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Twisted Pathways
When emotions go to extremes murder happens.
Sometimes it’s because of betrayal.
Sometimes it’s in revenge.
Sometimes it’s to hide a lie or in self-defense.
Sometimes it’s to feed a secret hunger.
Whatever the reason, the human mind lends itself to twisted pathways that lead to murder and death…
Includes four bonus stories: Evil Mountain, The Heart of Heroism, Historical Significance, & Memories
Extended, print version of ASIN: B00E1LPQZS
Sometimes it’s because of betrayal.
Sometimes it’s in revenge.
Sometimes it’s to hide a lie or in self-defense.
Sometimes it’s to feed a secret hunger.
Whatever the reason, the human mind lends itself to twisted pathways that lead to murder and death…
Includes four bonus stories: Evil Mountain, The Heart of Heroism, Historical Significance, & Memories
Extended, print version of ASIN: B00E1LPQZS
210 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2013
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Rebecca Besser
49 books82 followersRebecca Besser resides in Ohio with her wonderful husband and amazing son. They've come to accept her quirks as normal while she writes anything and everything that makes her inner demons squeal with delight. She's best known for her work in adult horror, but has been published in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for a variety of age groups and genres. She's entirely too cute to be scary in person, so she turns to the page to instill fear into the hearts of the masses. You can join her dark minions by learning more about her on her blog, Facebook page, or Twitter: FB - Author/Editor Rebecca Besser; Twitter - @BeccaBesser
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May 30, 2014
Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death is a compendium of grim short stories, each with their own interpretation of the title of this work. No one is safe here, with a rogue’s gallery of villains that range from the tragic to the demonic that all lust for blood, flesh, and the demise of all who cross their paths.
I read the paperback version of the book, which note that there are 4 bonus tales vs. the electronic version. I will provide a brief synopsis of each tale without providing any spoilers.
Deadly Mistakes tells the tragic tale of a man out for revenge after a clerical error at a law office that lets a murdering monster free to slaughter his wife.
Turn of Events turns the tables on the traditional sad tale of domestic violence.
Stalkers Beware provides some new ideas of how to deal with all those pesky groupies if you are a rock star.
Hope of a Future takes a look at a bleak apocalyptic future where hoping for even the most simple things can make things even more grim.
Game Gone Wrong mixes science fiction with the very prevalent fear of the government watching your every move, and doing whatever it takes to find out what you know.
Mystery Meat is a simple tale of a meat packing facility trying to find out where several bins of prime cuts of meat came from that no one knows about…with morbid results.
Father’s Revenge is a succinct, blunt tale of a father’s revenge when his wife betrays him, as seen through the eyes of his daughter.
Innocent Blood starts out much like the previous tale, but with the desire for revenge going dreadfully wrong.
On Account of Bacon speaks of how unspeakable tragedies can occur for the most innocuous reasons…or in this case, thanks to a delicious breakfast meat.
Evil Mountain asks the question ‘what do you get when a werewolf, vampire, witch, zombie, and dragon walk into a poor, innocent villager’s hut?’ Nothing pleasant, I can tell you that much.
The Heart of Heroism tells the tragic tale of Billy Jack, a mentally handicapped man-child who simply wants to be a superhero and gets his chance when the zombie apocalypse starts up in the tenement he lives in with his overbearing father.
Historical Significance is a traditional ghost tale with a demonic twist.
Memories starts out asking the question ‘Have you ever heard a rabbit scream?’ and goes deeper down the rabbit hole from there.
Overall, this set of macabre tales are solidly written, though some are stronger and more compelling than others. Each share a very fatalistic perspective, though they range from the gore splattered to the sinister. Hope of a Future, Innocent Blood, Evil Mountain, and The Heart of Heroism were my favorites of the lot, while a couple of the very short tales didn’t do it for me, like Turn of Events and Father’s Revenge. When the author works with more than a page or two, she is able to craft characters that are real, vivid, and accessible.
I read the paperback version of the book, which note that there are 4 bonus tales vs. the electronic version. I will provide a brief synopsis of each tale without providing any spoilers.
