Review of Maniacs, Monsters and a Bump in the Night
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Review of Maniacs, Monsters and a Bump in the Night
[Following is a volunteer review of "Maniacs, Monsters and a Bump in the Night" by G. Richard Evans.]
G. Richard Evans is the author of Maniacs, Monsters, and a Bump in the Night. The author combined goblins, witches, paranormal, and horror elements with fantasy and science fiction. This book contains both good and negative elements, such as love and vengeance, drug and child abuse, horror, and witchcraft. This book discusses how child abuse affects a child's mentality and behavior as a result of their childhood trauma. I was astounded when I read the last story.
The first story, Bump in the Night, is about a couple named Mike and Carol. Mike had been seeing Carol for about three months, and she was affiliated with some form of witchcraft. He had a disagreement with his girlfriend over a witchcraft movie, and the story followed, such as where he ended up after that argument, his girlfriend's response, and so on.
The second story, The Green Goblin, is about a man named Murray Singleton who works in a kitchen. The third story, Loser, is about Eustace Crowley. He had been a loser his entire life and constantly made schemes to become wealthy quickly, which led him to jail. But the story takes an interesting turn from there. The fourth story, Doodle, is about a youngster named Doodle who befriends rats.
The fifth story is titled Ghost of a Chance. This story is about a youngster named Timmy and how Melvin Burtons bullied him. He taunts him, bodily shames him, verbally assaults him, and recounts the way he deals with all of this. This story also includes a mystery element. The sixth story's title is The Gift. The plot revolves around Brandon, his wife Caroline Randall, and his best buddy Shane. Shane began to believe that he loved Caroline. Brandon proposed marriage to Caroline, who accepted. Life carried on, and they gradually forgot about Shane, until one day a curious letter arrived in the mail. And things started to shift from that point forward. This story contains witchcraft.
The seventh story is called Covers. The protagonist of this tale is a man named Jason.
The eighth tale You Bet Your Wife about Albert Dotson and Alice, a couple. In addition to smoking, Albert has a persistent cough and cold as well. Despite his wife's constant advice to stop smoking, he is unyielding. Because of his unyielding actions, how he ended up is mentioned throughout this narrative.
The ninth story is Dreams Unto Death: the story begins when seven-year-old Bo Carleson collapses and hurts his head. After regaining consciousness, Bo experienced nightmarish visions of a large white beast with red eyes that chased him relentlessly. He suffered from nightmares and had frightening dreams. It's an intriguing story. This narrative becomes more interesting as you continue to read it. This story contains demons, killings, and terrifying scenes.
The tenth narrative, Devil’s Breath, is about a man named Paul who borrowed money from someone, and now he needed some more time to repay his loan. If he and his family don’t pay it in seven days, loan sharks are coming to steal the house. He’s also scared about his wife Jennifer and child Courtney. His child begins to experience nightmares. The son was afraid to say anything to his mother since he didn't want to express his fear. Jennifer didn't notice anything, and Courtney refused to talk about it, so the boy was caught in a spinning vortex of fire and anger every night. Then the night of the seventh day arrived, and many things happened after that night. This is one of my favorite stories from the entire book.
Ask Your Daughter is the title of the eleventh story. The subject of this tale is a drug addict. This tale discusses how drugs impacted his daily activities, how he involved Carol, and how drugs impacted her life. The twelfth narrative, "Scream It’s Dark," is a dark tale. I don't like this narrative because it contains child abuse. He was abused, and as he becomes older, he begins to mistreat other people. The rest of the plot revolves around this. Reading this story is incredibly upsetting and depressing. This anecdote demonstrated the impact of childhood trauma on children.
This book is interesting, and the author does a great job of blending stories. I'll award this book five stars because it's properly edited, and I only found a two grammatical errors. I only suggest this book to adults because it contains a lot of inappropriate language and some explicit scenes. In my opinion, there is nothing in this book that needs to be modified.
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G. Richard Evans is the author of Maniacs, Monsters, and a Bump in the Night. The author combined goblins, witches, paranormal, and horror elements with fantasy and science fiction. This book contains both good and negative elements, such as love and vengeance, drug and child abuse, horror, and witchcraft. This book discusses how child abuse affects a child's mentality and behavior as a result of their childhood trauma. I was astounded when I read the last story.
The first story, Bump in the Night, is about a couple named Mike and Carol. Mike had been seeing Carol for about three months, and she was affiliated with some form of witchcraft. He had a disagreement with his girlfriend over a witchcraft movie, and the story followed, such as where he ended up after that argument, his girlfriend's response, and so on.
The second story, The Green Goblin, is about a man named Murray Singleton who works in a kitchen. The third story, Loser, is about Eustace Crowley. He had been a loser his entire life and constantly made schemes to become wealthy quickly, which led him to jail. But the story takes an interesting turn from there. The fourth story, Doodle, is about a youngster named Doodle who befriends rats.
The fifth story is titled Ghost of a Chance. This story is about a youngster named Timmy and how Melvin Burtons bullied him. He taunts him, bodily shames him, verbally assaults him, and recounts the way he deals with all of this. This story also includes a mystery element. The sixth story's title is The Gift. The plot revolves around Brandon, his wife Caroline Randall, and his best buddy Shane. Shane began to believe that he loved Caroline. Brandon proposed marriage to Caroline, who accepted. Life carried on, and they gradually forgot about Shane, until one day a curious letter arrived in the mail. And things started to shift from that point forward. This story contains witchcraft.
The seventh story is called Covers. The protagonist of this tale is a man named Jason.
The eighth tale You Bet Your Wife about Albert Dotson and Alice, a couple. In addition to smoking, Albert has a persistent cough and cold as well. Despite his wife's constant advice to stop smoking, he is unyielding. Because of his unyielding actions, how he ended up is mentioned throughout this narrative.
The ninth story is Dreams Unto Death: the story begins when seven-year-old Bo Carleson collapses and hurts his head. After regaining consciousness, Bo experienced nightmarish visions of a large white beast with red eyes that chased him relentlessly. He suffered from nightmares and had frightening dreams. It's an intriguing story. This narrative becomes more interesting as you continue to read it. This story contains demons, killings, and terrifying scenes.
The tenth narrative, Devil’s Breath, is about a man named Paul who borrowed money from someone, and now he needed some more time to repay his loan. If he and his family don’t pay it in seven days, loan sharks are coming to steal the house. He’s also scared about his wife Jennifer and child Courtney. His child begins to experience nightmares. The son was afraid to say anything to his mother since he didn't want to express his fear. Jennifer didn't notice anything, and Courtney refused to talk about it, so the boy was caught in a spinning vortex of fire and anger every night. Then the night of the seventh day arrived, and many things happened after that night. This is one of my favorite stories from the entire book.
Ask Your Daughter is the title of the eleventh story. The subject of this tale is a drug addict. This tale discusses how drugs impacted his daily activities, how he involved Carol, and how drugs impacted her life. The twelfth narrative, "Scream It’s Dark," is a dark tale. I don't like this narrative because it contains child abuse. He was abused, and as he becomes older, he begins to mistreat other people. The rest of the plot revolves around this. Reading this story is incredibly upsetting and depressing. This anecdote demonstrated the impact of childhood trauma on children.
This book is interesting, and the author does a great job of blending stories. I'll award this book five stars because it's properly edited, and I only found a two grammatical errors. I only suggest this book to adults because it contains a lot of inappropriate language and some explicit scenes. In my opinion, there is nothing in this book that needs to be modified.
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