{"id":8696,"date":"2021-06-03T22:50:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T02:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=8696"},"modified":"2021-06-03T22:50:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T02:50:48","slug":"book-review-from-the-depths-terrifying-tales-by-richard-saxon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-from-the-depths-terrifying-tales-by-richard-saxon\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: From the Depths: Terrifying Tales by Richard Saxon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Depths: Terrifying Tales <\/em>by Richard Saxon<\/p>\n

Velox Books, 2021<\/p>\n

ISBN 979-8745999574<\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, Kindle\u00a0( Bookshop.org<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a> )<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s always a pleasure to discover a new author of dark fiction, especially when his debut collection is innovative, interesting and extremely entertaining.<\/p>\n

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This is the case with Richard Saxon, whose short story collection is characterized, first of all, by the unusual, long titles of each tale, which give you a hint of what is waiting for you in the following pages.<\/p>\n

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Here are some examples of the more accomplished stories.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Ocean is Much Deeper Than We Thought\u201d is a tense, riveting piece blending SF and horror, about some mysterious, dangerous creatures living in the deepest part of the ocean, while \u201cI Woke Up During Surgery. They Weren\u2019t Trying to Save Me\u201d is a very disquieting tale of medical horror where a man cured from cancer develops a scary kind of power.<\/p>\n

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The tell-tale title \u201cMy Job is to Watch People Die\u201d perfectly describes the content of that unusual, well crafted story, but in\u00a0 \u201cWe Have Been Guarding an Empty Room for the Past Five Years. Today We Found Something Inside\u201d, a slightly surrealistic piece, the horrific nature of the story becomes apparent only at the end.<\/p>\n

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In the excellent \u201cEvery Year on My Birthday, I Have to Die\u201d, a man keeps dying and then coming back to life when someone else takes on his death, while in \u201cA Man Knocked at My Door at Midnight, He Gave Me A Horrible Choice\u201d, an insightful tale with a Twilight<\/em> Zone<\/em> feel, the meaning (or the lack of it) of our existence on Earth is cleverly addressed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cArbor Vitae\u201d effectively describes the story of a woman who makes an unusual, terrible bargain to protect her son.<\/p>\n

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The best story in the volume to me is \u201c My Favorite Twitch Streamer Just Died. He\u2019 s Still Online\u201d, an outstanding piece investigating the apparently tragic mystery of after-life.<\/p>\n

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I strongly recommend this superb collection to every lover of dark, speculative fiction.<\/p>\n

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

From the Depths: Terrifying Tales by Richard Saxon Velox Books, 2021 ISBN 979-8745999574 Available: Paperback, Kindle\u00a0( Bookshop.org\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com )   It\u2019s always a pleasure to discover a new author of dark fiction, especially when his debut collection is innovative, interesting and extremely entertaining.   This is the case with Richard Saxon, whose short story collection<\/p>\n

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