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Post by jonathan122 on Sept 20, 2009 23:37:44 GMT
Dark Matters - Terry Lamsley (Ash-Tree Press 2000)
Back in the Dunes
The Power of the Primitive
The Lost Boy Found
The Walls
Suburban Blight
An Evening with Harrod
The Stunted House
The Snug
Climbing Down from Heaven
Volunteers
Getting a Life
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Post by finchinfin on Feb 15, 2023 1:14:42 GMT
I’m a relative newcomer to Lamsley. Had previously only read Two Returns but after reading one or two other of his anthologized stories I bit the bullet and tracked it all down. I always love when you guys post your thoughts on stories so here are mine.
Back in the Dunes - very good classic ghost story; a man is drawn to a mysterious woman.
The Power of the Primitive - creepy story about some creepy neighbors.
The Lost Boy Found - a father and son happen upon a weird village off the beaten path; good ending.
The Walls - another good, creepy one, about the strange discovery of an amateur archaeologist.
Suburban Blight - this neighborhood’s going to rack and ruin, I tell ya!
An Evening with Harrod - Kirby out of the blue gets an invitation to a party from an old now-famous friend. Why? The ending of this one recalls to mind another reader’s lament about Lamsley’s unfathomable endings. What, exactly, was going on with Harrod, and what had Kirby let himself in for with that handshake? Hmm… Clothes make the man?
The Stunted House - nothing like getting away from it all, unless you chance upon a… stunted house! A day to the seaside gets weird.
The Snug - definitely probably my favorite story. The new owner of a pub has restored the old snug room to its former glory hoping to attract some of the older crowd. His plan worked. Unfortunately, they’re much older. And evil.
Climbing Down from Heaven - another creepy neighbor story. Mr. Lamsley, anything you’d like to share?
Volunteers - fun story about a certain something but identifying that certain something is tantamount to spoiling the fun of your discovering it for yourself.
Getting a Life - a cheapskate takes up an acquaintance’s offer to let him stay at his big house—empty since his wife and kid died. “Empty.”
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