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Split Scream, Vol. Six: Two Novelettes

by David Corse & Ryan T. Jenkins
Tenebrous. Nov. 2024. 192p. ISBN 9781959790259. pap. $15.99. HORROR
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This book offers a disturbingly fun read from two authors. “Mother Is Coming Home” by Corse is the story of a dysfunctional mother-and-son relationship and the startling appearance of a flesh curtain on their property. The son, Otis, sees this flesh portal as the solution to all his life’s problems, but the wall of flesh might not be the answer he is looking for. The second novelette is “Come to Daddy” by Jenkins, a twisted tale of the sharp decline of a recently divorced man who is haunted by an entity that appears as Elijah Wood. Both stories are snappy and well-written. The authors manage to create complementary tales that embrace the grit and grime of soured familial relationships in an ominous way, while still standing strongly on their own.
VERDICT An easy read with genuinely creepy scares, this is a good addition to libraries that are interested in quality small-press horror. Great companion books would be The Rack, a short-story collection edited by Tom Deady, and Living in Cemeteries by Corey Farrenkopf, which both offer pulp horror sensibilities and extremely palatable style.
Reviewed by Jeremiah Paddock , Oct 18, 2024
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