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Summary: A Great and Disturbing Collection of Horror Tales
Review: These 13 stories will make you retch, make you laugh, and make you cringe all within a few pages of each reaction. Mr. Clegg doesn't hold back on the violence or the disturbing image which makes for great Horror fare. Tied together through the dreams of a captive young boy who is more than he seems the stories vary in content from backwoods horror (The Rendering Man) to a bachelor party gone terribly wrong (The Night Before Alec Got Married) to a dark sense of obligation (Damned If You Do) to just plain weird (I Am Infinite; I Contain Multitudes). Bottom line: this collection is better read, any attempt at explanation would misconstrue the stories. So pick this book up and let Mr. Clegg take you into his strange little world. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award.
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Summary: So-so Chronicle...
Review: This is a loosely connected collection of short stories. It has a few gems in it; but it doesn't have much of a climactic ending to the overall story. Ignoring that, I was delighted by the surprising graphic detail. (This was my first Clegg book.) It's just that the surprises kinda worn off after the first 6 or 7 stories (most of my favorites are here). I would have given this book 4 stars if Clegg had not tried to tie the stories together and deleted some of the deadwood.
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Summary: Wins My Vote For Worst Horror Book!
Review: This is my first Douglas Clegg book and my last! I read a horror book to be scared and this book was not the least bit scary. I started it, read the first 50 pages and put it down. Two weeks later I picked it up and finished it but should have left it. No characters were worth worrying about and the plot was absent. Sorry, but this is a stinker in my eyes.
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Summary: My favorite Clegg!
Review: This is one of my favorite collections EVER, and it was my introduction to the work of Douglas Clegg. Nothing else has ever quite topped it for me. Really chilling and disturbing stuff.
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Summary: Eeew!
Review: This is the first Clegg I've read. I'm a big fan of Stephen King's; he scares the bejeezus out of me, but rarely does he really "gross me out." "Nightmare" definitely did the job. There are quite a few concepts new to me in (at least my personal experience reading) horror (The Ripening Sweetness of Late Afternoon and I am Infinite... for example). I can't wait to see what he can do with a full length novel.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the first Douglas Clegg novel I've picked up and, I have to say, after hearing so many wonderful things about him, I was disappointed.This book is poorly crafted at best. It is severely lacking in narrative structure, even within the individual stories, and the half-hearted attempt to tie them all together detracted more than it added. I found myself continuing to read mostly just for the sake of finishing the book, rather than because of any particular feeling for the characters, or even a desire to know how it ended. Clegg skirts around points that would seem to be essential to understanding the story, leaving the reader feeling, not pleasantly confused and hungry for more as I'm sure was his goal, but rather cheated, as if one had been listening to a long joke that at the last minute failed to deliver a punchline. At the same time, Clegg browbeats the reader with thinly veiled religious symbolism, and characters who experience moments of enlightenment, to which the only proper response can be a groan. If you're looking for the bizarre, something to keep you glued to your seat, I reccommend P.D. Cacek, Dean Koontz, or John Steakley, to name a few. I doubt I'll be checking out any more of Clegg's work.
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Summary: Murder, Mayhem and Monsters
Review: This volume collects thirteen tales of horror from one of the modern masters. This is on of the better horror collections I have read in some time with most of the stories being strong.
The stories run across a broad spectrum of topics from characters who lovingly kill their loved ones to hauntings to bizarre monsters that just might fit legends better than we would like. A fourteenth story is included as a tie to help blend the collection together.
This is horror intended for adults and while not actually being erotic horror, Clegg does not hold back on the language or sex if it helps the story. If you have enjoyed Clegg's novels, you will not be disappointed by these tales.
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Summary: Know nothing of Douglas Clegg? Let me Introduce you...
Review: This was the first Douglas Clegg book I read, after reading some of his work in other collections. Though I believe that his longer fiction is his strong suit, these little gems get you into the mind of a writer who is personable and fun, and I believe a great horror writer. If you're looking for a Stephen King or Clive Barker clone, move along. Clegg is an original writer with a unique voice.
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Summary: yawn
Review: Total yawnage! It's been said that Clegg is better then Stephen King...yeah? I also know of people who see Elvis. This book was vioent, but violent without a point. I found myself skimming the last few stories. One or two stories were okay, but over all I wasn't impressed with the book. I may get one of Clegg's novels to see if I like it. If you must read this book, go to the library and get it for free. Then again, this is just my opinion. IF you want to read a good horror book, may I suggest one? It's called "It" by Stephen King. King is still the modern master of horror.
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Summary: FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD
Review: What can I say? How do I describe this nasty, brutal collection of short stories? hmmm. Clive Barker dropped acid and became Stephen King. These stories represent a clever imagination at work here. Clegg does not let you off easy with his gruesome images and unexpected turns in the tale. He straps you in, fills your mouth with the bees of fear and sends you screaming into the darkness. Mr. Clegg, I am a devoted fan now!
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