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Pain
A top secret virus infects the water supply of a mountain town. Two mercenary soldiers, a retiring doctor and a handful of terrified patients struggle to defend a remote ER against a mob of the living dead. Through one long, harrowing night the living will learn there are many different kinds of... PAIN
- GenresHorror
116 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Harry Shannon
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Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a film studio executive and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” He is author of the horror novels “Night of the Beast” and “Night of the Werewolf” in addition to “Daemon” (formerly “Night of the Daemon”). Harry also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” (2005) “Eye of the Burning Man,” (2006) and “One of the Wicked” (Nov. 2008), as well as the acclaimed thriller “The Pressure of Darkness” (2006). His novel "Dead and Gone" (August 2008) has a movie version, screenplay by Shannon, and it is now on DVD via LionsGate. All of his early novels are now available via Amazon.com on Kindle, and some via Smashwords. His collection "A Host of Shadows" and the novella "PAIN" were recently published by Dark Regions Press. "CLAN" and "The Hungry" (co-written with Steven W, Booth) are also on Kindke and Nook. "The Dead Man: Kill Them All" we be released by Amazon.com via their new publishing company Thomas and Mercer. Harry can be contacted via his web site www.harryshannon.com. He is also a member of Top Suspense Group www.topsuspensegroup.com
Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a film studio executive and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” He is author of the horror novels “Night of the Beast” and “Night of the Werewolf” in addition to “Daemon” (formerly “Night of the Daemon”). Harry also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” (2005) “Eye of the Burning Man,” (2006) and “One of the Wicked” (Nov. 2008), as well as the acclaimed thriller “The Pressure of Darkness” (2006). His novel "Dead and Gone" (August 2008) has a movie version, screenplay by Shannon, and it is now on DVD via LionsGate. All of his early novels are now available via Amazon.com on Kindle, and some via Smashwords. His collection "A Host of Shadows" and the novella "PAIN" were recently published by Dark Regions Press. "CLAN" and "The Hungry" (co-written with Steven W, Booth) are also on Kindke and Nook. "The Dead Man: Kill Them All" we be released by Amazon.com via their new publishing company Thomas and Mercer. Harry can be contacted via his web site www.harryshannon.com. He is also a member of Top Suspense Group www.topsuspensegroup.com
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December 1, 2010
Ah, zombies. I think this is the current hot ticket in horror, right up there with teenage vampires. I wish I knew what it was about zombie stories that fascinates me so much. Is it the swarm of hopelessness, the fight for survival, the inevitable apocalypse? Whatever the reason, I will admit I’m a sucker for a well told zombie story.
Pain by Harry Shannon is one of those stories. From page one, things are moving and happening. He introduces the characters quickly and efficiently, revealing bits of their back stories and personalities as the chaos happens around them.
This isn’t your typical “apocalypse” type story, where a zombie plague spreads throughout the entire world. The setting in Pain is just a small town, ordered to evacuate for reasons unknown to them. A small cast of characters wall up at a doctor’s office, where they fight through the night for survival. I thought some characters might have been a little cliche. I’m thinking specifically of the cheating couple. However, we have a man who makes his living as a clown, and he has hemorrhoids. I thought this was the most original character I’ve ever seen.
Zombie stories are very hit or miss. Some are awful, while others just passable. There’s definitely a vibe of “seen it” with zombies stories. But Pain is unpredictable with an interesting cast of characters.
Strengths:
Zombies!
The characters are all well defined, and I rooted for several of them.
Plenty of action. Most of the story is the siege on the doctor’s office.
Satisfying conclusion and explanation. Most zombie stories leave everything a mystery. Not this one.
Weaknesses:
Plenty of formatting issues, at least on my Kindle. Different characters’ dialog on one line. Entire paragraphs indented.
Pain by Harry Shannon is one of those stories. From page one, things are moving and happening. He introduces the characters quickly and efficiently, revealing bits of their back stories and personalities as the chaos happens around them.
This isn’t your typical “apocalypse” type story, where a zombie plague spreads throughout the entire world. The setting in Pain is just a small town, ordered to evacuate for reasons unknown to them. A small cast of characters wall up at a doctor’s office, where they fight through the night for survival. I thought some characters might have been a little cliche. I’m thinking specifically of the cheating couple. However, we have a man who makes his living as a clown, and he has hemorrhoids. I thought this was the most original character I’ve ever seen.
Zombie stories are very hit or miss. Some are awful, while others just passable. There’s definitely a vibe of “seen it” with zombies stories. But Pain is unpredictable with an interesting cast of characters.
Strengths:
Zombies!
The characters are all well defined, and I rooted for several of them.
Plenty of action. Most of the story is the siege on the doctor’s office.
Satisfying conclusion and explanation. Most zombie stories leave everything a mystery. Not this one.
Weaknesses:
Plenty of formatting issues, at least on my Kindle. Different characters’ dialog on one line. Entire paragraphs indented.
October 25, 2010
I enjoyed the story. It was a quick read. Where I had a problem was with a few typos. Also the ebook formatting, I bought the kindle version. I would have liked chapters sections broken up better. It was like one big long chapter. It would have been easier to see how much further I had to go in each section
September 22, 2011
Full review coming. I have read other stuff by Shannon that I thought was great. This story would make a good Zombie movie, but a rare case where I thought the story was told to fast and sold a little short.
April 17, 2011
Harry Shannon has done it again. This is an awesome book, folks ! I have to say that normally I'm not a big fan of zombie books but this one quickly won me over. The characters are very offbeat and keep you interested throughout the whole story.
November 9, 2014
A wonderfully chaotic read. Full of action and crazed, zombie-like folk, and conspiracy. This book is written to give the reader glimpses into what the characters are going through as it jumps view points. Lots of killing, dark humor, and plain old action.
November 17, 2014
This swim through the world of pain leaves you wet and wrung out. But what the heck, the characters took all the heat and all you had was a couple of nightmares: SO FAR !!!!
Although only a novella, this carries punch and the story line is tight and flows nicely
Recommended
Although only a novella, this carries punch and the story line is tight and flows nicely
Recommended
July 6, 2011
A fun, quick zombie novella. Full review posted at battlegrip.com.
November 9, 2010
Very creative, loved it!
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