Review of Ékleipsis

Ékleipsis by Tamel Wino

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Pray that you never meet any of these characters when they are having a bad day!

I’m not really sure how I stumbled upon this great little collection of dark stories, but I am glad that I did. Stephen King has called short stories “little kisses in the dark” and if that is so, then this is a pretty good make out session.

Wino (great name btw) writes insightful, engaging prose that pulls the reader into the minds and souls of his characters. What really makes these stories interesting is that these protagonists are not nice people. Or, maybe they once were nice, but life has just beat them down and now they have … changed — crossing over a line marking the point of no return. Just pray you don’t meet any of these characters when they are having a bad day.

This is a fairly quick read, under 200 pages, consisting of five different stories. I would categorize this as true psychological horror because the terror I felt was more in anticipation of what was coming, rather than from the shock of blood and gore. There are a few gory scenes but definitely not so much that it overpowers the subtle uneasiness that builds slowly to a shocking climax in each story.

Pleasantly surprised! Will look for more from Wino!

4 out of 5 stars



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