The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World

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The black magic of bad living only looks hideous to honest eyes.Welcome to Scrape, Texas, a nowhere town near the Mexican border Few people ever visit Scrape, and the unlucky ones who live there never seem to escape They fill their days with fish fries, cheap beer, tobacco, firearms, and sex But Scrape is about to be invaded by a plague of monsters unlike anything ever seen in the history of the world First there s La Llorona the screaming woman in white and her horde of ghost children Then come the black, hairy hands Thousands, millions, scurrying on fingers like spiders or crabs But the hands are nothing to El Abuelo, a wicked creature with a magical bullwhip, and even El Abuelo don t mean shit when the devil comes to town. Free Read The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World [ author ] Brian Allen Carr [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This peculiar little story took my breath away Brian Allen Carr mixes legend with disparate characters, squeezes them, then wrings out the excess He presents us with something raw and elegant sparse and strangely beautiful His words have a life of their ow...I m at a loss for words This book was POWERFUL AS FUCK.I read it in one sitting It s not very long But Carr has a way with words that makes every sentence, every syllable seem to count His mastery of language is so on point that even the words he DOESN T use help color in the story.And what is the story That is not so easy.On the one hand, it s about the denizens of a bumfuck Texas town as they witness the slowly approaching apocalypse On the other hand, it s a brand new kind of fable, a ne I m at a loss for words This book was POWERFUL AS FUCK.I read it in one sitting It s not very long But Carr has a way with words that makes every sentence, every syllable seem to count His mastery of language is so on point that even the words he DOESN T use help color in the story.And what is the story That is not so easy.On the one hand, it s about the denizens of a bumfuck Texas town as they witness the slowly approaching apocalypse On the other hand, it s a brand new kind of fable, a new kind of mythology And like the mythologies that came before it, it borrows bits and pieces of other well worn tales juxtaposing pieces of the bible and of folklore to create something wholly new Full of every sort of dread you can conjure at...Read 5 26 144 Stars Strongly Recommended to fans of bizarre not quite post apocalyptic but definitely shit I dont ever want to live through literature great gateway into bizarro fictionPages 125Publisher Lazy Fascist PressReleased May 2014The end of the world is upon us and I can think of no onecapable of raining down some strange ass shit on the last of the human race than Brian Allen Carr This novella is a strange and perfect mix of old school Mexican and mostly made up myths a Read 5 26 144 Stars Strongly Recommended to fans of bizarre not quite post apocalyptic but definitely shit I dont ever want to live through literature great gateway into bizarro fictionPages 125Publisher Lazy Fascist PressReleased May 2014The end of the world is upon us and I can think of no onecapable of raining down some strange ass shit on the last of the human race than Brian Allen Carr This novella is a strange and perfect mix of old school Mexican and mostly made up myths and legends the wispy lost souls of the dead walking the earth, a plague of rouge severed han...Brian Allen Carr s The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World features the author s sparse but very literary style in a short novel of about 120 pages, yet managed to fill each page with jarring descriptions and fantastical imagery enough for 10 books He seems to enjoy flash fiction styled chapters that teases the mind and delight the eyes evidenced in the first paragraph and chapter of the novel Scrape, Texas far from fame or infamy appeared on maps, was passed through by trav Brian Allen Carr s The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World features the author s sparse but very literary style in a short novel of about 120 pages, yet managed to fill each page with jarring descriptions and fantastical imagery enough for 10 books He seems to enjoy flash fiction styled chapters that teases the mind and delight the eyes evidenced in the first paragraph and chapter of the novel Scrape, Texas far from fame or infamy appeared on maps, was passed th...This was an incredible novella or maybe it should beaccurately called a long short story rather than a short novel Beautifully written and despite the sparsity of the prose, Carr manages to fully flush out the characters an...I read this compulsively in about 45 minutes It is only a little over a 100 pages long, so no kudos for that It was weird and wonderful.Zoom in street level on Google Earth and where Scrape, Texas should be, you ll see, instead, Brian Allen Carr holding up this book and a bottle of whiskey He ll chuckle, letting you know that it won t be okay He s got the last horror story in the history of the world and knows that once you read the first few lines, you won t be able to look away.You ve already looked, now settle in for a story It ll be your last Might as well go out with a killer buzz and Brian Allen Carr s latest masterp Zoom in street level on Google Earth and where Scrape, Texas should be, you ll see, instead, Brian Allen Carr holding up this book and a bottle of whiskey He ll chuckle, letting you know that it won t be okay He s got the last...While this is not a novel I read it in a little over an hour , it is a strong, stylized horror novella that is really quite a fun read Now that I think about it, it really isn t horror as much as it is bizarro with horror overtones Whatever you want to call it it is d...This review was originally posted on The Small Press Book Review and the reviewer received a free.pdf copy of the book through that site THE LAST HORROR NOVEL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDBrian Allen Carr Lazy Fascist Press, 9.95 paperback 128p ISBN 978 1621051466The line between genre works and literary works is one that is invoked and argued over above and beyond its importance Some of the most successful and most interesting writers of the twentieth century have created great works that This review was originally posted on The Small Pre...As you read this book, its suggestive title is always at the back of your mind, like a metafictional finger constantly pointed at the story as it unfolds, a story that distills, deconstructs, and satirizes the small town besieged by ancient evil archetype that has dominated mainstream horror fiction forever More of a long short story than an actual novel, The Last Horror Novel is at turns dark, melancholy, unsettling, and humorous Awesome stuff I m drunk, so this review might be a bunch of bu As you read this book, its suggestive title is alw...

The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World
  • English
  • 23 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 125 pages
  • 1621051463
  • Brian Allen Carr
  • The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World