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13 Nightmares
Enter a world of 13 chilling stories. Inside, you'll discover: In "Dead Line," Max is a horror author who writes in the dead of the night. But now that he's suffering from writer's block, no words are appearing on the page, and the ones that finally do are not even his own. On Halloween, children are not the only ones who knock on doors. Ghosts from the past pay visits as well in "The Last Trick-or-Treater." Memories from Vietnam are not easily forgotten. In "Atrocity," one man finds out that the past can come back to life on a lonely highway in the dead of night. Jack likes to wear a clown mask, but is he supposed to be funny or scary? Pray you never have to find out in "Jack the Knife." Even the most seasoned exterminator would have trouble killing the roaches living at a particular house in "Pest Control." Enter a world where the supernatural, the macabre, and the horrific collide. It's time to dream Thirteen Nightmares.
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
222 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 13, 2009
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January 4, 2018
More Hits Than Misses
A number of what I hope are editing issues more than the author's failings, with things like THEN being used where THAN is grammatically proper.
If you can over look these kind of rough edges, this author has a lot of great and truly comfort disrupting themes that make him a fantastic potential.
Some hit and miss but absolutely more hits than misses!
A number of what I hope are editing issues more than the author's failings, with things like THEN being used where THAN is grammatically proper.
If you can over look these kind of rough edges, this author has a lot of great and truly comfort disrupting themes that make him a fantastic potential.
Some hit and miss but absolutely more hits than misses!
July 23, 2019
Scariest stories I have ever read! Love them! I hightly recommend for a scary read.
January 3, 2016
Seesaw …. .Dead Line ….. The Red Church ….. The Girl Next Door ….. The Last Trick or Treat ….. Atrocity ….. The End of the Road ….. Jack the Knife ….. Night Freight ….. The Butcher Brothers ….. The Curse ….. Pest Control ….. Live Bait ….. Thirteen short stories that as bound to run a chill down your back, completely gross you out and / or keep you up at night. Some of the stories brought me back to my early youth when I was frightened at night by every shadow that appeared on my bedroom walls or the unknown demons residing under my bed. Others just scared me as they could happen but hopefully never will. One took me back forty years in a world far from that in which I grew up in a time I’ve tried to rationalize and if that proved unsuccessful, forget.
This book has been a familiar companion for longer than most books I read. This is because for the last couple of weeks it has been prominently occupying space in my bathroom. Don’t get the wrong impression as this doesn’t reflect in the least on the literary quality of the book but only on the bite size (or probably better stated the sit down size) of each individual tale; just right for those unavoidable timeouts caused by gastric movements (I never like to waste time unnecessarily). I’ve always been a big fan of works by authors such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz and these stories nestle nicely in this genre. The stories are of varying lengths and quality so my opinion must encompass the thirteen as a whole.
This book has been a familiar companion for longer than most books I read. This is because for the last couple of weeks it has been prominently occupying space in my bathroom. Don’t get the wrong impression as this doesn’t reflect in the least on the literary quality of the book but only on the bite size (or probably better stated the sit down size) of each individual tale; just right for those unavoidable timeouts caused by gastric movements (I never like to waste time unnecessarily). I’ve always been a big fan of works by authors such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz and these stories nestle nicely in this genre. The stories are of varying lengths and quality so my opinion must encompass the thirteen as a whole.
September 23, 2014
Interesting
some seemed to end too soon. don't let the kindle read for you. it tended to run through them all and made it confusing. better proofreading would have been a good thing, as the miss spelled words threw me off the flow. I linked the flow of each story and there were surprising endings that I didn't see coming.
some seemed to end too soon. don't let the kindle read for you. it tended to run through them all and made it confusing. better proofreading would have been a good thing, as the miss spelled words threw me off the flow. I linked the flow of each story and there were surprising endings that I didn't see coming.
November 25, 2014
Better than expected
It was well written and surprisingly good, though parts were disturbing and felt as if they were left undone. I have this book a five out of five for its originality and ambience
It was well written and surprisingly good, though parts were disturbing and felt as if they were left undone. I have this book a five out of five for its originality and ambience
September 14, 2024
This author spins fantastic horror tales, many of them still linger in my mind, especially as spooky season approaches. Currently from Enid, Oklahoma, you'll notice that many of the tales have an Okie background!
March 12, 2016
Give this four star's
I have to say this book of horror stories was a little more to my liking. I didn't care for all of them but most were really creepy. I do recommend this book, Good job Mr McDonald.
kozetteksmith
I have to say this book of horror stories was a little more to my liking. I didn't care for all of them but most were really creepy. I do recommend this book, Good job Mr McDonald.
kozetteksmith
July 4, 2013
Great read reminiscent of a Romero Zombie movie.
June 28, 2016
Excellent anthology of creepy stories.
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