Urbane and Other Horror Tales

by Frazer Lee

Bram Stoker Award nominated horror author (The Lamplighters) Frazer Lee brings you face to face with his night demons the Urbane and other terrifying creations in this ebook anthology of creepy tales.

"Beautifully horrific - the writing is absolutely superb, and every story is satisfying" (Horror Madness & Mayhem)

"A must read, genuinely horrific, well-written book" (Necrocarnival)

Cover art: Shane Oakley (Alan Moore's Albion)

198 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2010

About the author

Frazer Lee is a novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose debut novel The Lamplighters was a Bram Stoker Award® Finalist. His film credits include the acclaimed feature film Panic Button. Frazer resides with his family in Buckinghamshire, just across the cemetery from the real-life Hammer House of Horror.

Connect with Frazer:
Official website: www.frazerlee.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorFrazerLee
Twitter: www.twitter.com/frazer_lee

Reviews

[William Oarlock · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fine anthology from fine writer/film-maker Frazer Lee, though I confess that I was slightly disappointed; expecting the title story to be an epic genre novella based on a project that - sadly - never came to fruition, but this is a great horror collection nonetheless. A great genre mix of 'urbane' supernatural, visceral shocks and even, as a true horror genius, extracting terror from the all-too 'mundane' all written in well tailored and engaging prose.

URBANE 3/5
A tale of a night-club tryst ending, as it begun, with mortuary gruesomeness.

PENDRAGON RISING 4/5
I'd already read a couple of 'King Arthur as a vampire' stories, but still, this is what the Un-Dead should be - bloody and dead! Frazer knows the 'erotic' aspect should only re-emphasize their true nightmarish nature.

I'LL MET BY MOONLIGHT 4/5
I'm not a big werewolf fan, but this is a great piece of Lycanthrope horror.

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE 5/5
Probably my favourite story in this collection. Simple, single saddo David Jones and his neighbours in Accacia Drive are disturbed by a crass couple copulating in their bass-heavy hip-hop blaring vehicle. Their inevitable dismemberment and the revelation of the killer's true identity is a sublime climax indeed.

THE MINUS TOUCH 3/5
On initial reading, this was my least favourite story, but on reflection this is a pretty cool and subtle treatment of the 'fatal woman' theme.

TINSEL 4/5
A nice piece of Yuletide terror.

HALF/LIFE 3/5
A fitting conclusion in which the horror of real-life the mundane is expertly distilled.

All in all a well varied horror read and I'll definately be checking out, Frazer Lee's novel "The Lamplighters" and look forward to his future work in writing and film.