{"id":232,"date":"2010-03-06T14:02:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/?p=232"},"modified":"2010-03-06T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T22:02:05","slug":"review-of-the-hollertales-of-horror-from-appalachia-by-marge-fulton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/2010\/review-of-the-hollertales-of-horror-from-appalachia-by-marge-fulton\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Holler:Tales Of Horror From Appalachia By Marge Fulton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/hollersmall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/hollersmall.png\" alt=\"The Holler\" title=\"hollersmall\" width=\"200\" height=\"317\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/hollersmall.png 200w, https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/hollersmall-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>-== What is it? ==-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Holler: Tales Of Horror From Appalachia<\/i> is a collection of 24 &#8220;delicately short&#8221; horror stories written by Marge Fulton and published by BlackWyrm.  Before I get into this review I wanted to acknowledge that I am not a horror literature buff or even a horror literature fan to any large degree.  I was given an advance review copy to read by a friend of mine who is a publisher\/editor\/writer at BlackWyrm.  Even though I was given a copy of the book I will try to not let that impact this review.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe book I received has a color cover and an entirely black and white interior.  The book is 6? x 9? and is 87 pages in length.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>-== What I Like ==-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the thing that I liked most about <i>The Holler<\/i> is the way that some of the stories stick with you days after reading them.  I might be walking along and I&#8217;ll see something that reminds me of a story from the book&#8230;BAM&#8230;I am back in that story.  In some cases I even felt like I needed to take a shower to try and get that &#8220;sticky horror feeling&#8221; off of my person.  In my mind that is a sign that the book worked.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHere are some quick blurbs about some of the stories that I enjoyed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An obese traveler on a mission into space.<\/li>\n<li>A drug trip painting.<\/li>\n<li>A ghost tale at a drugstore greeting card rack&#8230;Hallmark would not approve.  \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li>A recycled killing.<\/li>\n<li>Husbands diced, served, and sold.<\/li>\n<li>A twisted unity candle.<\/li>\n<li>A splinter sharp tale in the vein of Pinocchio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nI liked the fact that the stories in <i>The Holler<\/i> are very short (aka &#8220;delicate&#8221;).  Most of the stories are only 3 to 5 pages in length.  This makes the book extremely easy to pick up and put down.  Even with only a 5 minute break in your day and you can read a story.  I like that in a book.  The copy I got was soft cover and very easy to transport which works well when the stories are short.  I also think this book would be great in PDF or ebook formats as it would be great to pickup quickly on an iPhone or similar reading device.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>-== What I Don&#8217;t Like ==-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My biggest complaint with the book is that I did not get the ending of some of the stories at all.  As I mentioned, I am not a horror literature buff so maybe that is why some of them left me confused.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe cover layout and background coloring is not great.  In the version I have the cover uses red text that lapses over a sepia picture on a gray background.  If the background color was changed to a slightly lighter sepia color to match the photo that might help.  The photo is perfect for the book.  It shows a young disheveled girl grasping a black rag doll.  Excellent fit for the book.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>-== Summary ==-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a collection of short horror stories that stick with you in a good way then I suggest checking this one out.  I do not know what the final price of the book will be but I&#8217;m going to give my rating assuming that the price is on the low side.  I think a low price fits a product like this where the focus is on &#8220;delicately short stories&#8221;.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI give it 7 out of 10 paws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-== What is it? ==- The Holler: Tales Of Horror From Appalachia is a collection of 24 &#8220;delicately short&#8221; horror stories written by Marge Fulton and published by BlackWyrm. 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