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Aberrations (2011)

by Jeremy C. Shipp(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Attic Clown Press

review 1: Aberrations is a mixed bag of chilling horror. Some leave you wondering and the others dish out a look over your shoulder. Some well known authors in this anthology edited by Jeremy C. Shipp a Bram Stoker award winning author. (Bug House by Lisa Tuttle) Creepy, entertaining. 4★s(The Things in the Woods by Nate Kenyon) Bigfoot or whatever they hit, 3★s(Tested by Lisa Morton) I read a few of her stories and this one goes to the top of the list. 4★s(Bus People by Simon Wood) Only crazy people ride the bus. 3.5★s
review 2: It was a good, diverse batch of stories, and I want to take a moment to discuss my three favorites. The anthology kicks off with “Money Well Earned” by Joseph Nassise. A hit man is hired to rid Point Pleasant, West Virginia of the Mot... morehman. Never one to turn down a job, he goes, but is surprised by what he finds there. I like the blend of urban legend and gritty crime story. The twist was clever (I knew something was coming, but didn’t know what) and the tone really propelled the piece. Great story.Another that I really dug was Joe McKinney’s contribution, “Survivors”. I’ve read Apocalypse of the Dead and thought it was decent, but this one really moved me, a story about survivor’s guilt set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse. I like zombie stories that aren’t about zombies, and this one pulled that off nicely. This tale was all about Canavan, and could have been superimposed over any disaster. That said, McKinney took advantage of the zombies for some nice, non-gratuitous gore. Nice blend.The piece that knocked my socks off, though, blew me away, was “The Hounds of Love” by Scott Nicholson. I was turned off at first: a kid who tortures animals named Dexter? That’s been done. But I stopped caring about that after a page or two. This book explores the concept of love, what it means, what it can do, through an awesome sick and sad lens. It’s really hard to read, as an animal lover, but Nicholoson’s ending is just fantastic. I can’t say anything else about the end ‘cause I want every person who reads this review to run out and read the story. Three thumbs up. Editor Jeremy C. Shipp’s contribution, “Goat Boy” was good, short and sweet, and I enjoyed Elizabeth Massie’s “Beggars at Dawn”. Some of the other tales I wasn’t wild about, but the good stories make this anthology a must have, especially since the Kindle version is $2.99. That’s less than a snack, and infinitely more satisfying. Also, the cover art is really beautiful! less

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