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Tales of Dark Melancholy: An Anthology of Dark Fantasy and Horror Short Stories
★★★★★ "These are very scary and weird stories." ~ Goodreads Review★★★★★ "Sad. Dark. Revenge. Sorrow. Regret. Death. They are all here." ~ Goodreads ReviewAn anthology of dark short stories, eerie and surreal, chilling and melancholy...THE GIRL INSIDE MY HEARTA man rolls into town on his Harley and seven graves open up. Six are filled, but who is the seventh one for?THE GOOD MAN, THE BAD MAN, AND THEM BOOTSA boy's parents are killed. He is given in to the care of the old man in the alligator boots--the one they call Wolfman, who spends his days chewing on chicken-bones-that-aren't-chicken-bones.When someone dies in town, the Wolfman is always there. Always.HARVESTERSA boy discovers he can "pick the minds" of his friends which eventually leads him to Manzy Rammerford. She always opens the door to her ramshackle home naked, and her mind is a cesspool which drags him in and takes more than just his innocence....and more dark and chilling tales.
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88 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 13, 2018
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July 21, 2019
Tales of Dark Melancholy by Paulo da Silva is an anthology of short stories which are, in the words of the author, “a little scary, a tad literary, a smidgeon melancholic.” (location 45). Those words are the authors. My words are: these are very scary and weird stories. There is nothing salacious (sex), nothing gory (violence), no offensive language (snowflake proof), but these are very weird stories.
The Good Man, the Bad Man, and Them Boots ***** Death is the King and no one can control Death, but some can serve. The ones who serve have a choice about how they will serve, but even so, Death has some surprises. Where did Little Lizzy come from? Crazy Casey Callahan, the heir to the Boots, wasn’t sure about that, but he was happy enough to have the chance to see Tyler Mae forever and eat the chicken bones-that-are-not-chicken bones.
Soulmonger, Episode II ***** The witch offered to relieve her pain from an overpowering sorrow, but Gabi wanted a little bit more. She wanted to be able to love again. The witch advised, “love and pain are intertwined, and one cannot exist without the other.” (location 502). The witch lied, and Gabi wanted help.
The Girl Inside my Heart ***** The town population forgot the six deaths and then forgot the seventh one, the one passing through. Many years after the deaths Lindsay remembered the all, especially the one who lived inside her.
Richness ***** This is a wonderful but tragic tale of regret.
The Good Doctor ***** The Good Doctor was there for everyone with problems. He had just the pills to cure anything.
Harvesters ***** With this story, there is only one response. “Thanks for the memories.”
Death Bade her Enter ***** Death would win eventually. Death might win tonight. Or maybe not.
These stories fit into my favorite genres. At least two are 1000 words each. That might be flash fiction. All the stories are good. This set of stories is a five-star Amazon read which sent me to search engines that will find more work by Paulo da Silva. It gets complicated because his Amazon author page states he has written very many books with very many names.
The Good Man, the Bad Man, and Them Boots ***** Death is the King and no one can control Death, but some can serve. The ones who serve have a choice about how they will serve, but even so, Death has some surprises. Where did Little Lizzy come from? Crazy Casey Callahan, the heir to the Boots, wasn’t sure about that, but he was happy enough to have the chance to see Tyler Mae forever and eat the chicken bones-that-are-not-chicken bones.
Soulmonger, Episode II ***** The witch offered to relieve her pain from an overpowering sorrow, but Gabi wanted a little bit more. She wanted to be able to love again. The witch advised, “love and pain are intertwined, and one cannot exist without the other.” (location 502). The witch lied, and Gabi wanted help.
The Girl Inside my Heart ***** The town population forgot the six deaths and then forgot the seventh one, the one passing through. Many years after the deaths Lindsay remembered the all, especially the one who lived inside her.
Richness ***** This is a wonderful but tragic tale of regret.
The Good Doctor ***** The Good Doctor was there for everyone with problems. He had just the pills to cure anything.
Harvesters ***** With this story, there is only one response. “Thanks for the memories.”
Death Bade her Enter ***** Death would win eventually. Death might win tonight. Or maybe not.
These stories fit into my favorite genres. At least two are 1000 words each. That might be flash fiction. All the stories are good. This set of stories is a five-star Amazon read which sent me to search engines that will find more work by Paulo da Silva. It gets complicated because his Amazon author page states he has written very many books with very many names.
February 13, 2021
You have to be incredibly comfortable to write a series of short stories to present to a reader. I felt as if some of the stories were too complex to be sufficiently told as a whole. It was a good read, but it should be viewed as a work done by the author and show progression throw his work currently. I am not giving up hope on the author
March 22, 2019
Haunting
Sad. Dark. Revenge. Sorrow. Regret. Death. They are all here, waiting to fill your soul like a dark syrup. Will need to follow up this with something inane and lighthearted.
Sad. Dark. Revenge. Sorrow. Regret. Death. They are all here, waiting to fill your soul like a dark syrup. Will need to follow up this with something inane and lighthearted.
September 13, 2018
Good book
I really enjoy reading this book. It had different stories that was good. I read this in one night had to see what the next story was about
I really enjoy reading this book. It had different stories that was good. I read this in one night had to see what the next story was about
September 14, 2018
Scary
Interesting view points of death. Packs a lot of punch in a short story. Tales are dark and twisted. Recommend.
Interesting view points of death. Packs a lot of punch in a short story. Tales are dark and twisted. Recommend.
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