13 Drops of Blood edition by James Roy Daley Books of the Dead Literature Fiction eBooks
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13 tales of horror, suspense, and imagination. Enter the gore-soaked exhibit, the train of terror, the graveyard of the haunted. Meet the scientist of the monsters, the woman with the thing living inside her, the living dead... James Roy Daley unleashes quality horror stories with a flair for the hardcore. Not for the squeamish.
"Daley’s excellent ability to describe the scene draws the reader into the story as even the minor details of the story are brought to life on the page… sure to strike a chord in horror aficionados everywhere." ~ Snakebite Horror
13 Drops of Blood edition by James Roy Daley Books of the Dead Literature Fiction eBooks
This is a difficult book to rate. First, it's free, which is always good. Second, it is by an independant author, again I appreciate those people with the courage and gumption to go it alone. Next, it is a collection of stories. Do you rate it by the median (3)? mean (2.3)? mode(1)? best story(4)? worst story(0)? Mr. Daley could have used a friend to eliminate several of the stories, "Seven Drops of Blood" would have been better.The best way to illustrate one of his overarchig flaws is by compasrison. There's a Steven King novel that begins with a tween paperboy and a pretty young girl getting killed. From his description, you can tell that he liked both of them. That, if you asked Mr. King what they got for their sixth birthday, what time of day they were born, etc. that he could tell you. You empaathise the loss. Every character who dies in the book is developed and each death makes the reader a little sad. Daley's character descriptions fall along the lines of "Becky Smith was the smelliest girl in the first-grade class, she was also stupid, fat and clumsy. She was mean spirited and stole things." Shortly later a werewolf would gut her and eat her in lurid detail and the reader doesn't care. The ither extreme is "Bob loved his perfect wife totally. He watched her perfect bottom, framed perfectly by her microshorts, admired her prefect breasts. She cooked him a perfect hamburger." They the monster breaks in. We get to watch her perfect abdomen cut open, revealing her perfect intestines and perfect liver. Aside from one or two stories, the vast majority of characters are one-dimensional mannequins of organs and blood to be slashed open. Oh, and he needs to reduce the violence against kids, featured in the majority of his stories. Even the splatterpunk Deadlands RPG pointed out that violence against kids should be implied, not shown overtly.
His "twist" endings are telegraphed to the point that they are as predictable as the shape of a Pringle's chip, with only one or two that were even a little bit of a surprise.
Let's look on his work on an item by item basis:
Foreward: The author immediately frightened me by comparing horror to porn, and he does deliver porn-like quality overall. He complains that horror is called other things sometimes, but what he is referring to is sub-genreas and super-genres. For example, he whines about the phrase "speculative fiction" being used as a frou-frou term for horror. It is not a synonym for horror, it is a supercategory that covers horror, S/F, Fantasy, super-hero, anime, supernatural romance, etc. As to the subgenres, those are used to differentiate between styles for the benefit of the reader.
For example, Twilight (supernatural romance) and Blade (Action horror) and Dracula: Dead and Lovin' It (Horror spoof comedy) are all vampire themed films but each is liked by a very different audience. I don't see a Twihard getting all moist for Blade, (even though he could rip Edwaed in half) or a hardcore Blade fan lovin' Leslie Neilsen as Dracula. Dark Fiction refers more to Anne Rice style and Dark Fantasy to horror themed stories, that have happy endings and are written in a F/SF style such as Dresden Files or Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. They are categorically not horror, so they are called "Dark Fantasy."
1: The Exibition: (Two stars) Poorly characterized book about unlikeable characters, predictable ending, not believable. The FBI tracks $10k purchases/withdrawls. How does no one notice that people are vanishing? I don't consider this a spoiler, since if you have not figured out the plot and ending by the end of the first paragraph, you probably should stick to Scooby Doo. I'm giving this two stars instead of one because one part of the ending is a little unexpected and the mood is well set.
2: The Confession: (Three Stars). Decent story. Could have used a few more paragraphs. Could have had a more creative ending.
3: Baby: (Four Stars) Despite pretty generic characters, this has an interesting take on an old theme.
4: Ghost in My Room: (Three Stars), fair story. Not entirely predictable.
5: Jonathan vs. the Perfect Ten: (1 star) Not beliveable at all. Nothing makes sense. 90% of it is little kids getting ripped to shreds. Nauseating. What town would do any of it? He also ignores the squared/cubed law, and how does he feed the giant monsters on so little money? Again, not a spoiler since he mentions the giant monsters in the first paragraph.
