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Review: After editing notable collections like Intimacy and After Hours, Robert Fleming has assembled his own tales of terror in his latest compilation, HAVOC AFTER DARK. The tales are not typical tales of terror. They range from a man's curse brought on by his father's indiscretions to a greenhouse full of flowers that feed on humans. Some of my favorites were a story of a boy who endured religious abuse and one of a faithless bluesman who had a debt to pay. There are none of the stale tales of vampires or werewolves with the scripted garlic and silver bullets; no chainsaw massacres or escaped mental patients. Adversely, and perhaps with more intensity, Fleming weaves believable stories that are so terrifying precisely because of their possibilities. The characters in any of the tales could have been me. With this powerful angle, HAVOC AFTER DARK scared the daylights out of me more than once. Additionally, none of the stories seemed to have been written just for terror's sake. Each made me think about the underlying message behind the words. I am tremendously impressed with this book and with this author. Reviewed by CandaceK
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: Leave a light on
Review: After editing notable collections like Intimacy and After Hours, Robert Fleming has assembled his own tales of terror in his latest compilation, HAVOC AFTER DARK. The tales are not typical tales of terror. They range from a man's curse brought on by his father's indiscretions to a greenhouse full of flowers that feed on humans. Some of my favorites were a story of a boy who endured religious abuse and one of a faithless bluesman who had a debt to pay. There are none of the stale tales of vampires or werewolves with the scripted garlic and silver bullets; no chainsaw massacres or escaped mental patients. Adversely, and perhaps with more intensity, Fleming weaves believable stories that are so terrifying precisely because of their possibilities. The characters in any of the tales could have been me. With this powerful angle, HAVOC AFTER DARK scared the daylights out of me more than once. Additionally, none of the stories seemed to have been written just for terror's sake. Each made me think about the underlying message behind the words. I am tremendously impressed with this book and with this author. Reviewed by CandaceK
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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