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Confessional
We assume in the silence of our homes that we are alone and we are at peace in the knowledge that we will not be heard. It is the blissful freedom found in private lives. It is the joy in knowing that your words are for you and no one else. But they're not. Not always. Not now. Because there are things that live in the darkness, there are those that stand by our side, and the greatest horror in life and death is the simple truth that we will never be alone.
He hears you, and he is always listening.
He hears you, and he is always listening.
261 pages, Paperback
Published May 25, 2022
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October 28, 2022
For transparency's sake, I will tell you the author was kind enough to give me a copy of this book in exchange for a review. We are both members of a book group on FB and I see a lot of new authors post about their books - some of them look quite sketchy but this one looked like it had teeth.
Oh, it had teeth.
And jaws that dragged on the ground.
The title of this book didn't quite sink in for me until the last words of the last story: "[...] tell me. Everything."
I realized that's what every narrator in these stories was doing. Even when I reared away from my tablet with my hand over my mouth, when I checked the corners of the room, when I just wanted them to please shut up before I got any more afraid to turn my light off, they told me. Everything.
I'm hard to impress with short stories and I'm hard to rattle. I won't say I completely 'got' every story - but the writing kept me when the story couldn't quite and I honestly messaged the author to say I was SHOOK and afraid to go to bed. Some of the stories were a little stomach-turning and I would not advise you read these while you fish (it's weird but trust me on that), but there was no lazy "gore for gore's sake" that I see too often. I'm feeling unsettled all over again writing this review, so I'll just wrap up by saying if you're hesitant about new horror authors, please put aside reservations and try this guy.
Maybe turn on an extra lamp, though.
Oh, it had teeth.
And jaws that dragged on the ground.
The title of this book didn't quite sink in for me until the last words of the last story: "[...] tell me. Everything."
I realized that's what every narrator in these stories was doing. Even when I reared away from my tablet with my hand over my mouth, when I checked the corners of the room, when I just wanted them to please shut up before I got any more afraid to turn my light off, they told me. Everything.
I'm hard to impress with short stories and I'm hard to rattle. I won't say I completely 'got' every story - but the writing kept me when the story couldn't quite and I honestly messaged the author to say I was SHOOK and afraid to go to bed. Some of the stories were a little stomach-turning and I would not advise you read these while you fish (it's weird but trust me on that), but there was no lazy "gore for gore's sake" that I see too often. I'm feeling unsettled all over again writing this review, so I'll just wrap up by saying if you're hesitant about new horror authors, please put aside reservations and try this guy.
Maybe turn on an extra lamp, though.
August 14, 2024
I absolutely loved this collection! I was surprised to read that this was a first in horror for the author. Every story felt surreal, one of which reminded me a little too much of a nightmare I had had myself and would have rather left forgotten. This book was the easiest and fastest I have ever gotten through a collection of short stories because I was always so excited to read the next confessional. I was introduced to it after visiting the Barnes and Noble in Bismarck ND too many times in one month, so thanks to the girl there that recommended it to me!
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