Roadkill King (A Cabin 187 Satellite Story) by Dan B. Fierce

The ROADKILL KING

This short story starts out just fine. Taking rejection and ultimatum badly we are led into the revenge and twisted thinking of our main character. He goes all out to perfect his hobby. In fact he is even given a knick name by his neighbors. All creepy things must come to an end......and become even creepier! When the bad Thisguy suddenly becomes the victim its a little hard to drum up empathy. By the end of this short story you are hit with one more zinger and leaves you thinking and with the shivers. Received this story for free and was happy to leave a reveiw.

Outstanding.

I get Godless is not just a place for horror, but there is a lot of splatter/gore/extreme stuff on here. That said... In "Cobra Kia," you know how Johnny refers to his style as "good old fashion American karate?" That's what this book is, it's a "good old-fashion American horror story." This could be a "Tales From the Darkside" episode or a segment in "Creepshow." It has that EC comics flavor to it --which wasn't very comic but was all about spinning a serious horror tale. I won't get into the plot too much, but a lot of those older pieces were about the "morale." Which in horror is, "Don't be an asshole." This story is a fresh creative take on that. Dan B. Fierce is a wordsmith. I don't know if this stuff flows out of him or if he spent a year editing it, but his writing is pitch-perfect. It not just flows, but the character's interactions are organic, and while their logic is idiosyncratic to the character, they're written not just as believable but relatable --to a degree. My only heads up to a Godless reader is if you're looking for just gore, this is lite on that. If you're looking for a read that is an incredible piece of short horror fiction... Welcome to the writing of Dan B. Fierce.

It's the Poetry of Horror... Written as Prose.

I get Godless is not just a place for horror, but there is a lot of splatter/gore/extreme stuff on here. That said... In "Cobra Kia," you know how Johnny refers to his style as "good old fashion American karte?" That's what this book is, it's a "good old-fashion American horror story." This could be a "Tales From the Darkside" episode or a segment in "Creepshow." It has that EC comics flavor to it --which wasn't very comic but was all about spinning a serious horror tale. I won't get into the plot too much, but a lot of those older pieces were about the "morale." Which in horror is, "Don't be an asshole." This story is a fresh creative take on that. Dan B. Fierce is a wordsmith. I don't know if this stuff flows out of him or if he spent a year editing it, but his writing is pitch-perfect. It not just flows, but the character's interactions are organic, and while their logic is idiosyncratic to the character, they're written not just as believable but relatable --to a degree. My only heads up to a Godless reader is if you're looking for just gore, this is lite on that. If you're looking for a read that is an incredible piece of short horror fiction... Welcome to the writing of Dan B. Fierce.

Shall We Take a Drive?

Tatum Johnson was never an animal lover, but it wasn't until his ex-girlfriend left him after he'd accidentally killed a dog by hitting it with his car that he came to hate animals with a cruel, driving passion. Emphasis on driving. After investing thousands of dollars into customizing a vehicle into a killing machine reminiscent of something one might see in The Road Warrior, Tatum is on a mission when he ventures out at night. He prowls the backroads like a steel-encased predator, seeking out any creature unwary enough to cross his path. When the giant buck steps onto the gravel road, Tatum thinks he might have hit the jackpot, but he's on the road to judgment and pain that he could never comprehend. If Roadkill King is representative of the rest of what Dan B. Fierce has in store for readers with the Cabin 187 collection, people should be chomping at the bit in anticipation. Satisfying, cathartic, and captivating, I must insist that readers give Roadkill King a chance. There is some cruelty to animals in the story. But it's the unforgiving cruelty of animals that makes everything feel better in the end, as the irredeemably reprehensible Tatum gets what he deserves. Except for the dog, of course, because as every dog lover knows, that species is nothing if not willing to forgive and defend even the most indefensible.

A fun read!

A quick, fun read about vengeance. I look forward to the promising future of Fierce!