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Title: Sick: An Anthology of Illness by Andi Olsen, John Edward Lawson ISBN: 0-9745031-1-8 Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Keeps you on your toes
Comment: Now I ask you, with so much going on in the world today and horrors revealed daily on the evening news, is it still possible to shock the apathetic and indifferent? After reading this book all I can sum up is, "Hell Yes"! In fact, let me back up that statement with the admission that I was physically ill not once but twice during my visit into this world. This is not your typical run-of-the-mill scare here kiddies. In an arena created with mayhem and anarchy, Lawson makes sure to not only make you tremble with fear; he's going to make you beg to be released.
Bringing together a stellar collection of writers to assist him, Lawson annihilates the standard. With thirty-six stories revolving around the abnormal, the insane and the alluringly repugnant, I warn you - you will find no comfort here. Lets start off with the tale that resulted in my illness, A Terrible Thing To Waste, written by Vincent W. Sakowski. A tale about an operation that went south, Sakowski took only two pages to mangle and distort the perception of hospital protocol and induce my lunch to resurface [figuritively].
Some other tales here are Mouthful of Dust, Along Came Auntie Rose, Drainage and Portrait of a Suburb. Adding their own piece of flayed skin to an overpopulated pool of horror, each author and story adds a new perspective. This collection confirms my theory that should horror writers not be permitted to write out their therapy, they might have been highly successful serial killers.
What makes a compilation like this stand out is the distinctive angle of each story. From one tale to the next, you're never really sure where you'll end up. From the quietly haunting to the appallingly shocking, this book keeps you on your toes and your mind in chaos.
My rating? I give it a 4 . For the Simple fact that even though I love horror, I like my meals even more. Buy the paperback and save those extra few dollars for some paper bags and a bottle of Pepto Bismol.
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting anthology
Comment: It is not for those who are faint of heart, but if you like horror stories, Sick: An Anthology of Illness is for you. Like all anthology collections, it's a mix bag of stories in varying quality. But when it's good, it's great, and makes it worthwhile. True standouts are The Kind Old Fellow by James Chambers, an interesting science fiction story that crosses the worlds of Judge Dredd and Philip K. Dick with the best of hard boiled crime noir; Christ Machine by Tim Curran, an off-beat look on Christianity; Unicorn's Revenge by Greg Beatty, a story that asks what if computers can take revenge on pedophiles; The Shadow by Jack Fisher, a character study on the spilt personality of a child murderer; and Visits with Mother by Kurt Newton, where a man who visits his mother and gets more than her bargained for.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must read dark fiction
Comment: Sick is undoubtedly one of the most successful collections of horror and dark fiction in recent years. Eschewing formula and tradition, the tales gathered here chart fresh new territory through the grotesque, the frightening, and the downright nauseating. This is the genuinely edgy work of probing (and, yes, most likely disturbed) authors who don't know the meaning of pulling their punches, but do understand style, wit, and intensity. Highly recommended!
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Title: 15 Serial Killers: Docufictions by Harold Jaffe, Joel Lipman ISBN: 097450310X Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Black Spiral: Twisted Tales of Terror by F. Paul Wilson, Richard D. Weber, Ramsey Campbell, Tim Lebbon ISBN: 1897013221 Publisher: Cyber-Pulp Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Gathering the Bones by Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison ISBN: 0765301792 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 16 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Dead by Mark E. Rogers ISBN: 0741405563 Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA) Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Serial Killer Files : The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers by HAROLD SCHECHTER ISBN: 0345465660 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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