{"id":8908,"date":"2021-10-14T21:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T01:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=8908"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T01:22:15","slug":"book-review-fright-train-edited-by-the-switch-house-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-fright-train-edited-by-the-switch-house-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Fright Train edited by The Switch House Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fright Train <\/em>edited by The Switch House Gang<\/p>\n

Twisted Publishing, 2021<\/p>\n

ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1949140279<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition\u00a0( Amazon.com )<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thirteen new stories, plus two classic tales ( \u201cThe Signalman\u201d by Charles Dickens and \u201cThe Lost Special\u201d by Arthur Conan Doyle) have been assembled in this anthology devoted to the theme of trains as the setting of horrific events. Some stories take place during a train journey, whereas in other tales trains have an important role, but the actual horror develops elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Among the various original contributions I will mention the ones that I consider\u00a0 the more accomplished.<\/p>\n

In the extremely enjoyable\u00a0 \u201cThe Habit of Long Years” by Charles R Rutledge, a couple of vampires, a police inspector and a professor of anthropology meet on a train on Halloween night. Mayhem follows. The story seems to be the first in a series, so let\u2019s hope further episodes will soon be available.<\/p>\n

\u201cP\u00e9p\u00e8re\u2019s Halloween Train\u201d,\u00a0 by Tony Tremblay is a nice cautionary tale, proving that going to Hell is quite easy for anyone, and the unusual and disturbing \u201cCountry of the Snake\u201d, by Stephen Mark Rainey, features a man trapped in a place called Eden, dominated by a devilish entity who hired him as a personal bodyguard.<\/p>\n

Amanda DeWees provides the gentle \u201cA Traveler Between Eternities\u201d, where a worried pregnant woman with an abusive husband finds solace thanks to a\u00a0 mysterious, sweet little girl.<\/p>\n

My favorite tale is Jeff Strand\u2019s \u201cDevil- Powered Death Train of Doom\u201d, an extraordinary mix of horror, surrealism, and black humor ,where a toy train assembled by a little boy becomes a terrible weapon able to attack and destroy the inhabitants of a small town.<\/p>\n

Other contributors are Bracken MacLeod, Mercedes M. Yardley, Lee Murray, Elizabeth Massie, Scott T Goudsward, James A Moore, Errick A Nunnally, Christopher Golden.<\/p>\n

Whether you like trains or prefer other means of transportation, you\u2019ll find here plenty of reasons for avoiding trains in the future.<\/p>\n

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

Fright Train edited by The Switch House Gang Twisted Publishing, 2021 ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1949140279 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition\u00a0( Amazon.com )   Thirteen new stories, plus two classic tales ( \u201cThe Signalman\u201d by Charles Dickens and \u201cThe Lost Special\u201d by Arthur Conan Doyle) have been assembled in this anthology devoted to the theme<\/p>\n

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