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A review by mrfrank
The Cage by Brian Keene
2.0
THE CAGE by Brian Keene is the third short story collection by the author under his new publisher, Deadite Press. It is my unfortunate opinion that this collection is the weakest of the three. What this collection best serves as is an early history lesson of Keene's writing.
The title story has some basis in Keene's non-writer jobs (namely an electronics store). While not a strong story it is classic Keene in turning aspects of his everyday life into a horror story. Other stories in the collection also come from Keene's early publishing forays. The fine work is interesting in in length. The story was written with the express intent of being printed on a t-shirt. It is barely a page long and solid in it's brevity. Possibly horror flash fiction before anyone knew what to call it.
I would not recommend this to someone new to the author. Check out Keene at his best in one of his full lenght novels. If you want to read some of Keene's short stories, go for JACK'S MAGIC BEANS and TEQUILA SUNRISE before you go here. This best works for hardcore Keene fans as a great snapshot of his early writing chops. It's not bad, just not his best and with good reason.
This book was reviewed for my podcast. Please refer to http://booksbeerbullshit.podbean.com Episode 1 for the podcast review.
The title story has some basis in Keene's non-writer jobs (namely an electronics store). While not a strong story it is classic Keene in turning aspects of his everyday life into a horror story. Other stories in the collection also come from Keene's early publishing forays. The fine work is interesting in in length. The story was written with the express intent of being printed on a t-shirt. It is barely a page long and solid in it's brevity. Possibly horror flash fiction before anyone knew what to call it.
I would not recommend this to someone new to the author. Check out Keene at his best in one of his full lenght novels. If you want to read some of Keene's short stories, go for JACK'S MAGIC BEANS and TEQUILA SUNRISE before you go here. This best works for hardcore Keene fans as a great snapshot of his early writing chops. It's not bad, just not his best and with good reason.
This book was reviewed for my podcast. Please refer to http://booksbeerbullshit.podbean.com Episode 1 for the podcast review.