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A review by readbydusk
Darkest Hours by Sadie Hartmann, Mike Thorn
5.0
4.5 stars rounded up! Darkest Hours is a terrific collection where the author’s passion for all things horror shines through. The clarity and confidence in the writing made these stories come alive. I liked the accompanying author’s notes which highlights the influences and background of each story.
The book opens with a bang with Hair, a distressing story that describes a horrifying physical condition. A New Kind of Drug is a hallucinatory terror in light of an unexplainable phenomenon. Long Man is a fresh look at the boogeyman and it will make you think twice before looking into the mirror. Sabbatical takes on the dissertation writing process and turns it into an absolute nightmare. Lucio Schluter portrays the power and seduction of art with disturbing results.
The second half of the book features essays and criticisms of horror cinema and I enjoyed this section too. The films covered include Halloween (2007), Diary of the Dead (2007) and My Soul To Take (2010). There are also in-depth discussions on films by Rob Zombie, Tobe Hooper and M. Night Shyamalan. If you love horror in books and films, you don’t want to miss this collection!
Thank you to the author for a review copy.
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The book opens with a bang with Hair, a distressing story that describes a horrifying physical condition. A New Kind of Drug is a hallucinatory terror in light of an unexplainable phenomenon. Long Man is a fresh look at the boogeyman and it will make you think twice before looking into the mirror. Sabbatical takes on the dissertation writing process and turns it into an absolute nightmare. Lucio Schluter portrays the power and seduction of art with disturbing results.
The second half of the book features essays and criticisms of horror cinema and I enjoyed this section too. The films covered include Halloween (2007), Diary of the Dead (2007) and My Soul To Take (2010). There are also in-depth discussions on films by Rob Zombie, Tobe Hooper and M. Night Shyamalan. If you love horror in books and films, you don’t want to miss this collection!
Thank you to the author for a review copy.
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