Zombies, Ghosts, a Psycho and a Fight

By: Paul S. Huggins

Narrated by: Fox Druin

Whether it's fighting off a horde of zombies from a stately home, a brief visit to Hell, a solitary existence in the aftermath of the apocalypse, a frightening ride home from work during the early hours, or a bar fight, its all here in bite-size chunks. Six short stories of horror, terror, and violence.

©2012 Paul S. Huggins (P)2018 Paul S. Huggins

mix of quirky and dark short stories

We have six short stories in an audiobook with a total duration of less than 1.5 hours. With little space to develop a complex plot or characters, the trick is to be concise yet give the readers a story worth remembering. For most of the stories in this collection, the reward (for me, anyway) came with the wrist-flick plot twist at the end. Indeed, I had to go back and re-listen to a few of them, so I could see again how the author managed it.

If I were to rank-order the stories based on my personal preference, it would be: Online Apocalypse, Journey Home, DuLacey Curse, George, Maniac Motorist, and Fight Night. (The Fight Night story didn't resonate at all with me -if there was a twist or irony at the end, I completely missed it.)

I enjoyed the narration, although I increased the playback speed to 1.2x since his pace at 1.0x was a wee bit plodding for my taste. (I appreciate that playback technology allows us to tinker with playback speeds - it's one of the greatest things about listening to audiobooks, compared to the good old days of listening to books on cassette!)

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good & weird short stories with a twist

Would you listen to Zombies, Ghosts, a Psycho and a Fight again? Why?

Yes, the plot twist factors won't be as good, but the stories are still entertaining.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite story would have to be, the online apocalypse.

Any additional comments?

All stories where entertaining, though the bar fight plot twist wasn't as pronounced. It was a good sampling of Paul S. Huggins' writing. The narration was also spot on.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

great British tones

The stories we're short and there was one about a fight which was not good at all. I liked the narrator who did a great job with average stories and helped to make them better than the sum of the writing, great British tones.

Great

I really enjoyed the book and the narrator did a fine job
Thank you for a good book

A zombie walks into a bar during the apocalypse

I'm going to say that I listened to this, and then I went to do my review, and I saw a few people complaining about Druin's narration. I'm going to start off by saying I think the man did a fine job, he wasn't slow and never slurred, so I don't know where that came from, but he did have a pace and a cadence that he used to tell his tales. A good narrator has a distinctive voice, and you can pick them out in seconds if they are really good. I personally believe the man to have a solid voice that conveys a heck of a lot, so don't believe what they said. Listen to the sample. The man's got a great accent, and can sell what he says with a verbal wink and nod.

As for the stories, there are six. They each have a quality premise, and end with a slick surprise or twist. That is the kind of fine writing that I can appreciate. Nothing straightforward, nothing you see coming. A quick jab, a flsh of light, and you find yourself sitting on your rear end wondering where that came from. So, yeah, they were enjoyable. For a set of shorts it is a great deal to get for a short car ride or walk. While these didn't scare me, few stories ever have, they were enjoyable and that is all I can ask. Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.

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