A review by djasson
Fengriffen & Other Gothic Tales by David Case

3.0

I picked this up on some friends' recommendations. It was a good read that reminded me a lot of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's works, though without the final follow through at the end. Lots of tension in build up in the two longer novella pieces which sandwiched two quick short stories. Fengriffen, the title story, was good and I'd have given it a 4 if it didn't end so quickly. I liked Anachrona, the first short story. I thought it was cute and would make a fun story to tell over a fire with a nice glass of scotch. I didn't like The Foreign Bride that much. The final piece, The Dead End, was a hard one for me to rate. It reminded me a bit of The Island of Dr. Moreau (by H. G. Wells). The sexism and racism really detracted from the story, which was a pretty interesting horror piece, especially at its ending. It reminded me of a Night Gallery episode.