TEXT ↠ Skull Full of Kisses Õ Michael West
Love and evil know no bounds Turn the page and enter a world of shadow as Michael West brings together his most disturbing short stories twisted tales of forbidden desires and ghoulish deeds where nightmares manifest in the most mundane and unlikely of places The basement of a Japanese restaurant where a seductive creature promises comfort to Skull Full ePUB #200 a lonely hitman if only he will set her free A ruined city where survivors of a natural disaster have become prey to so Skull Full of Kisses collects a wide range of horror stories written by Michael West Many are re issues of stories printed in magazines and other anthologies but there are a few new surprises in store as well I hadn't had the pleasure of reading anything by West prior to this so I was introduced to the wide array of his talents Each story is a new adventure and West pulls in many outside influences One example of this is in the story Jiki where West's love of Asian horror is expressed in the way he twists the methods of the mob Another favorite of mine within this anthology was God Like Me where a man is unhappy with his life but soon realizes he has some amazing powers that prove very useful to him Both of the above mentioned stories as well as the others in this collection contain drama terror and depth The stories are easy reads but they make you think and some even touch close to home One story that personally touched me was the final segment of this book Goodnight In this story a young boy has lost his mother and the spirit of his great grandfather pays him a visit in order to explain to him about death Goodnight is extremely touching and though I'm not a seven year old boy like the one in this tale it made me think about death and how to face it as I recently lost someone close to me West has proven he can bring forth emotions of the reader and to me that is a sign of a great author I will definitely be reading by West in the future and would recommend that all horror fans give him a try This collection would be a great addition to the horror section of all libraries as with such a variety of stories included anyone that picks up this book should find something they enjoyContentsDisappearing Act Introduction by Gary BraunbeckJikiThe BridgeDogs of WarTrollingEinstein's SlingshotGod Like MeTo Know How to SeeFor HerSanctuaryGoodnightContains Adult Language Adult Situations SexReview by Rhonda Wilson
Michael West Õ Skull Full of Kisses PDF
Skull Full of KissesWeat inducing but importantly perhaps most importantly it's all disturbing as hell and cannot be easily forgotten Gary A Braunbeck author of Coffin Countyand Mr Hands on Dark Harvest Michael West proves himself to be a masterful storyteller flawless in building momentum and his skills in characterization match or even often surpass some of the most successful writers in the business Nicholas Grabowsky author of Halloween the Return of Michael Myers and The Everborn on The Wide Gam A collection of my best short fiction to date