by Brian Hodge
For most of his childhood, Damien was shunned by his sinister mother in favor of his older half-brother. Decades later, Cameron shows up, wanting help. Will Damien help him?When I read the blurb saying this was HP Lovecraft meets Carl Sagan, I jumped on it since that's a pretty clever-sounding eleva...
I'm not sure how Brian Hodge managed to squeeze an abusive childhood, a strained sibling relationship, elements of the science of astronomy, and a whole lot og cosmic horror into one 85 page novella, but I know he did it and did it extremely well.Taking the first person POV of Damien, a young man wh...
Damn, but this was one hell of a read. Whom the Gods Would Destroy is relatively short, coming in at under a hundred pages, but it starts creeping you out from page one and completely intrigues you by the end of that first chapter. Brian Hodgesuccessfully manages to blow your mind around the halfway...
This was a very thought provoking read that masterfully mixes science fiction and horror. Damien is the central character in the tale and the author does a great job in fleshing him out, creating a sympathetic but flawed man and one who is still trying to make peace with his turbulent upbringing.The...
This story starts out with young Damien's first memory: being handcuffed to the steering wheel of a car while his mother and brother go off to do something. Worried about their safety, he escapes and chases them only to find something horrifying. Fast forward 13 years and his brother shows up want...
I picked this one up on a recommendation and really stepped outside of my reading comfort zone in doing so. I am glad I did.Whom the Gods Would Destroy is a sci-fi story with a slight horror element.Damien, a graduate student studying astronomy, gets a surprise visit from his older brother after a 1...
Cosmic horror at its finest. A short but brilliant read. Highly recommended.
A beautiful mix of horror and sci-fi with a nice dose of superstition/anthropology thrown in for good measure. Does one make sacrifices to alien invaders? One does if they are indistinguishable from gods. It is in our nature, I suppose. You won’t just breeze through this one. Or at least you shouldn...
Have you ever looked up at the stars and felt inspired? Awed? Terrified? This one gets pretty deep and makes you think about what lies beyond the realms of our universe. Damien studies astronomy and has always been fascinated by other galaxies. Perhaps his head is in the stars because he is running ...
@ 50%. That's a valiant effort.
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