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Tim McWhorter

Autor(a) de Bone White

5 Works 37 Membros 7 Reviews

Obras de Tim McWhorter

Bone White (2013) 17 cópias
Shadows Remain (2013) 14 cópias
Blackened (2015) 3 cópias
Let There Be Dark (2018) 2 cópias
The Winding Down Hours (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

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As I finish up this collection of 8 short stories I am asking myself how I have never heard of Tim McWhorter. Do I live under a rock? This is not his first book but it is my first time reading this author. How am I the first one to review this? Where are all the horror lovers who should be enjoying the hell out of this and singing it's praises. Tim McWhorter said Let There Be Dark... and there was!

It takes a LOT to scare me. At least when it comes to books. Some of these stories had my heart pounding because they played off my real life fears. Especially "The Dark Side"
With the coming Halloween season my husband and I are preparing (as always) to visit multiple haunted house attractions, but we have never been to one of those black out houses. You know the kind where you walk through in absolute darkness? That is the premise of "The Dark Side" as a young couple prepare to make their way through, even though one of them really doesn't want to participate. Personally my real fear is that I would trip and break a hip in the dark or just plain get lost and never find my way out. I have absolutely no sense of direction. This is also the reason that the story "Growing Cold Together" had me nearly quaking with fear, before the scary parts even started. 2 sisters and a boyfriend are on a road trip on a bitter cold snowy Colorado road. They pull over for a bathroom break, the sister wanders into the woods and doesn't come back. I can easily see myself as the one lost in the woods.. and as the one left behind having no clue which way to go or how to find her. I am the kind of person who can come out of the grocery store and not know where the car is so picturing myself in their shoes gave me that dreadful feeling in the pit of my stomach before the real horror even started... and it does get started. Believe me. I'm warning you. "The Bridge" is a chilling ghost story based on urban legend which just about every small town has a version of, though not nearly as compelling as this one. These stories were 5 star reads for me.
I also enjoyed "Rope Burns" about a trip to Salem for research on writing a thesis on how the witch trials influenced the legal system. Historical landmarks may not have been preserved but restless spirits can not be so easily washed away. "Pigs" finds a hapless photographer in need of cheap lodgings getting involved in some disturbing goings on at a pig farm.
In "No Saints Here" a would be lothario has his plans interrupted when he tries to force himself on the wrong woman. "Skull Session" concerns a young man attempting to sell a strange curio he bought online but unfortunately for him the buyer requires something else from him. These were 4 star reads for me. I hate to have to say that I have left out one story.. "The Company You Keep" that just simply was not for me. Others may enjoy it. I only skimmed it. I just can not muster up interest in anything to do with mafia, mobsters or whatever. It's not you, it's just me and I choose not to base my rating on that one story.
4.5 out of 5 stars rounded up
I received a complimentary copy for review.
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IreneCole | Jul 27, 2022 |
from amazon: New Paris, Ohio has a problem. Its teenage girls are starting to disappear. Panic and paranoia have descended on the small community, and its residents are on edge. Two high school seniors, Garrett and Luke, seek refuge from it all by doing some fishing at a nearby lake. But, when their boat breaks down in a remote area, they are forced to seek refuge of a different sort. With a storm rolling in, they set out on a deserted back road in search of shelter. What they find instead could provide answers to the town’s questions and solve the mystery of the missing girls. If they live to tell anyone…

I had a hard time reading this one - it was scary as hell and I don't do horror movies well! The fact that these were typical teenagers made it more difficult - I ended up skipping much of it.

yes it was well written, but I doubt I'll read any more in this genre. And I won't go down any dark basements by myself when I don't know what's there either!!!!

I'm not going to rate this one. It was written well, but I don't feel qualified to rate it.
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ker95tx | outras 2 resenhas | May 27, 2020 |
A truly terrifying thriller with a real and relatable "boy next door" hero. Now, I have to dive into the sequel!
 
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JosefMatulich | outras 2 resenhas | Mar 6, 2018 |
The plot of Tim McWhorter’s novel The Winding Down Hours is familiar. Dad has dementia and the siblings (who of course don’t get along) have gathered to empty out the family home. What gives this story added zest is the addition of the gun and an several unstable personalities. As a reader, you aren’t about to put this book down until you find out if the gun did put her in more danger...or was it dangerous for one of the others. Good read.

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DJadamson | Jan 4, 2018 |

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Obras
5
Membros
37
Popularidade
#390,572
Avaliação
½ 4.6
Resenhas
7
ISBNs
11