motherhorror's review
4.0
Thank you to the author for this short story in exchange for an honest review.
There are very few things that scare me as much as the thought of losing my mind. Insanity, dementia, amnesia, alzheimer's disease...it just terrifies me.
This short story explores the idea that one day everything is totally normal and the next day, it's not. It's wrong.
But what if everything went wrong in such a subtle, agonizing way, you couldn't even verbalize or pinpoint *what* exactly was 'off'.
I think the most impressive thing about this story is Tobin Elliott's knack for dialogue. This is the way real people talk. The family relationships felt very authentic; especially the marriage.
The main character was someone I would instantly be friends with. I loved his inner mind chat, his sarcasm and quick wit.
It was hard to watch as events unfolded and this character was squeezed through a horrifying ordeal. I wanted desperately for him to have some relief but Elliott didn't have that in the cards and instead, I painfully read as the screw was tightened and tightened.
I can't wait for more from Elliott. Truly a master craftsman of the strange and unusual mixed with heaping doses of what scares me. I'm a fan.
There are very few things that scare me as much as the thought of losing my mind. Insanity, dementia, amnesia, alzheimer's disease...it just terrifies me.
This short story explores the idea that one day everything is totally normal and the next day, it's not. It's wrong.
But what if everything went wrong in such a subtle, agonizing way, you couldn't even verbalize or pinpoint *what* exactly was 'off'.
I think the most impressive thing about this story is Tobin Elliott's knack for dialogue. This is the way real people talk. The family relationships felt very authentic; especially the marriage.
The main character was someone I would instantly be friends with. I loved his inner mind chat, his sarcasm and quick wit.
It was hard to watch as events unfolded and this character was squeezed through a horrifying ordeal. I wanted desperately for him to have some relief but Elliott didn't have that in the cards and instead, I painfully read as the screw was tightened and tightened.
I can't wait for more from Elliott. Truly a master craftsman of the strange and unusual mixed with heaping doses of what scares me. I'm a fan.
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