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vondav's review
5.0
Run to Ground is two short stories for the price of one. Run to Ground the title story is about Jim Mcleod who takes a job as a graveyard caretaker to shirk his responsibilities in the real world. This story is just the events of one night, involving the most amazing death scenes I have every read and whilst reading this book I kept wondering where Jasper Bark got his ideas from. After a number of murders, Jim fears for his life as something is chasing him and he knows that he must make it to the church. . An unusual fetish, ancient folklore and a need for revenge, kept me gripped to the end
The second story “How the Dark Bleeds” is the story about Stephanie a troubled women, who just wants to cut herself. This story goes into the history of how Stephanie has ended up feeling like this and just like Run to the Ground it is tied in with ancient folklore, this time Anglo-Saxon and the Heolfor. Heolfor meaning blood spilled in anger.
What I enjoyed about reading this book is that I did not know what to expect. Being a quick read you can read it in one sitting. Both stories left me wanting to read more about Jim Mcleod and Stephanie and what I would love to know what happened next.
The second story “How the Dark Bleeds” is the story about Stephanie a troubled women, who just wants to cut herself. This story goes into the history of how Stephanie has ended up feeling like this and just like Run to the Ground it is tied in with ancient folklore, this time Anglo-Saxon and the Heolfor. Heolfor meaning blood spilled in anger.
What I enjoyed about reading this book is that I did not know what to expect. Being a quick read you can read it in one sitting. Both stories left me wanting to read more about Jim Mcleod and Stephanie and what I would love to know what happened next.
inky_bat's review
5.0
I really enjoyed Run To Ground, which makes up about 50% of this book. It gripped me from beginning to end, there was gore, great character development, original, and a rich and really well thought out occult world (based loosely on fact) that seethed beneath it all. It reminded me of Clive Barker's Rawhead Rex but with more depth, and I mean that in the best way.
How The Dark Bleeds was the next story, also part of the heresy series. While it was a completely different type of story, it really did fit nicely in the mythos. I also loved this story, it was even more psychological than the first, and it left me thinking about it long after.
I am excited to read more of the heresy series, and really, all of Jasper's work!
How The Dark Bleeds was the next story, also part of the heresy series. While it was a completely different type of story, it really did fit nicely in the mythos. I also loved this story, it was even more psychological than the first, and it left me thinking about it long after.
I am excited to read more of the heresy series, and really, all of Jasper's work!
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