tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232310180330031281.post2590469360576255353..comments2024-01-17T19:25:38.023+00:00Comments on Gary McMahon: Short Shockers #5Gary Mchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981206709642828785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232310180330031281.post-38019160484999915132011-06-20T08:41:14.086+01:002011-06-20T08:41:14.086+01:00It is a cracking story, and all the more "enj...It is a cracking story, and all the more "enjoyable" for me because it's set in a location I know very well. I can see why Stephen Laws was inspired to set a story there. I had the pleasure of meeting Stephen on a number of occasions when he was doing book signings and he was a great bloke. He seems to have disappeared from the scene, which is a shame because he wrote some exellent books (most of which were set in the North East)- high concept stuff written in beautifully crisp prose.Anthony Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992065094913929889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232310180330031281.post-24938549604666292062011-06-11T17:40:21.130+01:002011-06-11T17:40:21.130+01:00My favourite short horror story is 'Petey'...My favourite short horror story is 'Petey', from Dark Gods, a classic Lovecraftian anthology by TED Klein. Structurally, it beats everything. The story moves so inevitably, it doesn't even need a climax. Sadly, it's out of print. - Mac Campbell<br /> Www.iwritehorror.blogspot.comMac Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025256806783821913noreply@blogger.com