A review by shelf_husk
Horror Story and Other Horror Stories by Robert Boyczuk

5.0

A collection that calls itself Horror Story better have at least one damn good horror story, lest you think it a parody of the genre such as Scary Movie. Plus, it better be better than Scary Movie. No problem here: Robert Boyczuk (whose novels Nexus: Ascension and The Book of Thomas prove him a master of both the short and long form) has put together a collection that rivets you to your seat even as it pulls the rug out from under you. “Cure for Cancer” is a nightmare of twisted love, and “Query” is a masterpiece of literary insanity that anyone in the publishing industry will connect with. The story “Horror Story” would make such a terrific movie, I’m surprised no one has done it yet.

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