David Jester's Little Terrors "horror anthology" is comprised of nine (9) tales from the author. So Little Terrors (Horror Collection) by David Jester offers a nine course meal in horror and suspense. Nothing horrible or dreadful however there are some tasty treats between the pages. Let's take for example:
The creativity of 'When the Reaper Smiles' was a familiar yet well managed tale of suspense and quality. Not to be mistaken for hard horror but certainly possesses some elements to tuck in neatly on horror's bookshelf.
'Wipeout' runs a bit of terror through the veins and a pair of neighbors who 'carry' one another to the doorstep of hell, but do they take the plunge.
'Cold' is a decent run on more psych-horror which plays well in the genre today. I found the overall feel of this one to my liking and perhaps my fave of the nine.
The creativity of 'When the Reaper Smiles' was a familiar yet well managed tale of suspense and quality. Not to be mistaken for hard horror but certainly possesses some elements to tuck in neatly on horror's bookshelf.
Other stories such as 'The Sleepover' and 'Valley of Shadows' really didn't provide much punch for my liking. I found this more of a thriller or suspense collection with a spot of humor and a dash of terror woven in here and there. Not to say this is not a fine collection of literature that won't please the tasteful reader, because it will. Well with the cover price, though admittedly it is a touch high for what it is and perhaps will send people from the 'buy with 1-click' button but only you can decide that.
From a writing perspective I felt much like this collection was a solid template for good writing, collection cohesiveness as it provided a nice variety and quality of work. I especially enjoyed the use of suspense as a horror tool vice the shock and gore approach. the writing solid and felt relaxed and certainly not forced or rusted to completion. Nice work, Jester.
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