by Kealan Patrick Burke
What an amazing story from an author at the top of his writing ability. In "The Tent" we are introduced to Mike and Emma and together with their son Cody they embark on a little camping expedition..."In his youth he'd gone camping with his father a few times, and those occasions were some of the bes...
Stories like this are, quite honestly, what five star ratings are for. The depth of this novella goes far beyond anything else I've read of its length. Every paragraph has a quote-worthy line. Or two. Some paragraphs could even be quoted in their entirety. Kealan Patrick Burke never ceases to amaze ...
At one level this novella is a sci-fi/monster tale. And a well above average one at that. Taking the ordinary and creating something sinister and menacing is very unsettling. Like the children singing off key nursery rhymes with evil twisted smiles, the unnatural juxtaposition gives a cold chill....
Kealan Patrick Burke kicks camping off our collective bucket list (along with Ohio in general) with this nasty little chiller that amply displays his twisted imagination and unleashing something completely different into our nest of nightmares, all while paying homage to the fine tradition of campfi...