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thebookdad's review
4.0
LAND OF BONES is a collection of stories that explores a ton of terrifying themes. Reader's will find themselves in the deathly clutches of a sexy rock and roll serial killer, escaping a horde of zombies, walking the creeky halls of a haunted house and looking for some way to fashion a stake to slay a bloodthirsty vampire. This book has a frightening story to satisfy any horror fans unique taste.
Once again, Glenn Rolfe proves how amazingly entertaining and fun the horror genre can be. My favorite story included in the book happens to be the longest one and it is called TOO MUCH OF A DEAD THING. It is a tale of survival horror during the zombie outbreak which I thought could have easily been lengthened into a novel or novella. I would definitely jump at the opportunity to read a zombie story by Rolfe if I ever get the chance. The author has this fantastic ability to write these vividly descriptive scenes. I just find his work very immersive.
Glenn Rolfe crafted a wildly imaginitive and entertaining collection of horror stories that will leave reader's wanting more. More terror, more dread, more Rolfe! The audio narration for this collection is pretty incredible. I highly recommend this book to any fan of horror fiction but I am especially impressed with large cast of narrators that brought these stories to life. Glenn Rolfe is one of my favorite voices in the #HorrorCommunity. In the immortal words of the radest reviewer in horror, Zakk Madness. "GET ROLFED!"
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Once again, Glenn Rolfe proves how amazingly entertaining and fun the horror genre can be. My favorite story included in the book happens to be the longest one and it is called TOO MUCH OF A DEAD THING. It is a tale of survival horror during the zombie outbreak which I thought could have easily been lengthened into a novel or novella. I would definitely jump at the opportunity to read a zombie story by Rolfe if I ever get the chance. The author has this fantastic ability to write these vividly descriptive scenes. I just find his work very immersive.
Glenn Rolfe crafted a wildly imaginitive and entertaining collection of horror stories that will leave reader's wanting more. More terror, more dread, more Rolfe! The audio narration for this collection is pretty incredible. I highly recommend this book to any fan of horror fiction but I am especially impressed with large cast of narrators that brought these stories to life. Glenn Rolfe is one of my favorite voices in the #HorrorCommunity. In the immortal words of the radest reviewer in horror, Zakk Madness. "GET ROLFED!"
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joshuamarsella's review
5.0
Another killer collection from the mind of Glenn Rolfe!
I flew through this collection! Land of Bones is a collection of short stories and one novella that takes you to some very dark places! My favorite stories of the bunch were The Ghosts of Spears Corner because I’m a sucker for a good ghost story! I also loved The Fixer which is a dire warning about making deals with a higher power and I loved the dark turn it took! My third favorite was not a horror story at all; The Rooster is a beautiful tribute to brother that will leave you in tears. The entire collection was excellent and I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys horror anthologies! You can’t go wrong with Rolfe!
I flew through this collection! Land of Bones is a collection of short stories and one novella that takes you to some very dark places! My favorite stories of the bunch were The Ghosts of Spears Corner because I’m a sucker for a good ghost story! I also loved The Fixer which is a dire warning about making deals with a higher power and I loved the dark turn it took! My third favorite was not a horror story at all; The Rooster is a beautiful tribute to brother that will leave you in tears. The entire collection was excellent and I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys horror anthologies! You can’t go wrong with Rolfe!
exorcismofemilyreed's review against another edition
4.0
"She loved damage. She loved scars. She loved anything beautiful and broken."
Land of Bones is an enjoyable dark fiction / horror book of short stories. This was the first I've read from Glenn Rolfe, and I was pretty happy with the book. This was not a perfect collection for me - I didn't love all of the stories, but I did appreciate the book as a whole.
Two of the stories in the collection have really stuck with me - The Ghost on Spears Corner & Fire. As I said before, I liked multiple stories, but these were the standouts for me. The Ghost on Spears Corner was a creepy coming-of-age story. I enjoyed this one so much that I hope there is a full novel around this story one day. I would be all over it. My other favorite story, Fire, goes down a heavy & painful route, and I was so intrigued by the story. Disaster/survival horror is not usually my favorite, but this story was so well done & I was hooked the entire way through.
The other stories I really liked were The Land of Bones, Simon, Not Kansas Anymore, Welcome to Paradise, and Too Much of a Dead Thing. There's a good variety of different stories in here, and I believe any lover of dark fiction would find something to enjoy.
