A dorm party descends into a rock and roll cult ritual… A group of thieves search for the traitor in their midst before their time runs out… A detective is trapped in the madhouse of a killer who believes he’s the son of God…
In his debut short story collection, author Andrew Kibe presents a heart pounding collection of five dark thrillers. Monsters lurk inside all of us. Can we say no to them? Step into the twisted labyrinth of his imagination, and prepare to find out.
This is a short, super fun read. There are five distinctly different stories - my favorite being the third ("Go"). While some of them have a few gruesome sorts of scenes (not typically my style), the stories really make you stop and think. I'm looking forward to rereading them now that I've gone through them to try and find the clues I missed to direct me to the endings of the stories. I really enjoyed that the endings were not all super predictable. My criticism (why not five stars?) is that I think each of these stories could have been longer and more developed. I was left wanting to know more about the characters and their backstories about what led them to where they ended up.
Each of the five short stories included was packed to the brim with suspense that kept me on my toes. I loved the variety of the stories being told- the different voices and perspectives that were shown in each.
One thing that really stood out to me, in comparison to other horror anthologies I've read, is that it overall had a hopeful tone despite the horrors and monsters that lurked within Five's pages.
I definitely look forward to reading more from him.
I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. At first I was confused but I picked it back up and really enjoyed the twists that were thrown at me.