Review of
Shudder
Stories 6: Tales of Heinous Iniquity
Five out of five stars
To enjoy these
stories, you have to be a fan of the brutal murder and inappropriate use of
dead bodies stories. There are four stories in this collection and there is
nothing in the way of a warm fuzzy feeling generated in any of them.
The first story
involves a writer and a series of murders of young women where their arms are
hacked off. True to his profession, the writer sees a major novel in the
events, but his logical extrapolations from the facts of the cases leads him
into trouble with the locals. Ultimately, the villain is uncovered as well as
the reason why the victims were mutilated.
The second
story takes place in a very remote area that is considered full of bad spirits,
the Native Americans avoided it. Evil stalks a couple as they encounter
paintings that seem to alter in front of their eyes, revealing horrific events.
There is also a lizard man called Africa that is dangerous, even though he has
been somewhat tamed.
The third story
involves an extremely secretive cult and the desire of a female reporter to
penetrate the organization and return an exclusive expose. It is a cult in the
true sense of the word, once they join the fold, members are not allowed to
leave and are in grave danger if they try.
The final story
is set on a Pacific Island in World War II and involves a mad scientist type.
The Japanese doctor has potions that will reanimate dead bodies into obedient
zombies and he has a female assistant. The air battles overhead with crash
landings provide the doctor will plenty of fresh casualties to experiment on.
Heinous and
involving the hideous, these stories will entertain people that are fans of
that genre.
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