Insulation

by Craig Saunders

Yvonne's sure there's something wrong with her new landlord. She's right. He insulates his apartment against the noise of the outside world, but it's the voices that bother him most, and only a special kind of insulation can give him peace from the ghosts in his head. But when his new tenant stumbles on the secret he's kept so well, he can't let her leave...and she'd rather not stay. * From the author of Masters of Blood and Bone , PIG (with Edward Lorn) , and Deadlift .

85 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2015

About the author

Craig Saunders is the author of over thirty novels and novellas, including 'Masters of Blood and Bone', 'RAIN' and 'Deadlift'. He writes across many genres, but horror and fantasy (the 'Rythe' tales) are his favourites.

Craig lives in Norfolk, England, with his wife and children, likes nice people and good coffee. Find out more on Amazon, or visit:

www.craigrsaunders.blogspot.com
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A little aside - I don't visit GR often, but I'm always available on Twitter or the FB page. I apologise in advance if it takes a while for me to answer a question here!

Reviews

[Paul Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yvonne moves into a new apartment with the start of a splitting migraine, painfully described in excruciating detail by Craig Saunders.
 
'all she really understood at that moment was the white sheet of pain hitting her brain , something like a burning knife, sliding through from her right eye and on down toward the base of her skull... a serrated knife , something wicked and white hot'
 
The apartment underneath, Simon, existing in a drug induced haze playing war games online against little fuckers that live life as geek snipers seeking the ultimate head shot. Fully aware of everything going on, the routines of the other residents playing constantly on his mind, annoying him, pissing him right off.
 
So what's the answer? Upgrade the insulation in his apartment, make his walls thicker but what to use, what has the best noise dampening properties? Well admittedly not the product I had in mind and when Yvonne damages a floorboard over Simon's new installation. She sees something she really, really wishes she'd never seen.
 
Another superb novella from Craig Saunders, dark, amusing in places, especially the cleaver scene at the end and what ticks through people's minds when faced with the most desperate of situations. His sense of humour cracks me up at times, fanfuckingtastic and its long past time I added Craig Saunders to my Favourite author list.

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[Shell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a strange, nasty little story that I really enjoyed, give it a read!

[Rowena Hoseason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thoroughly enthralling hour-long read; 'Insulation' starts with perhaps the best description I've ever read of a migraine headache, capturing the nauseating, blinding, pounding misery, and then rapidly escalates into psycho-killer chiller territory.

Craig Saunders has a real gift for a compelling description which drags you into the action, and there's plenty to wince and flinch at in 'Insulation.' It's gory and savage; lewd and destabilising. The plot is nothing less than outrageous... but still, the writing firmly grounds the action in our reality. This isn't fantasy-horror. This is here-and-now, the quiet man next door, the unknown axe murderer. A charming seaside town; the delights of genteel afternoon tea artfully contrasted with murderous insanity.

And it's gleefully indulgent in tension and graphic, bloody description.

Horror fans will be delighted.
8/10