Hornets and Others


Hornets and Others Al Sarrantonio Cemetery Dance, $40, 230 pages, ISBN: 1587670984 reviewed b Barry Hunter In this seventeen story collection by the renowned horror writer, we have stories that fly all around the genre. Sarrantonio shows his craft as he moves around the field with interesting characters and well written stories that will appeal even to the most jaded reader. "White Lightning" is the tale of a couple of young boys and what can happen when they obtain some home brew. "Hornets" tells of a writer, his missing wife and a plague of hornets on Halloween. "Billy the Fetus" shows how Billy the Kid may have gotten a head start on his reputation even before he was born. Do you control your own destiny or might your actions be controlled by "The Coat" you wear? Other stories feature a haunted computer, mutated flowers, a man made of glass, and a boy who gets visited by the "Stars" every night. Psychological horror, gory horror, possession, and just down right mean folks are some of the things you are going to find in this volume. If you haven’t read Sarrantonio before this is a great place to start. If you are already a fan, there are two new stories to give you an added reason to pick this one up.
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Hornets and Others
Al Sarrantonio
Cemetery Dance, $40, 230 pages, ISBN: 1587670984
reviewed b Barry Hunter

In this seventeen story collection by the renowned horror writer, we have stories that fly all around the genre. Sarrantonio shows his craft as he moves around the field with interesting characters and well written stories that will appeal even to the most jaded reader.

"White Lightning" is the tale of a couple of young boys and what can happen when they obtain some home brew. "Hornets" tells of a writer, his missing wife and a plague of hornets on Halloween. "Billy the Fetus" shows how Billy the Kid may have gotten a head start on his reputation even before he was born. Do you control your own destiny or might your actions be controlled by "The Coat" you wear? Other stories feature a haunted computer, mutated flowers, a man made of glass, and a boy who gets visited by the "Stars" every night.

Psychological horror, gory horror, possession, and just down right mean folks are some of the things you are going to find in this volume. If you haven’t read Sarrantonio before this is a great place to start. If you are already a fan, there are two new stories to give you an added reason to pick this one up.

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