Inside The Works

by Tom Piccirilli, Edward Lee, Gerard Daniel Houarner

Book by Edward Lee, Gerard Houarner, Tom Piccirilli

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

Thomas Piccirilli (May 27, 1965 – July 11, 2015) was an American novelist and short story writer.

Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, erotica, and science fiction fields. He was a two-time winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for "Best Paperback Original" (2008, 2010). He was a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award. He was also a finalist for the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award given by the Mystery Writers of America, a final nominee for the Fantasy Award, and the winner of the first Bram Stoker Award given in the category of "Best Poetry Collection".

Reviews

[Karl]

This Neccro paperback publication is numbered 35 of 400, and is signed by all contributers.

Extreme Horror.

"The Pig", by Lee is a gross offering. Like most of his work in this arena, "The Pig" is not without humor and vivid, if vile.

Piccirelli's offerings, five short stories and a novella, are well written tales of overindulgence in sadism, incest, and turpitude. There's no socially redeeming qualities or investigation of values in these stories. They shock with excess and reveal no reason or insight into the characters' motivations. Like a painter working with different styles and models, he provides intense pictures of malignant evil with no humor to lighten his canvas hardcore stuff spiked straight to the vein.

Houarner's take is one of claustrophobic decadence. "His Truth or Consequences in the Heart of Destruction".