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Blank Tapes Volume 2
blank tapes returns with 17 new weird and dangerous tales. This is not a typical collection of stories. If you feel discomfort, uneasiness, a sense of disassociation and mild paranoia after reading these stories the publisher cannot be held responsible.
blank tapes is a challenging and daring mix of poetry, experimental fiction and short stories with dark themes. It is not for the faint of heart, weak of bladder and narrow of mind. Inside you will find missives from the outer parts of human experience, and a few from beyond that which have slipped through the cracks in reality to find their way into your hands.
Praise for 'blank tapes volume 1':
"[...]I ended up loving this strange, offbeat collection of tales
that are the very definition of the ‘Weird Tales’ genre."
Gracie K., scifiandscary.com
If you want to get a taste of what's on offer first 'blank tapes volume 1' is now FREE for a limited time
The Darkness by Rosaline Winters: How much will you do to keep the darkness at bay?
Sky by Jody Wenner: There has always been a cycle of death and renewal, but sometimes extraordinary steps must be taken.
The Morning After by Shane Moritz: It was a night like no other, but the morning isn't going to plan either.
Hell of Deal by Tim Clark: There's something odd about the guy driving his limo on the roof.
Born on the Dance Floor by Damn Sung: Baby's going to be the greatest dancer.
BLOCK 4 - Stop Looking at Me by Paul Huxley: The BLOCK returns and this time it might just help someone.
//sluicing by R. Keith: No your e-reader isn't broken, it's meant to be like this.
Keep Moving by Alice Sabo: Who knows what will happen if you stop? There's only one thing to do...
Knots by Nick Romeo: Some party's are wild, and then there are Anne Hedonia's parties.
Act of Giving Final Consciousness by Norbert Gora: Mirage of dancing clouds, woven of emptiness and dark tears.
Pissing My Life Away by roop: If you want a vivid description of donunt-holing the Earth, look no further.
Behind a Set of Glowing Eyes by Jacob Brown: An extract of an hallucinatory and involving character study that defies expectations.
Rose in Stasis by Paul Huxley: What would you do if you could freeze time? Bloom is about to discover the potential.
Beetroot Farmer by Dermot Jelfs: The One Where Dermot Makes You Unhook Your Lower Jaw
Web of Life by Brea Behn: If you step out of line she'll eat you. But what if that was the only way out?
Walk the Walk by Georgia Ruth: A family reunited after bitter trials. What could possibly go wrong, and how dangerous are the bears in those woods?
Finding God in all the Wrong Places by roop: Being a good boyfriend has it's own rewards.
blank tapes is a challenging and daring mix of poetry, experimental fiction and short stories with dark themes. It is not for the faint of heart, weak of bladder and narrow of mind. Inside you will find missives from the outer parts of human experience, and a few from beyond that which have slipped through the cracks in reality to find their way into your hands.
Praise for 'blank tapes volume 1':
"[...]I ended up loving this strange, offbeat collection of tales
that are the very definition of the ‘Weird Tales’ genre."
Gracie K., scifiandscary.com
If you want to get a taste of what's on offer first 'blank tapes volume 1' is now FREE for a limited time
The Darkness by Rosaline Winters: How much will you do to keep the darkness at bay?
Sky by Jody Wenner: There has always been a cycle of death and renewal, but sometimes extraordinary steps must be taken.
The Morning After by Shane Moritz: It was a night like no other, but the morning isn't going to plan either.
Hell of Deal by Tim Clark: There's something odd about the guy driving his limo on the roof.
Born on the Dance Floor by Damn Sung: Baby's going to be the greatest dancer.
BLOCK 4 - Stop Looking at Me by Paul Huxley: The BLOCK returns and this time it might just help someone.
//sluicing by R. Keith: No your e-reader isn't broken, it's meant to be like this.
Keep Moving by Alice Sabo: Who knows what will happen if you stop? There's only one thing to do...
Knots by Nick Romeo: Some party's are wild, and then there are Anne Hedonia's parties.
Act of Giving Final Consciousness by Norbert Gora: Mirage of dancing clouds, woven of emptiness and dark tears.
Pissing My Life Away by roop: If you want a vivid description of donunt-holing the Earth, look no further.
Behind a Set of Glowing Eyes by Jacob Brown: An extract of an hallucinatory and involving character study that defies expectations.
Rose in Stasis by Paul Huxley: What would you do if you could freeze time? Bloom is about to discover the potential.
Beetroot Farmer by Dermot Jelfs: The One Where Dermot Makes You Unhook Your Lower Jaw
Web of Life by Brea Behn: If you step out of line she'll eat you. But what if that was the only way out?
Walk the Walk by Georgia Ruth: A family reunited after bitter trials. What could possibly go wrong, and how dangerous are the bears in those woods?
Finding God in all the Wrong Places by roop: Being a good boyfriend has it's own rewards.
146 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2018
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About the author
Jacob Brown
1 bookI'm a midwestern college student and writer. I'm currently working on a novel, an excerpt of which can be found in Blank Tapes Volume 2.
