{"id":4396,"date":"2016-06-25T09:40:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T13:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=4396"},"modified":"2016-06-25T09:40:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T13:40:15","slug":"book-review-the-dark-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-by-taylor-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-the-dark-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-by-taylor-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel by Taylor Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dark at the End of the Tunnel<\/a><\/em> by Taylor Grant<\/p>\n

Crystal Lake Publishing, 2015<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9780994679338<\/p>\n

Available: Kindle ebook, trade paperback<\/p>\n

I enjoy a good novel, but sometimes a solid collection of short stories is just as good, if not better. The Darkness at the End of the Tunnel<\/em> by Taylor Grant contains ten short stories, each with unique storytelling elements.<\/p>\n

There are a number of standout stories. \u201cThe Vood\u201d is about a creature who hides and devours from the shadows. Grady lost his mother to this creature, and he has feared it since childhood. Growing up with it has caused problems for him, but a lifetime of preventing it from devouring him hasn’t protected Grady from himself. \u201cShow and Tell\u201d is the story of a sixth grader who is called into the guidance councilor\u2019s office after his teacher finds disturbing artwork in his desk. The tale he tells of the pictures is equally disturbing\u2026and deadly. In \u201cWhispers in the Trees, Screams in the Dark,\u201d Blake resents his father and his new wife moving them to a new city, where he has a hard time making new friends. He meets two boys who want to show him something remarkable in the woods; a woman with beauty surpassing that of anyone they have seen. But her beauty comes at a price. In “The Intruders”, Mason makes a discovery during his research for his true crime book after speaking with several serial killers. All of them have one thing in common: they hear voices. Now Mason can hear them, too. The last story in the collection, \u201cThe Dark at the End of the Tunnel,\u201d concerns a man coming out of a decade in stasis to discover he has no memories. As they gradually come back, he\u2019s haunted by disturbing hallucinations. Desperate for answers, he reaches out to his broker, Mr. Wheeler, and his doctor, Dr. Smythe.<\/p>\n

Grant is a screenwriter and filmmaker, but\u00a0Dark at the End of the Tunnel<\/em> is his first short story collections, and it is fantastic. The characters are memorable, the gore is fantastic, and Grant\u2019s storytelling skills are polished. There are certainly stories that have their share of monsters, but it’s the stories that make you take a look at the darker side of humanity that make it truly worth it to pick up this book. You won\u2019t be disappointed.\u00a0Highly recommended<\/p>\n

Contains: body horror, gore, sexuality<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Lizzy Walker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dark at the End of the Tunnel by Taylor Grant Crystal Lake Publishing, 2015 ISBN: 9780994679338 Available: Kindle ebook, trade paperback I enjoy a good novel, but sometimes a solid collection of short stories is just as good, if not better. The Darkness at the End of the Tunnel by Taylor Grant contains ten<\/p>\n

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