- Title:
- The Rat King: A Horror Collection
- Author:
- LP Hernandez
- Release:
- November 12, 2021
- Format:
- Paperback
Note: I received this paperback for free from the author with the purchase of another paperback. This is not a review copy and I was not requested to give this collection a certain rating, suggestion, or approval. As always, the opinions stated in these reviews are mine and mine alone.
I’ll be reviewing each short story in this collection individually and providing my final thoughts at the end.
Bad Apples
In the Valley of the Headless Men
Night Feeding
Pages: 73 – 84
Review Date: July 2, 2022
Wow. This is my first LP Hernandez and the first thing I wanna say is the man knows how to paint a scene with words. This story was only 11 pages long and one of them was a beautiful, yet haunting piece of art. I felt like I was .. the best word is familiar with these people. Their struggles, their worries, it all felt real. The story is sad, eerie, haunting, and aggravating all in one, in only 10 pages. Well done, damn! I’m excited for more of this collection for sure.
The Rat King
LeCumbra
Down the Bunny Trail
To Grandmother’s House We Go
The Magician
The Nightmare Room
Comancheria
Daddy Longlegs
A Sundown Town
Afterbirth
Pages: 283 – 294
Review Date: July 9, 2022
I have mixed feelings about this story. It was a good ending, but there was wayyyyyy too much buildup for the payoff. I kept wondering where it was going, if anywhere at all until it finally ended.