THEM HORRORS BE EVERYWHERE is final part of Julya Oui collections of horror stories at Fixi Novo after Here Be Nightmares and There Be Monster. Them Horrors Be Everywhere is a collection of 13 shorts/novellas. It is NOT about thick oozing red thick blood or slimy green puke. She is a very tactfully smart storyteller laden with human expressions. Introducing some scientific terms on sickness and curses related and relevant to story lines. The collection clearly sounds matured when writer has chosen to portray human sexuality here and there, turbulence of emotion due to fate and desire.
Plots were twisted here and there; leaving you with unconventional feelings… it’s not about cold nights, dog barking or eerily standing body hair. It is smarter than that. Among the 13 stories, SPIRIT OF THE COIN is my favorite, unlike what you have in your mind, this one has a special twist! How about the other 12? Very well balanced, entertaining and mesmerizing indeed.
It’s a masterpiece I should say, the techniques used in this collection will indeed be handy for those writing horror genre. I can see this book going very far… You can imagine a movie while reading it.
Takde satu pun cerita yang seram. Tapi takpe sebab jalan ceritanya lebih menarik. Cerpen pembukaan pasal budak yang boleh nampak hantu tu agak membosankan dan boleh diagak. Cerita pasal perempuan yang nak jadi cantik tu menarik tapi penamatnya mengelirukan. Tentang tiga budak yang main duit syiling hantu tu pulak. Jalan cerita dia ditulis seolah2 pengarang takde akal untuk tambah konflik ke dalam plot jadi dia gunakan imaginasi untuk wujudkan situasi dan yang peliknya cubaan si penulis menjadi. Cerita tentang larian merentasi kubur tu ialah kegemaran saya. Cerpen terakhir tentang kupu2 tu gagal dalam tema sendiri tapi bersinar dalam bencana yang terjadi. Julya Oui beberapa kali cuba meneroka tema yang menjadikan pondan sebagai subjek tapi sentiasa gagal. Secara keseluruhan, ok la.
each story have wonderful hidden meanings. twisted and dark. but this book less creepy and twisted compared to other 2 books. but still I love it! keep on writing wonderful stories Julya!
Always the Beauty and Don't You Dare Forget Me...tales of obsession and past crimes. We see the painful sides of reality gnawing at us an inch at a time. We cannot deny the truth in both stories as they reflect the current society we live in. Obsession, desperation, the ridiculous lengths that women go to just to be beautiful, stay beautiful and to be called beautiful. Not superficial. True story :) It always looks silly when other women go after beauty...when we are on the outside looking in of course! In Always the Beauty, the need and want to be perceived as beautiful is so damaging...that the protagonist finds herself in a compromising position and still musters the strength to deal with her colleagues...like she's saying you get what you asked for?! There is a price to pay, clearly!
Then there's the Pedophile in Don't You Dare Forget Me...interesting. Karma is a bitch, perhaps?