Official Review: 10 Short Horror Stories vol:1
Posted: 27 Jul 2017, 15:24
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "10 Short Horror Stories vol:1" by Steven Havelock.]
1 out of 4 stars
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10 Short Horror Stories: Vol 1, by Steven Havelock, is a collection of ten short horror stories. The book is only 109 pages long. Most of the stories have a religious theme, with the characters being most afraid of going to hell.
The last (but certainly not least) story happens to be the most engaging. Louise is a devout Christian, who carries with her a deep, dark secret. At first, it seems that Louise simply has a neurotic personality. She burdens herself with guilt and takes the blame for things not caused by her. She blames her mother’s death on her “sin”. As unexplainable events unfold, we learn just how dark and deplorable that sin really is. Will she be able to escape the consequences of her actions? Can she redeem herself?
Most of the stories explore the damaging effects that societal problems have on individuals. Difficulties can make or break a person. Books in general focus on telling the success story of the protagonist who rose from the ashes. What happens though, when a person is instead broken by adversity? Having that rare take on things makes this collection refreshing. These stories have a lot of imagination behind them.
Sadly, they are not very convincing. Many of the shorter stories are rushed and underdeveloped. As a result, the book failed miserably at sending chills down my spine. I wish the author had cut out those poorly developed stories and focused on the longer stories, which had my attention. The last story takes up a third of the entire book and I feel was given the most attention. Had the author given the same amount of attention to the other stories, this would be a great read. The concepts were well thought out but poorly executed. The more true to life stories in this collection, are more relatable and thus scarier.
One aspect which sure was scary about this collection is the editing! Missing letters, inconsistent page numbering, shocking grammar mistakes and atrocious spelling mistakes. The differences in formatting amongst the stories is distracting, perhaps the different stories are formatted differently to give them an individual feel, but again, it is poorly executed. All these earned this book a seat in the horror books’ section.
I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. It isn’t scary at all. The lack of editing put the last nail in the coffin for this book. There are just too many errors. I do not recommend this book. Horror fans would be disappointed.
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1 out of 4 stars
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10 Short Horror Stories: Vol 1, by Steven Havelock, is a collection of ten short horror stories. The book is only 109 pages long. Most of the stories have a religious theme, with the characters being most afraid of going to hell.
The last (but certainly not least) story happens to be the most engaging. Louise is a devout Christian, who carries with her a deep, dark secret. At first, it seems that Louise simply has a neurotic personality. She burdens herself with guilt and takes the blame for things not caused by her. She blames her mother’s death on her “sin”. As unexplainable events unfold, we learn just how dark and deplorable that sin really is. Will she be able to escape the consequences of her actions? Can she redeem herself?
Most of the stories explore the damaging effects that societal problems have on individuals. Difficulties can make or break a person. Books in general focus on telling the success story of the protagonist who rose from the ashes. What happens though, when a person is instead broken by adversity? Having that rare take on things makes this collection refreshing. These stories have a lot of imagination behind them.
Sadly, they are not very convincing. Many of the shorter stories are rushed and underdeveloped. As a result, the book failed miserably at sending chills down my spine. I wish the author had cut out those poorly developed stories and focused on the longer stories, which had my attention. The last story takes up a third of the entire book and I feel was given the most attention. Had the author given the same amount of attention to the other stories, this would be a great read. The concepts were well thought out but poorly executed. The more true to life stories in this collection, are more relatable and thus scarier.
One aspect which sure was scary about this collection is the editing! Missing letters, inconsistent page numbering, shocking grammar mistakes and atrocious spelling mistakes. The differences in formatting amongst the stories is distracting, perhaps the different stories are formatted differently to give them an individual feel, but again, it is poorly executed. All these earned this book a seat in the horror books’ section.
I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. It isn’t scary at all. The lack of editing put the last nail in the coffin for this book. There are just too many errors. I do not recommend this book. Horror fans would be disappointed.
******
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