Status Updates From Skeleton Crew: Stories

Terminado o conto O Nevoeiro.

Finished Part 2 of The Monkey, where Hal and Petey drive up to his old beach house to get rid of the cursed toy monkey once and for all.

Ok, now we have a bit more flashbacks of the mysterious deaths laid in the Monkey’s wake, yet the story as a whole is a bit of a darkly comic, yet underbaked, horror thriller. I do appreciate the concept, but it’s a bit lacking in execution.

Rating: 7/10

The reapers image: eh. I like the concept of a cursed mirror but there’s kind of no follow through here

Beach world: I just don’t think king is great at 50s style sci-fi

Morgen dann wahrscheinlich die letzten 3

The Mist - 5 stars

Just read the first half of The Monkey, where Hal encounters a dreadful toy monkey from his past.

This is a story that is told through flashbacks, with the present day stuff being the interludes, yet it does paint a darkly truthful picture of a childhood in ruins. I’m pretty sure the drama at play isn’t as impactful as The Mist, but I do like the concept of a toy monkey that causes anyone around Hal to die.

Just read Here There be Tygers, where Charles goes to the bathroom, but encounters a carnivorous obstacle.

I do enjoy a bit of magical realism, and while the story is very barebones, I still find it to be a tight less than ten pages read if you are in a hurry.

Rating: 7/10