Title: The Tunnelers Author: Geoff Gander Genre: Horror Blurb: When a traumatized mining foreman is placed under the psychiatric care of Dr. Vincent Armstrong, the doctor thinks he has started just another shift. But as the victim begins to remember what drove him temporarily insane, Armstrong’s interest becomes personal, and he makes a series of discoveries that threaten to tear apart his carefully constructed scientific view of the world, and show in horrifying clarity that his patient is anything but delusional. As Armstrong’s world falls apart, his recovering patient learns that he has not escaped the horrors he encountered underground, and that no place on earth is truly safe from the “Tunnelers.” My Review
Overall: 3.5 out of 5 Cover: 2.5 out of 5 ***Disclaimer: These views are my own opinion. I will always recommend people to read the novel and form their own opinion. I enjoyed this flash fiction very much. It offered more in 45 pages than many of the horror novels by today's authors have in over 200. I will not go into the synopsis with this one simply because the blurb offers enough insight into the novelette to paint a clear picture. What I really liked about this story was the sense of tension. It is something I find often eludes today's horror authors but is vital to a horror story. The author achieves this by writing the story in a series of report entries - something I have not seen until reading Nick Cutter's The Troop. When reading a story, I often look for engaging characters and worlds capable of painting a picture in my mind. This small fiction did just that. The author promised a Lovecraftian experience and in my opinion, did just that. I love the introduction of the creatures as a pseudo-faceless malice rather than a full blown assault. It is something Lovecraft and Poe do very well but a lost art in today's horror stories. A critique I will mention for future stories is to make sure we know who is telling the story. I believed it to be Dr. Armstrong until finishing the story. The cover also lacks much to be desired. Though it does indicate some tension, it did not really grab my attention enough to pick up the book had I not been asked to review it. All in all, I am very excited to see more of this author's work. It will be a pleasure to review future titles by this author. Goodreads // Amazon // Website
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AuthorMy name is Iona Caldwell. I'm the author of the British Occult Fiction, Beneath London's Fog set to be published by FyreSyde Publishing October 2019. When I'm not busy weaving worlds of the arcane and dark, I'm spending time out in nature. I love books. My biggest inspirations are H.P Lovecraft, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and Edgar Allen Poe. I blog about many things but mostly everything bookish. Archives
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