by Joe R. Lansdale
From Casual Debris.As the second installment of Dark Regions Press's series of novallas by established genre authors, Dark Labyrinth, Prisoner 489 welcomed Lansdale back to folds of traditional horror. The novella takes place on a small burial island near a maximum security prison, where the execute...
Everybody has secrets they don't want others to know. But screw it, here's one of mine. I'm going to put it out there and then just let it be: This was my first ever Joe R. Lansdale read. There. Now that shameful secret has been acknowledged, I can move on to say this was an enjoyable novella. Not...
Lansdale is the man! The dude can straight up tell a crazy engaging story. Prisoner 489 is no exception. I went into this one cold without reading any blurbs, reviews or the synopsis. The only clue I had to the story was the cover (and obviously the title). This review does contain spoilers that I w...