Unknown Pleasures

A Compelling Collection After reading Changes by Charles Colyott, I was eager to dive into more of his writing. I'd been warned that this collection is dark and twisted, and indeed it is. But I like dark and twisted, so I proceeded past the caution sign. I found these stories are well written and oddly captivating (like a bad accident you can't look away from).The Proposal explores the question of what we'd do for love, and what happens when the one we love is in love with another. But, of course, the story is deeper than that. And far more twisted. Mexicali B. "Some good horror short stories" according to c grif. Overall, good stories. I generally like long stories but I really like the author's others books so I read this one also. An easy book to read that's worth reading if you like horror that is a tab messy.. "A deft weaving of the lyrical and the macabre" according to Susan Dean Wessells. Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-FiCharles Colyott is a poet.You don't expect to come across poetry in the sort of dark fantasy that comprises the stories in Unknown Pleasures, but there you have it. The author moves seamlessly between the poetic and the grotesque, the lyrical and the nauseating These stories rocket the reader from the gentle sad beauty of "Mexicali Blues" directly into the gross visceral scenes of "The Catastrophic Loves of Edgar J. Spurlock". The latter is definitely not a tale for the squeamish and

A brilliant scientist's discovery becomes a sadistic tool in a very bizarre love triangle An assassin brings his very unique skill set to the front lines of the zombie apocalypse A little girl held captive by a demented killer finds an unexpected, inanimate, guardian A father makes a deal with a band of unholy creatures to protect his daughter Hordes of the unquiet dead find an earthly champion in a troubled young man Sentient power tools, snuff film ghosts, conjoined twins, and a very, very inconvenient demonic possession A collection of dark fiction, including the Dark Recesses Press Deja Vu Horror contest-winning story "Severance" and fan favorite "TEETHgrinder".