A collection of paranormal, Dark fantasy, Occult Horror and Supernatural Stories. Picture these scenes, from Mark Cassell’s Demon Alcohol…
“More hung ghosts, or whatever-the-hell-they-were, appeared, strung along the wooden beam. Hundreds taking shape, solidifying, becoming sharper, more focussed, more real. A whole line of them stretching off into the distance.”
And…
“She watched, helpless, as again it applied the bloody chunk to its own body. Again and again, more
and more shredded flesh, each time moulding it like clay…” I have not enjoyed Horror stories as much since Clive Barker’s Books of Blood. Hell Cat is a collection of epic gore stories, probably, the best I have read so far. Every story is literally monstrous, crawling with creatures that would equal those spawned by H.P. Lovecraft, himself.
Try this: “Skin tore and bones cracked, churning together with soggy clothes and that liquid darkness. The demon clipped a fist into the mix and stirred. Muscles rippled along his forearm as that limb stretched impossibly long. Making circular movements, round, and round, juddering and skittering, the demon stirred. Clay and flesh, shadow and bones crackled and melded together.”
I refuse to include more examples of Mark Cassell’s imagination, juicy morsels that have the power to make your flesh creep and breathe life into your shadows, because I will spoil the experience. I loved this book.
I award Hell Cat 5 stars.
