“Men, Women, and Chainsaws: A Tor.com Original” by Stephen Graham Jones is an interesting short story about a creepy car, revenge, and of course, chainsaws. Don’t worry, I won’t ruin anything for you but this is an insanely quick short story that does a solid job at blurring reality with scary paranormal events but in a good way.
The thing for me is, I’m just not into cars at all. That’s probably why there was a bit of a disconnect with me in that aspect but there were some good horror elements and relatability to this as I kept reading. No doubt, if I loved cars, this would have been given a higher rating in my book.
I give “Men, Women, and Chainsaws: A Tor.com Original” a 3/5 as Jones is definitely an amazing writer but I just couldn’t connect with a horror novel that strictly revolves around a car. I’m not into horror novels about cars in general so that’s more about me than this short story. It’s short, sweet, and straight to the point. If you love horror, cars, and revenge due to a broken heart, this is definitely worth reading.