent. What Dark Chapter and even the authors involved here have shown is that less is more. With the limited word count you had to hit fast and hard, and sometimes build tension with the first sentence. Each of these authors here have created something new and unique. There is a lot to like here and each story that the editors have chosen for this volume could have won.
Dark Chapter has released a solid anthology that features some new authors as well as some that have been around for awhile. Once you read this you'll want to seek out some of their longer works. As a fan of horror I give this five stars and even if I wasn't involved it would still be a five star book. Dark Chapter Press knows horror, and as they begin to release more books more and more people are going to take notice. Books like these are what horror fans love. You have a wide cross section of horror that caters to a wide fan base. The nice thing is that the book isn't horribly expensive. You get 24 flash fiction pieces for .99 cents and trust me Flashes Of Darkness is worth every penny.
March 24, 2016
YES!
An amazing collection by a beyond talented lineup of authors and editors. Don't wait until next Halloween to savor these monsters and appreciate the writers who awakened these old horror friends and gave them a revamp ... rewolf ... or re-z spruce up.
An amazing collection by a beyond talented lineup of authors and editors. Don't wait until next Halloween to savor these monsters and appreciate the writers who awakened these old horror friends and gave them a revamp ... rewolf ... or re-z spruce up.
April 28, 2017
Great collection
I'm just going to review this anthology as a whole. This one is a fun one. Although all of the stories within are flash fiction, there are some seriously good entries collected here. I've read some of these authors before, but others were a surprise. This one hits the nail on the head. No matter what you like, you will find something to fit your interest inside. I personally will be looking for other collections. A solid 5 stars!!
I'm just going to review this anthology as a whole. This one is a fun one. Although all of the stories within are flash fiction, there are some seriously good entries collected here. I've read some of these authors before, but others were a surprise. This one hits the nail on the head. No matter what you like, you will find something to fit your interest inside. I personally will be looking for other collections. A solid 5 stars!!
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