Deadly Mistakes tells the tragic tale of a man out for revenge after a clerical error at a law office that lets a murdering monster free to slaughter his wife.
Turn of Events turns the tables on the traditional sad tale of domestic violence.
Stalkers Beware provides some new ideas of how to deal with all those pesky groupies if you are a rock star.
Hope of a Future takes a look at a bleak apocalyptic future where hoping for even the most simple things can make things even more grim.
Game Gone Wrong mixes science fiction with the very prevalent fear of the government watching your every move, and doing whatever it takes to find out what you know.
Mystery Meat is a simple tale of a meat packing facility trying to find out where several bins of prime cuts of meat came from that no one knows about…with morbid results.
Father’s Revenge is a succinct, blunt tale of a father’s revenge when his wife betrays him, as seen through the eyes of his daughter.
Innocent Blood starts out much like the previous tale, but with the desire for revenge going dreadfully wrong.
On Account of Bacon speaks of how unspeakable tragedies can occur for the most innocuous reasons…or in this case, thanks to a delicious breakfast meat.
Evil Mountain asks the question ‘what do you get when a werewolf, vampire, witch, zombie, and dragon walk into a poor, innocent villager’s hut?’ Nothing pleasant, I can tell you that much.
The Heart of Heroism tells the tragic tale of Billy Jack, a mentally handicapped man-child who simply wants to be a superhero and gets his chance when the zombie apocalypse starts up in the tenement he lives in with his overbearing father.
Historical Significance is a traditional ghost tale with a demonic twist.
Memories starts out asking the question ‘Have you ever heard a rabbit scream?’ and goes deeper down the rabbit hole from there.
Overall, this set of macabre tales are solidly written, though some are stronger and more compelling than others. Each share a very fatalistic perspective, though they range from the gore splattered to the sinister. Hope of a Future, Innocent Blood, Evil Mountain, and The Heart of Heroism were my favorites of the lot, while a couple of the very short tales didn’t do it for me, like Turn of Events and Father’s Revenge. When the author works with more than a page or two, she is able to craft characters that are real, vivid, and accessible.
August 16, 2013
Technically 4.5 stars, but I round up when 1/2 stars unavailable.
Author, Rebecca Besser's work has been reviewed here at Doubleshot Reviews previously and greatly enjoyed. So when the opportunity arose to review a collection of her short stories I was happy to oblige. Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death brings us 9 short stories all dark, all twisted and several deeply disturbing.
I do not plan on going over each story as they are short stories, tell too much and you give away the plot. I will say that I greatly enjoyed almost every single story and there was actually only one or 2 that I felt could have been better. In my opinion, that makes for a good collection. No reader is going to LOVE every story, but what I found lacking another reader may find a hidden gem.
Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death brings you revenge, death, karma, betrayal and that is just a taste of the twisted sensations that will leave you slack jawed and searching Google for the best way to cook a certain breakfast favorite.
Author, Rebecca Besser's work has been reviewed here at Doubleshot Reviews previously and greatly enjoyed. So when the opportunity arose to review a collection of her short stories I was happy to oblige. Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death brings us 9 short stories all dark, all twisted and several deeply disturbing.
I do not plan on going over each story as they are short stories, tell too much and you give away the plot. I will say that I greatly enjoyed almost every single story and there was actually only one or 2 that I felt could have been better. In my opinion, that makes for a good collection. No reader is going to LOVE every story, but what I found lacking another reader may find a hidden gem.
Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death brings you revenge, death, karma, betrayal and that is just a taste of the twisted sensations that will leave you slack jawed and searching Google for the best way to cook a certain breakfast favorite.
August 21, 2013
This book was such an entertaining read. I don’t want to give too much away, as that is part of the fun, but this is a book that takes you from the future to the past, with death, torture, and a bit of sex all wrapped up into on collection of dark tales (Nine of them to be exact). I enjoyed this book very much. There is no real rhyme or reason to the stories within the collection other than the one common denominator – Death. Some were quite short, maybe a page or two. Others were long and more in depth. A few began because of food, which I found myself getting a good laugh from. The author did a fantastic job in this collection. I definitely recommend this book.
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