Moribund Tales " -Wicked Channel-Journey into the dark heart of human nature with Moribund Tales.Last Straw of Humanity is a chilling story of brotherly compassion and things best locked away; confu
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| Title | : | Moribund Tales |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (166 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1495961397 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 70 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-17 |
| Genre | : |
Editorial : "Raw and visceral, these stories will keep you up at night." - Paul Kane "These horror stories read like sharp, hard blows to the gut. Grab it and give it a read." - John F.D. Taff "Erik Hofstatter's Moribund Tales is a short anthology written in a Poe influenced Gothic style. This toe dipping offers the right amount of time inside the warm treacle of words. Any longer gulping below the surface may leave some readers feeling breathless." - The Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog "A haunting collection from a promising writer." -Simon Marshall-Jones
"A pleasantly creepy read." -Wicked Channel-Journey into the dark heart of human nature with Moribund Tales. Reminiscent of Victorian gothic, these nine tales explore the sinister and the strange in the everyday.Last Straw of Humanity is a chilling story of brotherly compassion and things best locked away; confused memories of blood and remorse mingle in Broken Glass; a blind traveller is guided by a mysterious voice in The Chaperone, and one girl reborn for a sinister purpose seeks her revenge in Infant’s Fingers. Including the acclaimed stories Tears of Repentance and Internal Abduction, Moribund Tales is a raw and visceral collection from the master of horror, Erik Hofstatter.
Volume 3 is Morrison's full vision; nothing was cut out due to editorial constraints. This attractive collection is divided into:
Legends, including Supernatural legends, Religious legends, and a single Historical legend, and
Folktales, including Universal folktales, Cautionary tales, and a single Humorous tale.
This bilingual edition doesn't follow the usual "facing page" format, instead putting the English translations first with the Spanish originals following. reccnd to all interested in this skill. Someday an astronaut may have a heart attack (ischemia) in space, or die from cytotoxic or stagnant hypoxia due to disease or genetic defect. His gothic style tales are psychologically horrific, clearly presented, and deserving of notice. And that's when the story veers off into a direction the reader is probably not expecting
And therein lies the potential problem. At times the author seems to question the value of the standard he is writing
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