New review of DON'T STAND SO CLOSE in Morpheus Tales in the UK.

DON’T STAND SO CLOSE By Eric Red
www.sstpublications.co.uk

Why is a small-press publisher releasing a
novel by the writer of The Hitcher and Near
Dark? SST Publications has pulled off quite
a coup getting the first novel by a wellknown
(in genre terms at least) screenwriter.
Experience tells as this is a fastpaced,
but intelligent book, written by
someone with a vast range of experience to
develop the characters and subtleties of a
complex and scary progression of the plot.
Seventeen-year-old Matt Poe falls
for his new teacher, and when Matt needs
additional help, Linda Hayden is only too
pleased to tutor him. One thing leads to
another and a sexual relationship develops.
That’s when things start to go wrong.
Incredibly, horribly wrong.
The book soon develops from a love
story to a horror story, a kind of school
version of Fatal Attraction. The sexual side
of the book is quite erotic, and the horror is
quite terrifying. Red manages to capture the
inexperience of youth in our protagonist, as
well as the experience and power (and abuse
of it) of Linda Hayden.
Powerful characterisation and a sleek
writing style are what really stand out about
this erotic horror thriller.
Gripping, erotic and disturbing.
By Adrian Brady