by Joe Hill
Snapshot Performed by Wil Wheaton. This story features a creepy man (The Phoenician) with a Polaroid camera that steals memories. A teenage boy stumbles across the man and becomes tangled up in his plan. The story is told from Michael’s memories of what happened. The narration is excellent; it was f...
Dementia is cruel, in the way it steals from the person who suffers it, and steals from the people who love them. Joe Hill externalizes and personifies it in Snapshot, about a boy who finds that the woman who raised him and loved him as a mother is being attacked by a man with a camera that doesn’t ...
Joe Hill’s Strange Weather is a collection of four short novels with diverse narrators, themes, and settings that might appeal to readers preferring light thrillers or science fiction. The first story, Snapshot, takes place in the 1980’s, and is told from the point of view of Michael, a thirteen-ye...
This was a perfect example of a book I would never have read if it hadn't been for a book club - and our fabulous Lit Fest, next month, which Joe Hill will be attending. This is tagged as Science Fiction and Horror, and while I'd not be drawn to Sci Fi, I'd certainly shy away from Horror. Yet, these...
Snapshot is the first story and it’s narrated by Will Wheaton who does a most excellent job.Set in the 80’s, Strange Weather is the story of a 13 year old boy and his run in with a man he calls “The Phoenician”. The Phoenician is the villain of the tale. He’s ugly, vaguely imposing and possesses a c...
I love short stories. I love horror short stories. I have enthused about how great King and even Koontz (man I miss old school great writer Koontz) are when writing shorter fare. To write a short story takes more discipline I think since you have to keep the story moving and have a great ending all ...
Read for "Modern Masters of Horror:" I was two people when reading this collection of short novels. I read the first two stories ('Snapshot' and 'Loaded') mere days before my best friend took her own life. I read the latter two entries ('Aloft' and 'Rain') after. Naturally, my mind was elsewhere w...
'Strange Weather' is a collection of four short novels. Joe Hill shows off his diverse style in writing and continues to show improvement. I loved 'Locke & Key', but hadn't been impressed by his first novel. This makes me want to check out some of the books I skipped in the last few years."Snapshot"...
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