bmacenlightened's review
3.0
Not a bad short story by any means, especially for free, but not a whole lot there either. Some good parts let down by the lack of substance elsewhere. If it were maybe 50 pages and had more to it I would've gone higher.
katierodante's review
2.0
Ooh, this was creepy. It’s important to note that I don’t typically read horror or thriller novels, and consider myself sensitive to that type of entertainment.
James Guest receives a phone call from his sister, letting him know that his mother has died. It was his sister Liz’s responsibility to deal with funeral preparations and anything else dealing with their mother’s passing. However, Liz’s plans fall through, and she is nowhere to be found. James must deal with the arrangements all on his own, and he is not happy about that.
He’s a no nonsense kind of guy, and is quickly fed up with frustrations in his communications with the funeral director, or with the spooky happenings at his deceased mother’s cottage.
Reading this, I had no idea what a necroform is, but the story does a fine job of explaining the term. What I will say is this–this isn’t your average ghost story.
The author admits on one of the final pages after the story ends that this is a grotesque story. I agree with that statement, though it may not be the same for people with no aversion to horror.
James Guest receives a phone call from his sister, letting him know that his mother has died. It was his sister Liz’s responsibility to deal with funeral preparations and anything else dealing with their mother’s passing. However, Liz’s plans fall through, and she is nowhere to be found. James must deal with the arrangements all on his own, and he is not happy about that.
He’s a no nonsense kind of guy, and is quickly fed up with frustrations in his communications with the funeral director, or with the spooky happenings at his deceased mother’s cottage.
Reading this, I had no idea what a necroform is, but the story does a fine job of explaining the term. What I will say is this–this isn’t your average ghost story.
The author admits on one of the final pages after the story ends that this is a grotesque story. I agree with that statement, though it may not be the same for people with no aversion to horror.
angielisle's review
4.0
An interesting concept about a vampire-like creature. The morbid descriptions are vivid and the story is well-written. I wish there was more to the story!
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