Painbows & Faded Tales

by Sea Caummisar

Short story collection from the dark mind of Sea Caummisar.

Painbows

Penis Pumped

Dental Debacle

Garbage Man



Previously published works

PGAD Anxiety (published w/ ‘The Absence of Pain’)

Worst Fear (published in ‘Books of Horror Community Anthology Vol.1’)

100 word drabbles (published in ‘Dark Xmas: Holiday Drabbles 100 Word Horror Stories’)

The First Signs of a Serial Killer
A Perfect Snowman
A Bad Child
Rudolph the Bloody Nosed Reindeer
Shiny Ornaments

Blood Wine (flash fiction published in ‘Dark Valentine Holiday Horror Collection: A Flash Fiction Anthology’)

102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Enter the dark mind of Sea Caummisar.
Sea Caummisar is a horror author specializing in extreme horror and splatterpunk. Titles include the Deadly Reality TV Series, Verdict Realty, Games and many more. When she is not writing, she is usually busy reading. If you want to keep up with what she is reading or writing you can follow her on Goodreads. She loves hearing from her readers on Facebook and Twitter.

Reviews

[The_5ft_reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent collection of stories, i loved the intros or outros Sea added to each story I love learning more about authors and their writing! Penis Pummped and Worst Fear, where my favourites in this collection

[Juan Vizcarra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this book feels strange since the first story talks directly to you and implies that the rest of the stories are told by an unrealiable source, however this unreliable source turns out to be a weird psychotic man with an obsession with rainbow tattoos, which makes the stories not only a bit more uneasy to read but also gives them a vibe of something you'll hear in whispers on a dark alley. It makes them eerie and more powerful this way.

My personal favorite would be the one about the garbage collector, unexpected and very original.

I was a fan of the bonus drabbles too, altough some of them where a bit generic for my liking, but still amusing.

[Sharon Leung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing short stories

I can't say it enough but Sea Caummisar is Brilliantly Talented! There isn't a single read of her that I haven't enjoyed. I'm not a huge fan of short stories or dabbles. Only having read a few an enjoyed, I thought I'd give Sea's a try. As I read along I was engrossed. I could never get into shorts as I find them too short but wow, here I lay ( reading in bed ) enjoying every word. Each story capturing my attention and taking me away. I loved it every minute of all of the amazing short stories. So even it your not a fan of shorts, give this one a try, you'll love it. Definitely recommend.

[Jools King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sea Caummisar Rocks!

Love Sea Caummisar's stories. They're visceral, we'll-worked, like a shiv stabbing repeatedly a meat joint until the meat falls from the bone. She likes to go deeper than most horror writers, peeling back the skin to expose the full-fat, multicoloured bloody horror. Good for her. These stories are more than just feckless gore; I like how she needles the reader with the deep anxiety the character feels, and researches the often quite exotic medical conditions underlying the visceral horror. Not for the squeamish, but there's definitely a pot of gold to found at the end of these painbows.

[Kade Gulluscio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Painbows & Faded Tales is a short story collection by Sea Caummisar. This book comes in just around 100-ish pages and is quite the easy read.

Before jumping in, make sure you read the triggers / warnings, as this IS a splatterpunk / extreme horror book. If you are NOT a fan of splatterpunk or gore, don't pick this up. haha. This is not for the faint of heart, I assure you that. :x

As with any short story collection, there are great and "meh" stories. Some better than others. I did enjoy pretty much every story here, but some moved along easier / better.

I'll definitely read others by Sea!

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

PAINBOWS AND FADED TALES was a cool short story collection with some horror, and other great stories with dark twists. I enjoyed them all. Two of my favorites were the one featuring the trip to the dentist's office and the one set in the shop that sold sex toys because I particularly liked the characterizations. Sharp and voicey. Garbage Man was a fun story as well and as a Hannibal Lector fan, I loved this one too. Great characters. Sea Caummisar has such a creative mind! 5/5 stars.

[Mark Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant! I honestly loved every story in this collection.

[Jenessa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring

I loved the series “Raised by a Killer,” so I thought I would give this book a try. What a waste of time, I’m sorry but this was awful and so boring.

[D.J. Doyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

yep, if you know Seac Caummiser's stories, you know what to expect. Enjoy!

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

painbows

What can I say she says horror and I say sick mind. Entirely two different forms of writing. My opinion only.