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Black Tongue and Other Anomalies by Richard Beauchamp

crispyrat69's review

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5.0

Gruesome, gory, and glorious are the three perfect words I would choose to describe this book. Beauchamp’s writing is otherworldly and he captures scenes and emotions as if the reader were truly there. The way his writing brings images to life in the mind’s eye should be considered witchcraft. I have never gone out of my way to read much science fiction, but of the short stories in that genre that are contained in this book, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. An amazing author with an impressive imagination, I see many resemblances of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft in his storytelling and writing style. Truly an amazing book!

karlakayjenniges's review

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4.0

In this debut collection, we are given 12 short horror stories that delve us deep into an abyss of darkness.

With themes of survival, grief, isolation, and fear, the settings bring us into the deep forest of the Montana territories where an ancient evil lurks, other worldly spaces and time where cosmic monsters and death waits within. Ancient gods appear in fire and flames, ghost ships and demonic entities that cross through the veils of time. Shamans, curses and extreme religious sects where old ways must be followed. Human ascension, evolution and human monsters.

With rich prose and descriptive imagery, a truly dark, disturbing and diverse collection that fans of the craft will surely enjoy in all it's horrifying anomalies!
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