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Infinite Doom
A woman who owns the rights to a haunted play that always kills the leading actor falls in love with a man who wants to take on the starring role. A tattoo artist who practices dark magic offers eternal revenge. A little girl murdered by an artist who used her blood for paint is now a ghost that haunts the painting. A writer falls into a hole while exploring an abandoned coal mine and then neurosurgeons find something inside her brain that is unlike anything they have ever seen. A larger and deadlier threat than any asteroid hurtles toward planet Earth on the last day of humanity. These are just some of the terrifying scenarios gathered in this collection—tales that are maps to some of the darkest regions of the human soul. Fear is universal, and in these stories the universe is filled with infinite doom.
313 pages, Paperback
First published November 24, 2018
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April 24, 2021
INFINITE DOOM is a dark and brutal collection of short stories that run at breakneck speed, everything kept simple and straight to the point. More than some of these are completely off the chain, proper WTF, and Brian has one hell of an imagination on him. It's a good thing.
My only criticisms are minor. One being that nearly all of these stories involve drugs or alcohol in some way or another: whiskey being choice favourite. Might've been just a running theme, but a lot of conversations were had over drink and I'm not saying it ruined things but it did get a little familiar pouring drinks all the time. My only other gripe would be that a few needed a little extra meat on them because they could have potentially been taken up another gear, but that's where the criticism ends. And to be honest, is it really criticism? I don't think it would bother the majority of people anyway. I'm just saying how I see it. I do tend to look at things a little too closely at times.
Anyway, horror fans definitely need to check out Brian's work. This would fit neatly in between longer novels. It could also help when you're in those reading slumps, too.
So here's something I was thinking:
Imagine if someone set fire to the bottom of your trousers and then stabbed you in the leg and said: "The lake is 100 yards that way."
That's how it kind of feels reading Brian Bowyer.
Straight to the point and brutal as hell. Run, damn it, run.
Fun was had.
4 stars.
My only criticisms are minor. One being that nearly all of these stories involve drugs or alcohol in some way or another: whiskey being choice favourite. Might've been just a running theme, but a lot of conversations were had over drink and I'm not saying it ruined things but it did get a little familiar pouring drinks all the time. My only other gripe would be that a few needed a little extra meat on them because they could have potentially been taken up another gear, but that's where the criticism ends. And to be honest, is it really criticism? I don't think it would bother the majority of people anyway. I'm just saying how I see it. I do tend to look at things a little too closely at times.
Anyway, horror fans definitely need to check out Brian's work. This would fit neatly in between longer novels. It could also help when you're in those reading slumps, too.
So here's something I was thinking:
Imagine if someone set fire to the bottom of your trousers and then stabbed you in the leg and said: "The lake is 100 yards that way."
That's how it kind of feels reading Brian Bowyer.
Straight to the point and brutal as hell. Run, damn it, run.
Fun was had.
4 stars.
February 12, 2019
Bowyer just keeps getting better. This collection of tales of extreme horror is probably my favorite of Bowyer's work. The stories are conveyed in the author's characteristically economic, lyrical, and addictive prose that renders attempts at moderate perusal moot and calls for nothing less than binge-reading. What I like most about these tales is their level of detail and specifity, an indication of Bowyer's increasing sophistication as a writer. Bowyer is the king of extreme horror.
January 10, 2019
This is the second collection of short stories I’ve read by this author. Just like Darker Than Night, this book contains some of the darkest, nastiest aspects of humanity. There’s also a nice selection of monster and ghost stories to round things out.
If you’re into horror that’s uncompromising and unafraid to take on truly grotesque topics such as rape and pedophiles, then Infinite Doom is a good choice.
I must admit that some of the story topics disturbed me to the point of feeling almost ill, but that also means the author did his job well.
I was also particularly satisfied with one of the revenge tales that enabled a young child to turn the tables on her would-be violator.
Recommended for fans of extreme horror.
If you’re into horror that’s uncompromising and unafraid to take on truly grotesque topics such as rape and pedophiles, then Infinite Doom is a good choice.
I must admit that some of the story topics disturbed me to the point of feeling almost ill, but that also means the author did his job well.
I was also particularly satisfied with one of the revenge tales that enabled a young child to turn the tables on her would-be violator.
Recommended for fans of extreme horror.
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