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Sixtus (A Horror Thriller)
by
Tim Kizer (Goodreads Author)
Zack, a skinny fifteen-year-old nerd suffering from polydactyly, butchers his parents, a schoolmate, and a cop after becoming friends with a mysterious entity named Jeremy.
Who--or what--is Jeremy? And what are the reasons behind this killing spree? If you think you know the answers, chances are you are wrong.
Who--or what--is Jeremy? And what are the reasons behind this killing spree? If you think you know the answers, chances are you are wrong.
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June 3rd 2012
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This short novella follows Zack and his best friend Jeremy. Zack is a teenager who has six fingers on one hand. He is a loner with only one friend, Jeremy. The problem is that no one can see or hear Jeremy except for Zack. His parents are trying to get him to stop being friends with Jeremy when Zack decides he needs to kill his parents in order to keep his friend.
What follows the murder of his parents is theft, lies, and more murder. Zack goes through the motions following every direction give...more
What follows the murder of his parents is theft, lies, and more murder. Zack goes through the motions following every direction give...more
Jun 24, 2012
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Sixtus by Tim Kizer
Tim Kizer’s stories are always creepy and as someone who wants to read more horror stories lately, I enjoy reading his stories. Sixtus was no exception, it had this creepy element with a bit of gory descriptions which just made it a really interesting story.
One thing I notice about Tim Kizer’s stories is that the majority of them have these subtle little twists that add this extra piece to the story to make it all that more awesome.
I enjoyed Sixtus, it has the gore, the creepi...more
Tim Kizer’s stories are always creepy and as someone who wants to read more horror stories lately, I enjoy reading his stories. Sixtus was no exception, it had this creepy element with a bit of gory descriptions which just made it a really interesting story.
One thing I notice about Tim Kizer’s stories is that the majority of them have these subtle little twists that add this extra piece to the story to make it all that more awesome.
I enjoyed Sixtus, it has the gore, the creepi...more
I was sent the title story for review by the author. As I understand it from reading amazon the one available online has extra stories that I didn't get so my review is exclusive to Sixtus.
I've known that polydactyly existed but not familiar with what it's officially called to have extra digits. Now I know.
In the story Zack has an extra digit or at least he did it was removed when he was still a kid. At 15 he has very few friends, is a skinny loner who talks pretty much only to Jeremy. Pity no...more
I've known that polydactyly existed but not familiar with what it's officially called to have extra digits. Now I know.
In the story Zack has an extra digit or at least he did it was removed when he was still a kid. At 15 he has very few friends, is a skinny loner who talks pretty much only to Jeremy. Pity no...more
Zack is an awkward and disturbed fifteen year old kid. The extra finger on his right hand is probably the most normal thing he has in his life. Zach is a typical teenager in the fact that he follows his friend Jeremy without question. Jeremy begins his lessons in trust while teaching Zach how to kill and then cover it up. Zach takes to killing quickly and soon readers are swept away with Zach and Jeremy’s spree.
I have a hard time defining this novella as horror. It does have a high creep factor,...more
I have a hard time defining this novella as horror. It does have a high creep factor,...more
Zack’s parents don’t approve of his best friend. They’re not too keen on his talking to himself either. But suddenly they’re dead and Zack can’t remember how it happened but it looks like he’s to blame. The mysterious Jeremy coaches teenaged Zack in how to kill and how to survive in Tim Kizer’s gruesome horror story, Sixtus, but there’s a Twilight-Zone feel to the sting in this tale that will leave readers guessing.
Sixtus is a quick read, written in a smoothly detached style, very creepy, defini...more
Sixtus is a quick read, written in a smoothly detached style, very creepy, defini...more
Zack is a lonely 15-year old who seems to only have one true friend, Jeremy. Jeremy is a mystery to the reader. Is he an imaginary friend or is he linked to Zack's extra digit that mysteriously grew back after Zack's parents had it removed? Either way, Jeremy is not a good influence. Zach does everything that Jeremy tells him to do. Now Jeremy has decided that Zack needs to murder his parents and then go find some doctor that Jeremy has it out for.
While I know this is a short story, I really wan...more
While I know this is a short story, I really wan...more
I see that many were unhappy with the shortness of this story and question why? I guess I see this as a pre-curser to something bigger and maybe the author has more to add in mind. If we like this tid-bit.....well then he will add the rest of the story around it. I actually saw it as something I guess than more than what was described otherwise. I actually see a very disturbed individual, sick. It was bothersome to me and I find the horror in the fact that one would kill or have the need to kill...more
A fifteen year old boy (Zack) finds a new best friend by the name of Jeremy, who has a very bad influence on him. This friendship leads to the boy killing his parents and a few more innocent people.
However, the question is: who is Jeremy? How is he able to manipulate the boy? What is Jeremy's plan for Zack?
However, the question is: who is Jeremy? How is he able to manipulate the boy? What is Jeremy's plan for Zack?
The story is pretty short but that's actually a good thing, you don't get too into the story and you don't really get to know what kind of person the main character Zack is. And you barely find out who- or what- Jeremy is.
But I liked that, the length and unanswered questions added to the mystery of it all.
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But I liked that, the length and unanswered questions added to the mystery of it all.
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I didn't know until I started reading, that this is actually a collection of short stories. Some are very good. I liked the writing style and I will probably read more by this author.
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