| Title | : | Watch: A Disturb Ink Books Anthology (Sinister Century Book 3) |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 47 |
| Publication | : | Published September 9, 2024 |
In ancient times, people circled around a fire and told tales. In the 1960s, people gathered around the glow of a television set. Prepare to be terrified by Watch, the third chilling installment in the Sinister Century series from Disturb Ink Books. Grab a seat on the couch and get to know the people in these unsettling stories from the 1960s all featuring TV's dark
A ghostwriter, who has an unusual moonlighting gig, but his separate worlds are in danger of crashing togetherAn elderly man struggling with both a changing world and the shifting loyalties of his family during a momentous historical eventA woman trapped in a rural farmhouse with her family and a terrifyingly altered realityEdited by H. Dair Brown, this anthology weaves together spine-chilling horror and thriller tales from acclaimed and emerging authors, Russell Gray, John Joseph Ryan, and Trevor James Zaple.
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Disturb Ink Books publishes fiction that lurks in the haunted land where gothic horror and psychological thrillers meet.
Watch: A Disturb Ink Books Anthology (Sinister Century Book 3) Reviews
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Disturb Ink presents a set of six short story collections set in different decades, exploring how the technologies of the times opened the door for unsettling situations and horrors. Why am I reading the third installment first? Well, I’m a bit biased.
One of my stories opens this volume collection. Unfortunately, I’m not the Russell Gray who wrote The Lustful Ape, a fact I’ve lamented every morning this week while brushing my teeth. Despite that shortcoming, I enjoyed writing a story about where an unhealthy parasocial relationship might lead, back before the term ‘parasocial’ was popular (though it was coined in 1956). Then one thing led to another, and I ended up with what I hope is an enjoyable and fast-paced suspense story.
The following story in the collection, the appropriately named Unsettled by John Joseph Ryan, really sinks its teeth into a moment in time. Set in a living room during a family gathering, the story revels in detailing the sights, smells, and sounds of a dysfunctional family watching the historic moon landing on television.
The closing story, Sorry Girls, He’s Married by Trevor James Zaple starts off with what seems to be ground zero of an imploding marriage and what turns out to be ground zero of an exploding marriage against the backdrop of a television debut performance of The Beatles. And then things start getting a bit eldritch…I think this was my favorite story of the bunch.
Overall, this was a fun collection of stories, each offering something different. If you enjoy unsettling short stories, especially ones set in the 60s and written by authors with three names, then you will probably love this volume.
