Go Green!

PAINTER'S GREEN (2010 Damnation Books / 35 pp. / tp)

Cyrus Wraith Walker's PAINTER'S GREEN is basically a 35-paged short story that for some reason was released as a $12.36 (?!) chapbook.

The story itself is fine, about a man named Terry who inherits a unique can of his grandfather's paint: it seems "Painter's Green" has the ability to not only replenish itself in its sole gallon container, but brings all kinds of good fortune to the places and people it touches. Of course, things eventually get out of hand, but Walker handles the tale tightly and with a great protagonist. It sort-of reminded me of the grass-monster segment from the original CREEPSHOW film.

I'm assuming the hefty cover price will deter many from checking this out, so hopefully it'll be part of a collection somewhere down the road.