Title: "Thirty Scary Tales"
By Rayne Hall
Genre: Horror (the suspenseful creepy kind, not gory violence)
PG13
Publisher: Scimitar Press
Date of Publication: August 2013
Purchase Link: Amazon
Book Description:
Thirty creepy, atmospheric
stories by Rayne Hall.
The horror in these stories
is spooky, creepy, unsettling and sometimes disturbing. It is not very violent
or gory; however, the stories may not be suitable for young readers without
parental guidance. PG 13.
This book is a compilation of
volumes 1-5 of the Six Scary Tales books. It includes the acclaimed
stories Burning and The Bridge Chamber.
All stories have been
previously published in magazines, ezines, collections and anthologies. British
English.
I
really enjoy short stories, especially suspenseful and scary ones. It satisfies
my literary craving when my reading time is slim. Thirty Scary Tales by Rayne
Hall is an awesome compilation of short stories. Rayne’s collection consists of pieces from modern times as
well as fantastic fantasy worlds created from her imagination.
I like
that each story contained different levels of creepiness, some more fun, while
others really do leave you with a chill. I was also excited that Rayne included
a very brief section after every story, explaining the inspiration of the tale.
It’s
hard to narrow down which stories were my favorites. I definitely loved By Your
Own Free Will and The Bridge Chamber. I recommend making yourself a warm
beverage, curling up in your favorite reading place, and absorbing the pages of
Thirty Scary Tales.
ABOUT RAYNE HALL
Rayne Hall has published more than forty books
under different pen names with different publishers in different genres, mostly
fantasy, horror and non-fiction.
Recent books include Storm Dancer (dark
epic fantasy novel), 13 British Horror Stories, Six Scary Tales Vol. 1, 2,
3, 4, 5(creepy horror stories), Thirty
Scary Tales, Six Historical Tales Vol. 1 and 2 (short
stories), Six Quirky Tales (humorous fantasy stories), The Colour of Dishonour: Stories from
the Storm Dancer World, Writing Fight Scenes, The World-Loss Diet, Writing
About Villains, Writing About Magic and Writing Scary Scenes
(practical guides for authors).
She holds a college degree in publishing management
and a masters degree in creative writing. Currently, she edits the Ten Tales
series of multi-author short story anthologies: Bites: Ten Tales of
Vampires, Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts, Scared: Ten Tales of Horror, Cutlass:
Ten Tales of Pirates, Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft, Spells: Ten Tales of
Magic, Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies, Seers: Ten Tales of Clairvoyance and
more.
Rayne has lived in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal and has now settled in a small dilapidated
town of former Victorian grandeur on the south coast of England.
2 comments:
This sounds like it would be right up my alley. Thanks Sage for the review!
Yes! I definitely think it would be :)
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