| Author: | Iain Rob Wright |
| Genre(s): | ➡️ Short Stories ➡️ Contemporary Horror ➡️Thriller |
| Series? Series Order: Series Title: | ✅ Yes Chapter 12 A-Z of Horror |
| Goodreads Rating: | ⭐3.99 (67 ratings; 9 reviews) |
| Personal Rating: | ⭐ 3 / 5 Overall |
🛑 Spoiler Warning 🛑
I might be recounting events, characters, and themes so THIS MIGHT BE FULL OF SPOILERS.
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🗒️ BLURB 🗒️
Nobody likes a knock at the door late at night, but that’s exactly what happens to one close-knit family on an otherwise ordinary night.
Who is at the door and what do they want?
For family man, Patrick, the answers will be horrifying.
Short Story by bestselling author, Iain Rob Wright.
Source: Goodreads
🌟Review (3/5) 🌟
A woman knocks into a family’s game night one evening and demands one child. What will the father do to protect his family?
This isn’t one of those stories that I’ll remember in the long run, but it was a pretty good read, nonetheless. The story was able to establish the happy family member’s characters within the first chapter and used that information to create the rifts that arose later in the story.
The pace of the story is still really good. It starts with a normal family game night with a moody teenager, the free spirit younger brother, and the fun parents. The tension builds up from the small friction with the family members to the increasing hostility of their unwelcome visitor until everything comes to a head.
Lastly, I am really loving the ending of these stories. It gives you something to think about but not so much that the story feels incomplete. It’s just an extra kick of scare or sadness for the road.
This short story is part of a collection called A-Z of Horror by Iain Rob Wright. You can check out the book on Amazon. It’s free to read through Kindle Unlimited!
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