Dark Gods
by T.E.D. Kleinpublished
June 1st 1986
by Bantam
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Mass Market Paperback
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055325801X
(isbn13: 9780553258011)
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Read in September, 2008
Nadelman's God - 5/5
Klein's Dark Gods ends with a fantastic tale called Nadelman's God, my favorite novella in the book. It touches on the mythologies of religion and the presumptuousness of man, and does so in a haunting and frightening way. A half-forgotten, blasphemous poem, later becoming the basis for the lyrics in a "satanic" heavy metal song, detailing the rituals behind the creation of a dark, vengeful, and evil god, the god of chaos and cancer, leads Nadelman into his p...more
Klein's Dark Gods ends with a fantastic tale called Nadelman's God, my favorite novella in the book. It touches on the mythologies of religion and the presumptuousness of man, and does so in a haunting and frightening way. A half-forgotten, blasphemous poem, later becoming the basis for the lyrics in a "satanic" heavy metal song, detailing the rituals behind the creation of a dark, vengeful, and evil god, the god of chaos and cancer, leads Nadelman into his p...more
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Read in January, 2002
recommends it for:
fans of intelligent horror writing
The lack of T.E.D. Klein material out there is one of the grave sadnesses of the publishing world. He's not a particularly prolific author, I'll grant that - a handful of stories and a single (great) novel over 30 years is not exactly a Dickensian output. But it should really all be in print, starting with this. Four novellas that surpass the normal expectations of "horror fiction" by being smart, original and genuinely unsettling. It contains "Children of the Kingdom," set d...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
Literate horror fans
This collection of four novellas, by the former editor of "The Twilight Zone" magazine, relies on subtlety and psychology rather than gore for its unnerving effects. Some elements seem dated now (these were written about 30 years ago), but not in a bad way. I give this 4 rather than 5 stars because of Klein's overreliance on Africa and Asia as the source of horror: he's got plenty of company in this regard, and his white narrators don't come off unscathed either, but it's still rather ...more
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Klein works best in a shorter medium, like the novella. This collection rocks the dark 'n' evil.
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Four novellas of subtle yet chilling horror.
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