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Sideshow: How Dark is Your Shadow?
The Sideshow …
… found on the boardwalk, set up on a grassy field, a Detroit rave, a darkened alley, or on the plains of a blasted future America, tantalizing, forbidden, electrifying beyond imagination. It is everywhere and every-when. And at some point, everyone gets a ticket.
The Sideshow …
… a mirror to the blackness inside the human soul.
How dark is your shadow?
… found on the boardwalk, set up on a grassy field, a Detroit rave, a darkened alley, or on the plains of a blasted future America, tantalizing, forbidden, electrifying beyond imagination. It is everywhere and every-when. And at some point, everyone gets a ticket.
The Sideshow …
… a mirror to the blackness inside the human soul.
How dark is your shadow?
251 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 10, 2014
17 people want to read
About the author
Rob M. Miller
12 books5 followersAbout the Fabulist:
With a love for reading and writing that started in his youth, Rob has traveled far to get to the place where he can now concentrate on breaking into the horror market.
Born and raised in the “micro-hood” of Portland, Oregon, he grew up as the oldest of three children, the son of a book-lover and a book-hater.
Over the years, he has been victimized by violent attackers, has victimized violent attackers, has enlisted and mustered out honorably from the U.S. Army, has taught martial arts, worked security, video store clerked, done window washing, tire retreading, and store stocking. With writing, it was after two years of free-lance stringer work, and a number of publishing credits, that he tired of non-fiction and decided to use his love of the dark, personal terrors, and talent with words to do something more beneficial for his fellow man–
SCARE THE HELL OUT OF HIM.
With a love for reading and writing that started in his youth, Rob has traveled far to get to the place where he can now concentrate on breaking into the horror market.
Born and raised in the “micro-hood” of Portland, Oregon, he grew up as the oldest of three children, the son of a book-lover and a book-hater.
Over the years, he has been victimized by violent attackers, has victimized violent attackers, has enlisted and mustered out honorably from the U.S. Army, has taught martial arts, worked security, video store clerked, done window washing, tire retreading, and store stocking. With writing, it was after two years of free-lance stringer work, and a number of publishing credits, that he tired of non-fiction and decided to use his love of the dark, personal terrors, and talent with words to do something more beneficial for his fellow man–
SCARE THE HELL OUT OF HIM.
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October 31, 2014
I really enjoyed the stories Punch and Judy, Tattoo and Karma Carnival in this book. Great terror, great plots, creepy good time!
March 21, 2016
"Sideshow: How Dark Is Your Shadow?" is a creepy anthology of twelve stories centered around freaky circuses and sideshows. The stories are crafted with a bit of classic “Twilight Zone” and dark horror movies.
Some of the stories had obvious messages. In “The Last Show of the Day” the underlying lesson was sometimes you might become the thing you despise, if you are careless. The “Missing Link” had the classic warning, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. Even the creepy “Anna” contained the message of the power of words.
Stories like “The Karma Carnivale”, a tale of the choices we make in life, had obvious outcomes. The name alone let you know something would go wrong. I loved how C.B. Doyle intertwined Indian (not Native American) mythology with the plot. This was one of the happier short stories.
My two favorite stories were “Tattoo” by Shawn Pfister and “The Human Illumine” by E.A. Irwin. Both of these tales were original, creative, and could easily be expanded into full-length novels. “Tattoo” was the ultimate story asking ‘what if’. It wasn’t a happily ever after, but a great story. “The Human Illumine” was like a paranormal “Silence of the Lambs”. I loved its imagery and the characters. The bad guy was a villain who was fixated on Tesla’s research. It was amazing and so intriguing.
Overall, the stories contained in "Sideshow" are well-written with interesting plots and characters. Some stories were so creepy I had to stop reading and cleanse my mind with a lighter book. If you enjoy your horror twisted, freaky, and demented, this is the book for you.
Some of the stories had obvious messages. In “The Last Show of the Day” the underlying lesson was sometimes you might become the thing you despise, if you are careless. The “Missing Link” had the classic warning, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. Even the creepy “Anna” contained the message of the power of words.
Stories like “The Karma Carnivale”, a tale of the choices we make in life, had obvious outcomes. The name alone let you know something would go wrong. I loved how C.B. Doyle intertwined Indian (not Native American) mythology with the plot. This was one of the happier short stories.
My two favorite stories were “Tattoo” by Shawn Pfister and “The Human Illumine” by E.A. Irwin. Both of these tales were original, creative, and could easily be expanded into full-length novels. “Tattoo” was the ultimate story asking ‘what if’. It wasn’t a happily ever after, but a great story. “The Human Illumine” was like a paranormal “Silence of the Lambs”. I loved its imagery and the characters. The bad guy was a villain who was fixated on Tesla’s research. It was amazing and so intriguing.
Overall, the stories contained in "Sideshow" are well-written with interesting plots and characters. Some stories were so creepy I had to stop reading and cleanse my mind with a lighter book. If you enjoy your horror twisted, freaky, and demented, this is the book for you.
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