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Halloween Carnival Volume 1

Halloween Carnival Volume 1 by Brian James Freeman

October 2, 2022 by Classic 2 Comments

All in all, the stories work and are 5 star reads. There is just one that felt a bit unfinished and honestly way too goofy to be in this collection. But this is a nice little appetizer if you want to read something to get you in the Halloween mood. “Strange Candy” by Robert McCammon (5 stars)-What to say. This man can write anything and even if not all of them work for me, he can still get you in the feels. I loved this […]

Filed Under: Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Brian James Freeman

Classic's CBR14 Review No:214 · Genres: Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Brian James Freeman ·
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Yo, I Don’t Know What I Read…But It Was Fine

January 9, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

A handyman and his wife live with their two young children Matt and Amber in a pretty large apartment complex.  Right off the bat we are alerted to the fact that things aren’t quite right in this household.  One, Lynn (the wife) is seeing a marriage counselor behind Harris’s back.  Two, both Harris and Lynn undermine each other as parents, catering to one child only.  Matt is meticulously neat and clean, quiet, artistic and obviously Harris’s favorite.  Lynn, favors her intelligent, kind, loving daughter Amber.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, Brian James Freeman, horror, Norman Prentice, The Halloween Children

Melina's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, Brian James Freeman, horror, Norman Prentice, The Halloween Children ·
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