The root cellar and other storiesline book
I discovered some fantastic horror writers in this collection which was put together from the winners of the South Africa Horrorfest Bloody Parchment short story competition The title story The Root Cellar by Toby Bennett had me hooked from the first sentence and didn t let go Every sentence built up to the tension until the horrifying and heartbreaking ending Bennett has another story in the collection Wants and Needs which is equally good but other favourites for me were the chilling Strands by Benjamin Knox Diane Awerbuck s Duiweltjie and Heirloom by Marc Gentis Every story in this collection is great and shows an amazing depth of talent The competition must have attracted a wealth of entries as the stories selected are professional tightly written and pack a punch If you love horror you ll love this collection English The best story in this collection is the title story The Root Cellar by Toby Bennett which was far and above the rest I was completely engaged by the setting the main character and the story which had me riveted to my seat I felt it had a Poe and Fritz Leiber vibe to it Wants and Needs his other contribution to this collection was the next best story I just might want to read by Toby Bennett. The root cellar and other stories epub pdf The only others I enjoyed were an arachnid vs humans survival horror story Strands by Benjamin Knox which wasn t perfect by any means but fun and Protection by Icy Sedgwick about a canine werewolf family defending their human occupied village against an archetypal clan of werewolves which wasn t as clear as I would have liked it to be and just as I was starting to get into it ended both abruptly and without the climactic ending it needed to be better The cover is quite lovely But unless it is based on one of the stories I could not push through is completely unrelated Which is a shame to be perfectly honest. The root cellar and other stories pdf free Glad I purchased this however The Root Cellar was a fun and memorable read and worth the price of admission all on its own English Often having reread a book so many times through the editing process I don t always remember to add this to my pile over at Goodreads Seriously impressed with the caliber of the submissions from last year s competition and absolutely charmed with the broad cross section of talent showcased here All brilliant authors to work with and I urge you to follow up on their existing titles other than just the short stories in this collection. The root cellar and other storiesd red wine I must share the footage from the 2013 event English
Bloody Parchment The Root Cellar and Other Stories brings a fresh crop of horror and dark literature from the most recent South African HorrorFest Bloody Parchment short story competition From dreary subterranean chambers and angelic visitations to the many legged horrors of alien invaders and a meeting with the Devil himself this collection of tales offers readers the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the likes of Toby Bennett winner and runners up Anna Reith and Chris Limb Finalists include Diane Awerbuck Simon Dewar Zane Marc Gentis Stephen Hewitt Benjamin Knox Lee Mather Glen Mehn S.
The root cellar and other storieskellers A Partridge and Icy Sedgwick The Root Cellar and Other Stories Bloody Parchment Nerine Dorman is a South African author and editor of science fiction and fantasy currently living in Cape Town with short fiction published in numerous anthologies Her YA fantasy novel Dragon Forged was a finalist in the 2017 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature and she is the curator of the South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event and short story competition Her short story On the Other Side of the Sea Omenana 2017 was shortlisted for a 2018 Nommo award Her novella The Firebird won a Nommo for Best Novella during 2019 and her novel Sing down the Stars won Gold for the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature in 2019 In addition she is a founding member of the SFF authors co operative Skolion that has assisted authors such as Nerine Dorman is a South African author and editor of science fiction and fantasy currently living in Cape Town with short fiction published in numerous anthologies Her YA fantasy novel Dragon Forged was a finalist in the 2017 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature and she is the curator of the South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event and short story competition Her short story On the Other Side of the Sea Omenana 2017 was shortlisted for a 2018 Nommo award Her novella The Firebird won a Nommo for Best Novella during 2019 and her novel Sing down the Stars won Gold for the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature in 2019 In addition she is a founding member of the SFF authors co operative Skolion that has assisted authors such as Masha du Toit Suzanne van Rooyen Cristy Zinn and Cat Hellisen among others in their publishing endeavours site_link.:
The root cellar and other storiesline book I was bored with all the others the stories not my cup of tea or the writing not doing anything for me
