Genre: Horror / Short Story
Publisher: Sinister Grin Press
Publication Date: 1st March 2016
Pages: 130
MY REVIEW:
A copy of A Mixed
Bag of Blood, by David Bernstein, was sent to Confessions of a Reviewer by
the publishers, Sinister Grin Press, in exchange for an honest review. This is
said review.
Wow, another ARC from Sinister Grin. These boys are going
to busy this year. I’m glad to hear it because if the ones I have read from
them so far this year are anything to go by, I’m going to enjoy this year!
I have read a couple of things from David Bernstein
before. There was the collaborative work, Jackpot.
Review for that here. Then I read two books from him in quick succession last
year, Skinner, review here and Goblins, review here. This is my first
experience of his shorter writing though. I have enjoyed his novels so far but
how does he fare with short stuff?
Time to find out!
THE TROJAN PLUSHY
Brad is in pieces. His wife and daughter have been killed
and the man who did it has just walked free from court. A technicality setting
him free. When Brad turns to drink, dreaming of revenge, help comes to him from
an unlikely source.
This is the type of story you would see on The Twilight Zone. A man looking for
revenge for the death of his family using unconventional means to get the
revenge.
I liked this because it got straight to the point. It’s
the sort of story that could be well padded out for a novella or novel but told
in its rawest short form, it is very effective.
★★★★ for general.
★★★★ for horror.
