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Four Corners Dark
by
William McNally (Goodreads Author)
Four Corners Dark...
Readers recommend Four Corners Dark, a Kindle Bestselling Horror Anthology
Imagine a world beyond our own. With Four Corners Dark, William McNally takes readers to the darkest depths of the imagination. Fans of horror and suspense will find story after story that teeters on the brink between spooky and downright chilling.
In "Engine Eighteen", a group of...more
Readers recommend Four Corners Dark, a Kindle Bestselling Horror Anthology
Imagine a world beyond our own. With Four Corners Dark, William McNally takes readers to the darkest depths of the imagination. Fans of horror and suspense will find story after story that teeters on the brink between spooky and downright chilling.
In "Engine Eighteen", a group of...more
Paperback, 234 pages
Published
July 12th 2012
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“Four Corners Dark” by William McNally is a collection of short stories that could not be better named. There are four stories in the book, and they each are dark, somewhat depressing, certainly melancholy tales. At the same time, they are extremely well-crafted stories. They are so good individually that I feel compelled to say something about each one.
First up is “Engine 18”, a gripping narrative about a “coyote” helping smuggle desperate people across the border into the U.S. The story has d...more
First up is “Engine 18”, a gripping narrative about a “coyote” helping smuggle desperate people across the border into the U.S. The story has d...more
I love the art of short stories. It takes some crafting to be able to deliver in so few words. This collection has four stories that do deliver. I’m going to give just a little about each story because when you are dealing with short stories saying even a little can ruin the fun and I never want to do that.
Engine Eighteen managed to be both creepy and heartbreaking. I was surprised by how quickly I made a connection with Anna and Rosa.
Return to Nowhere was very neat. I loved the way each time...more
Engine Eighteen managed to be both creepy and heartbreaking. I was surprised by how quickly I made a connection with Anna and Rosa.
Return to Nowhere was very neat. I loved the way each time...more
Truly enjoyed reading Four Corners Dark.
The cover of the book is just AMAZING. one of the best ones I have seen since a long time.
Of all the stories obviously the anchor story, which is a novella, "The Raven Mocker" is very good. I wish the author had made it into a full length novel as the plot is brilliant. Of all the four dark corners in this book, I must say I found the Raven Mocker the darkest and quite scary. The plot is gripping and the author has weaved several supernatural concepts in...more
The cover of the book is just AMAZING. one of the best ones I have seen since a long time.
Of all the stories obviously the anchor story, which is a novella, "The Raven Mocker" is very good. I wish the author had made it into a full length novel as the plot is brilliant. Of all the four dark corners in this book, I must say I found the Raven Mocker the darkest and quite scary. The plot is gripping and the author has weaved several supernatural concepts in...more
I was given a complimentary copy for review.
Four Corners Dark contains 4 short stories and most definitely saves the best for last. If able to rate them separately I would have given 5 stars to the last story "The Spinning Wheel" Which reminded me of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This way Comes complete with mysterious carnival. It was my favorite.
The first 2 stories Engine Eighteen and Return to Nowhere were just ok. I felt that the endings could have been better resolved. The third story The...more
Four Corners Dark contains 4 short stories and most definitely saves the best for last. If able to rate them separately I would have given 5 stars to the last story "The Spinning Wheel" Which reminded me of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This way Comes complete with mysterious carnival. It was my favorite.
The first 2 stories Engine Eighteen and Return to Nowhere were just ok. I felt that the endings could have been better resolved. The third story The...more
While I wasn't impressed by the first 2 stories in this collection (Engine 18 and Return to Nowhere), the good times started with The Raven Mocker, a creepy story of witches and haunted forests, and continued with The Spinning Wheel, the story of a man's choice between a better life for himself or a better life for his son.
One little note- commas were often left out in dialogue in The Raven Mocker ("Hey welcome home", "Abby wait here", etc.) and it may distract you somewhat from the storyline.
One little note- commas were often left out in dialogue in The Raven Mocker ("Hey welcome home", "Abby wait here", etc.) and it may distract you somewhat from the storyline.
This is a collection of four short stories. My order of preference is, Return to Nowhere, The Spinning Wheel, Engine 18, then The Raven Mocker. If I had to pick an age group that this might fit with, I would say Young Adult or Late Adolescent. The stories are well thought out, but do not have the hard edge of Adult Horror. The stories vary in tone from something like the twilight zone with Return to Nowhere and The Spinning Wheel to A Dresden files thing with the Raven Mocker. Engine 18 is the s...more
A good little gem of a short horror story collection. A couple of the endings could have used some fleshing out, but the plots themselves were top notch.
This book is a collection of four short stories. The stories are well written and fun to read. They are not scary, just dark with a little twist. I liked "The Spinning Wheel" best because it is a touching story about a father and son.
I won this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
I won this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
The stories were intriguing, very original. I liked the book.
I received this book free from Goodreads.com.
I received this book free from Goodreads.com.
This was an excellent collection of 4 horror and suspense stories. Although I enjoyed them all, The Spinning Wheel was my favorite. It was the one that will stay in my mind the longest.
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WILLIAM MCNALLY is the author of Four Corners Dark and is working on his next book Beneath the Veil. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Lily, and four rescue dogs.
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