Currently have one thing published, but my goal is to get a few novels out there.
Currently have one thing published, but my goal is to get a few novels out there.
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December 27, 2018
Back in February I reviewed Blank Tapes, Volume 1 and really liked it. The editor/author kindly sent me the second volume for review consideration. I have not had any occasion to retract my opinion. While I didn't love all of the stories presented it was still one heck of a ride. Reading Blank Tapes is like being on a roller coaster ride of words and images. Some are straight stories, others seem like stream of consciousness snippets and still others are like watching The Ring video or an arthouse flick that's all images coming at you so rapidly you have to keep up.
It's a little hard to parse these out like a normal anthology but I'll try.
Sky by Jodie Wenner - I loved this story. It had a very vivid sense of strangeness, ominous atmosphere, and also hope. With a tantalizing mystery at the end.
The Morning After by Shane Moritz - This was a strange little slice of story that I really wish was a bit longer. It made me curious.
Not a Bad Deal by Tim Clark - I loved this story. A great deal with the Devil story with a twist to it that also made me chuckle a bit.
Born on the Dance Floor by Damn Sung - *Blink, blink* That was pretty much my reaction after reading this strange little story.
Block 4 - Puck by Paul Huxley - I liked the back and forth flow to this story and I seem to remember the black block from somewhere.
//sluicing by R Keith - This was a strange stream of consciousness story that I can't say that I particularly enjoyed but others might like it better.
Keep Moving by Alice Sabo - A very good story if slightly (ok, more than slightly) depressing.
Knots by Nick Romero - This story...this story...whipsawed back and forth so quickly I think I sprained my eyes. It was a constant barrage of strangeness that was strangely fascinating at the same time.
Act of Giving Final Consciousness by Norbert Gora - An interesting poem that paints a vivid word picture.
Rose in Stasis by Paul Huxley - I enjoyed this story as well. It had an interesting premise and gives you a good "What if?" thought to it.
Pissing My Life Away by roop - I can't say that I enjoyed this one too much but others might like it better.
Behind a Set of Glowing Eyes by J.C. Brown - A longish, meandering story where several narratives add up to one ball of odd but intriguing story.
Looking for God in all the Wrong Places by roop - Sorry, roop. I don't find crudity shocking nor interesting.
Beetroot Farmer by Dermot Jelfs - Um, ok! That was a story! A very strange story. I can't say that it was bad, just odd. And I did like it.
The Web of Life by Brea Behn - A very beautiful story and an interesting thought on beyond.
Walk the Walk by Georgia Ruth - Holy crap this story got me. I don't want to ruin it but when I thought I knew what the ending was going to be...I didn't.
Another great collection that does dance with weirdness but is absolutely absorbing. I'm looking forward to volume three.
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It's a little hard to parse these out like a normal anthology but I'll try.
Sky by Jodie Wenner - I loved this story. It had a very vivid sense of strangeness, ominous atmosphere, and also hope. With a tantalizing mystery at the end.
The Morning After by Shane Moritz - This was a strange little slice of story that I really wish was a bit longer. It made me curious.
Not a Bad Deal by Tim Clark - I loved this story. A great deal with the Devil story with a twist to it that also made me chuckle a bit.
Born on the Dance Floor by Damn Sung - *Blink, blink* That was pretty much my reaction after reading this strange little story.
Block 4 - Puck by Paul Huxley - I liked the back and forth flow to this story and I seem to remember the black block from somewhere.
//sluicing by R Keith - This was a strange stream of consciousness story that I can't say that I particularly enjoyed but others might like it better.
Keep Moving by Alice Sabo - A very good story if slightly (ok, more than slightly) depressing.
Knots by Nick Romero - This story...this story...whipsawed back and forth so quickly I think I sprained my eyes. It was a constant barrage of strangeness that was strangely fascinating at the same time.
Act of Giving Final Consciousness by Norbert Gora - An interesting poem that paints a vivid word picture.
Rose in Stasis by Paul Huxley - I enjoyed this story as well. It had an interesting premise and gives you a good "What if?" thought to it.
Pissing My Life Away by roop - I can't say that I enjoyed this one too much but others might like it better.
Behind a Set of Glowing Eyes by J.C. Brown - A longish, meandering story where several narratives add up to one ball of odd but intriguing story.
Looking for God in all the Wrong Places by roop - Sorry, roop. I don't find crudity shocking nor interesting.
Beetroot Farmer by Dermot Jelfs - Um, ok! That was a story! A very strange story. I can't say that it was bad, just odd. And I did like it.
The Web of Life by Brea Behn - A very beautiful story and an interesting thought on beyond.
Walk the Walk by Georgia Ruth - Holy crap this story got me. I don't want to ruin it but when I thought I knew what the ending was going to be...I didn't.
Another great collection that does dance with weirdness but is absolutely absorbing. I'm looking forward to volume three.
Find this review and more at my link text
Received for review consideration
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