Pisces51’s Reviews > D.O.A. II > Status Update

LINGER By Daniel I Russell-Harry tries to sell telephone plans ove the phone in his cubicle. Co-worker Dave is friendly but cautions Harry not to take a girl too seriously.Harry has schizophrenia in his genes, and exhibits persistent olfactory hallucinations which begin to focus on the casual date Susan. He can't escape her smell, entertains killing her. Predictable outcome. Rated a weak 3 Stars.

GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT By Shane McKenzie-Spooky Halloween tale about a small town whose adult population lived with a frightening fear and their very lives dependent upon all citizens towing the line. All children in the town were to be restrained securely and in lock step precision. Compliance was signalled by a lit pumpkin, but one night...the curb in front of a house was dark. Hell reigned.Very good.5 Stars

GAME OF GOLF By Gregory L. Norris-A truly bloody, gory, violent, and brutal mass murder of 29 adults on the green of a well appointed golf course. The authorities eventually arrived at the horrific scene. The ending was an example of perfect irony. Really pretty good. 4 Stars.

THE PROUD MOTHER By Ken MacGregor- A terrifying Victorian tale of madness and the unexplained. Certainly an original spin off of virtuous girl meets handsome man and they get married, have great sex on the wedding night. It is all perfect and erotic until fear followed by terror come out to play. Genuinely creepy and rated a solid 4 Stars. I'm starting to think male genitalia is on an endangered organ list.

THE PUBIC HAIR TUMBLEWEED By Joshua Dobson-Well, this story reads like a disgusting futuristic nightmare. The "Tumbleweed" central to the story and the guy delegated to sweep the laundromat floor encounter each other and it was kind of amusing in a sick way. Rated 3 Stars.

FAT BOY By Kelly M. Hudson- This revolting story of a morbidly obese young misfit named Tommy was gross, gory and as extreme and psychotic as a tale of sick, sated revenge can get. Original, shocking, locked and loaded with terror. Parental abuse through enabling, verbal abuse with relentless bullying and demoralizing at school. Rated 5 Stars for originality,writing, and unapologetic brutal bloody payback.

STD By David Bernstein-Brian awakens the morning after sexual escapades with a flight attendant he just met named Jackie. He has the need to empty his bladder and that was the beginning of his waking nightmare. I was snagged like a largemouth bass on a moss covered pond by a master angler. The author kept me intrigued and the "kill shot" was a complete surprise, both satisfying and imaginative. Liked it. 4 Stars.

DR. SCABS AND THE HAGS OF EL CAJON By Robert Essig-Lindsey's desire for a drink was stronger than the uneasiness triggered by the looks and feel of the disreputable looking bar she was passing. A man followed her onto the dark streets after she had left after that drink. You'd think he was the source of Lindsey's horrific fate just around the corner. Nope. Essig is hit or miss with me. This was a miss. Rated 2 Stars.

EVERY DROP OF BLOOD HAS A SOUL-A Tale Of Faust By David Quinn.
Presented as a glimpse of the professional relationship between a psychotic mass murderer and a female consulting psychiatrist at infamous Bellevue. The story is very brief and laden with symbolism. It seemed to me to take a page out of Nietzsche and his cautionary advice about the abyss. Rated 3 Stars.

UNDER THE PRETEXT OF PROPENSITY By Anton Cancre-Well written spin-off of the age old male dilemna of sexually desiring every attractive female he sees, including those who are unobtainable or forbidden fruit. In this case a Step Daughter. Jordan gives in to his male "propensity" but to his detriment. I did not feel that it was original. Rated 3.5 Stars.