What lurks within the darkness? What crawls outside of our perception? What happens when the world as we know it stops making sense? When reality isn't what it seems, and the rules no longer apply...
Dark Corners is a collection of twelve interlinked short stories plotting the darkest reaches of the human psyche.
Review, HORROR NEWS: "British author Michael Bray has crafted a world of myriad horrors. The stories, varied and unique as they are, recall the tone of King's early works with great effect. Experimental, but with clear respect for traditional horror conventions, Bray's style is fresh and accessible to cross-genre readers. The man has clearly tapped the central nerve of the horror wellspring, delivering tale after tale of gut-wrenching, hair tearing, palm sweating anxiety."
**
Review
DARK CORNERS - Twelve Tales of Terror, British author Michael Bray has crafted a world of myriad horrors. The stories, varied and unique as they are, recall the tone of King's early workswith great effect.
Experimental, but with clear respect for traditional horror conventions, Bray's style is fresh and accessible to cross-genre readers. The man has clearly tapped the central nerve of the horror wellspring, delivering tale after tale of gut-wrenching, hair tearing, palm sweating anxiety--but in an artful manner.
The violence, though undoubtedly present, rarely rises to what I would consider gratuitous levels--by today's standards anyway. It's not used as a crutch; it simply is what it needs to be... The real beauty of these stories lies in the psychological buildup. The foreshadowing is skillfully handled through intermittent flashbacks and flash-forwards, glimpses around corners, character promotions, subtle shifts in narrative tone; but more often than not this is clever misdirection on the author's part.
With subtle crisscrossing storylines, Bray lures the reader into a reality that is no more than a shadowy reflection of our own; where the supernatural always lurks just below the surface, and occasionally comes up for air. Here the demons mingle with the mortals, outcomes resound with a sense of maniacal predestination, and evil is often presented as an inherent aspect of the human condition.
DARK CORNERS is the sort of book you'll find yourself continually revisiting--still managing to catch you off guard even through multiple reads.
Bray is most definitely an exciting new voice in the field of horror fiction, and one I look forward to hearing more from in the future.
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About the Author
Michael Bray has been writing horror fiction for over fifteen years. He is also a musician and a father, and resides in his home city of Leeds, England with his wife Vikki and daughter Abi.
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What lurks within the darkness? What crawls outside of our perception? What happens when the world as we know it stops making sense? When reality isn't what it seems, and the rules no longer apply...
Dark Corners is a collection of twelve interlinked short stories plotting the darkest reaches of the human psyche.
Review, HORROR NEWS: "British author Michael Bray has crafted a world of myriad horrors. The stories, varied and unique as they are, recall the tone of King's early works with great effect. Experimental, but with clear respect for traditional horror conventions, Bray's style is fresh and accessible to cross-genre readers. The man has clearly tapped the central nerve of the horror wellspring, delivering tale after tale of gut-wrenching, hair tearing, palm sweating anxiety."
**
Review
DARK CORNERS - Twelve Tales of Terror, British author Michael Bray has crafted a world of myriad horrors. The stories, varied and unique as they are, recall the tone of King's early workswith great effect.
Experimental, but with clear respect for traditional horror conventions, Bray's style is fresh and accessible to cross-genre readers. The man has clearly tapped the central nerve of the horror wellspring, delivering tale after tale of gut-wrenching, hair tearing, palm sweating anxiety--but in an artful manner.
The violence, though undoubtedly present, rarely rises to what I would consider gratuitous levels--by today's standards anyway. It's not used as a crutch; it simply is what it needs to be... The real beauty of these stories lies in the psychological buildup. The foreshadowing is skillfully handled through intermittent flashbacks and flash-forwards, glimpses around corners, character promotions, subtle shifts in narrative tone; but more often than not this is clever misdirection on the author's part.
With subtle crisscrossing storylines, Bray lures the reader into a reality that is no more than a shadowy reflection of our own; where the supernatural always lurks just below the surface, and occasionally comes up for air. Here the demons mingle with the mortals, outcomes resound with a sense of maniacal predestination, and evil is often presented as an inherent aspect of the human condition.
DARK CORNERS is the sort of book you'll find yourself continually revisiting--still managing to catch you off guard even through multiple reads.
Bray is most definitely an exciting new voice in the field of horror fiction, and one I look forward to hearing more from in the future.
About the Author
Michael Bray has been writing horror fiction for over fifteen years. He is also a musician and a father, and resides in his home city of Leeds, England with his wife Vikki and daughter Abi.