My big complaint is that I wish there would have been page numbers. I like to be able to flip back to things & write down quotes, and it's difficult to do that without page numbers.
This was a great introduction to Glenn Rolfe's work, and I'm looking forward to reading more!
Land of Bones is an enjoyable dark fiction / horror book of short stories. This was the first I've read from Glenn Rolfe, and I was pretty happy with the book. This was not a perfect collection for me - I didn't love all of the stories, but I did appreciate the book as a whole.
Two of the stories in the collection have really stuck with me - The Ghost on Spears Corner & Fire. As I said before, I liked multiple stories, but these were the standouts for me. The Ghost on Spears Corner was a creepy coming-of-age story. I enjoyed this one so much that I hope there is a full novel around this story one day. I would be all over it. My other favorite story, Fire, goes down a heavy & painful route, and I was so intrigued by the story. Disaster/survival horror is not usually my favorite, but this story was so well done & I was hooked the entire way through.
The other stories I really liked were The Land of Bones, Simon, Not Kansas Anymore, Welcome to Paradise, and Too Much of a Dead Thing. There's a good variety of different stories in here, and I believe any lover of dark fiction would find something to enjoy.
My big complaint is that I wish there would have been page numbers. I like to be able to flip back to things & write down quotes, and it's difficult to do that without page numbers.
This was a great introduction to Glenn Rolfe's work, and I'm looking forward to reading more!
odbookreviews's review
5.0
I received a complimentary copy of this book as a judge in the Indie Horror Book Awards 2018.
A fun horror anthology with a variety of monsters, some new and some a twist on the familiar. I devoured this read quickly and enjoyed every minute of it. Each story is like a dark little mystery that unveils itself in new and shocking ways. If you like short story anthologies and horror you can’t pass this one up.
“Her gaze landed on the bone fragment poking from the ruined earth.”
Pros:
This book was very well written, it was shown not told. I was constantly intrigued wondering what would happen next. I really enjoyed all of the short stories. My favorite was probably the one about the demon fighting urban shaman, Lee Buhl, a follow-up to the author’s novel The Haunted Halls. It was full of action and terror and it felt like it would have come from a longer book, but was packed into so few pages flawlessly. The story Simon about a little girl’s not so imaginary worm friend will make me never look at earthworms the same way again. This book has a mix of dangers including ghouls, vampiresque creatures, psychopaths, alien-like monsters, and even natural disaster. Some stories feature intense action, and others chilling suspense. Overall a fun read that I would recommend and I would definitely read more by the author.
“A late afternoon breeze clattered the dangling skeletal fingers of a nearby tree, wind chimes of the damned. Darkness rose from the depths. The earth stopped cold as he slid the key into place.”
Cons:
I have no notable issues with this book.
Parent’s Guide:
Though not in every story some contain violence, horror/blood/gore, or sex. I would recommend for mature readers.
A fun horror anthology with a variety of monsters, some new and some a twist on the familiar. I devoured this read quickly and enjoyed every minute of it. Each story is like a dark little mystery that unveils itself in new and shocking ways. If you like short story anthologies and horror you can’t pass this one up.
“Her gaze landed on the bone fragment poking from the ruined earth.”
Pros:
This book was very well written, it was shown not told. I was constantly intrigued wondering what would happen next. I really enjoyed all of the short stories. My favorite was probably the one about the demon fighting urban shaman, Lee Buhl, a follow-up to the author’s novel The Haunted Halls. It was full of action and terror and it felt like it would have come from a longer book, but was packed into so few pages flawlessly. The story Simon about a little girl’s not so imaginary worm friend will make me never look at earthworms the same way again. This book has a mix of dangers including ghouls, vampiresque creatures, psychopaths, alien-like monsters, and even natural disaster. Some stories feature intense action, and others chilling suspense. Overall a fun read that I would recommend and I would definitely read more by the author.
“A late afternoon breeze clattered the dangling skeletal fingers of a nearby tree, wind chimes of the damned. Darkness rose from the depths. The earth stopped cold as he slid the key into place.”
Cons:
I have no notable issues with this book.
Parent’s Guide:
Though not in every story some contain violence, horror/blood/gore, or sex. I would recommend for mature readers.
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