6: Hanging Tree: (1 star) This should be the start of a book, not a stand-alone story. Esp. considering that the zombie apocolypse didn't take place in the 1800s. I Don't buy the characters acting like they do in the story.
7: Thoughts of the Dead (3 stars) Dailey choses to tell, not show. Still, it's a unique take on Zombie stories. With a little work, this could be a five star story.
8: Summer of 1816 (4 stars:) Good story about Mary Shelly. Makes sense. Remember though, Frankenstein was the scientist, not the monster, so the end does not make perfect sense. And the final twist is a little cheesy.
9: Fallen (1 star) Not a story, a cutscene from a zombie game or movie.
10: The Relation Ship (3 stars) Been there, dude. Had one of them, feel for you. Still, it's a litle too cutesy.
11: Suffer Shirley Gunn (1 star) The story makes zero sense. Imagine trying to cook dinner, and your first step is to smash all the Hummel figurines in the world. The means has nothing to do with the goal.
12: Humpy and Shrivels: (4 Stars) I didn't see this twist coming. He does great at setting the mood, the characters are well developed. This one was actually funny.
13: Curse of the Blind Eel. (Zero) Just awful. Really, really bad. Amounts to 12-20 pages of...euphemisms is the wrong word....gross slang synonyms for excrement or the act of elimination.
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13 Drops of Blood edition by James Roy Daley Books of the Dead Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
If this collection had stopped before the last four stories I would have given it another star.The stories were quick,fairly predictable but still worth a read.The last four stories were labled sci-fi/fantasy horror. Of them one was excellent, involving dogs. The other three weren't. One was some sort of alternate universe(maybe?) that was really rather dull. The last two were fully of crap,literally. They read like 13 & 14 old boys wrote them w/ as many words for feces as they could make up. A disappointing finish to an otherwise decent read.
I thought 'The Summer of 1816' was the real prize here. A dark tale of how the book Frankenstein came to be. Atmospheric with a touch of history - a really great tale.
' Jonathan vs. the Perfect Ten' was weird - a story of a man who creates monsters that tear his town apart. Good story!
On the other end of the spectrum, 'Humpy and Shrivels' and 'The Curse of the Blind Eel' were supposed to be funny I guess, but some how didn't work for me.
There was zombie stories, 'The hanging Tree' was excellent, but the other two, 'Fallen' and 'Thoughts of the Dead' seemed a bit confused.
Baby' is gory almost to the point of being disgusting, but was well written
I was going to write a long review on this book, but I decided to not waste my time. Most of the stories in this book are bad, not believable, and not worth your time. If you want to know what the stories are about, read some of the other reviews. My opinion about this book is that I have wasted to much time on it and I will not bother to read anything else the author has written.
OK, not sure why I used a baseball analogy for the title of this review. "13 Drops of Blood" has nothing to do with the great American pastime. Must just be that time of year.
This collection of short stories is my first exposure to James Roy Daley. I wasn't sure I was going to like this since it's one step above being self-published (James owns the publishing company, Books of the Dead Press) and I did find a few errors, that a better proofreading should have caught. But, that aside, I was very impressed with the work.
Nearly, every story was a hit (more baseball) with me. James set the tone with "The Exhibition". I found myself immersed in pure horror. The story was gruesome. It was extreme. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you love blood and guts, this one is for you. There were a number of truly original ideas in this book, plus Zombies, werewolves and vampires. I particularly liked "Summer of 1816". A blend of fact and fiction on how Mary Shelly might have come to write "Frankenstein". Certainly worth your time, especially if you like your horror with a bit of an edge. 13 Drops of Blood
Felt like some classic horror tales after having read the likes of "The Confession" and "A Ghost in my Room" but took a very humorous turn with regard to "Curse of the Blind Eel" which had me in stitches (have to warn you tho that my kind of humor can run pretty gross). Might have given it 3.5 stars rounded down but since it left me laughing I reversed direction and upped it to 4 stars instead.
For more good reads this Halloween season please see my reviews including a brief description along with appropriate age group for "Mr. Spider (Spooky Spook)" by Hollyn Overton for children, "Don't Lend A Monster Your Favorite Toy" by Elwyn Tate for children, "Terra Vonnel and the Skulls of Aries" by D. C. Akers Pirates/Paranormal for Teen/YA, "Wicked Odd" and "Oddest Yet" by Steve Burt, Teen/YA "Zero Hunters #1" by Jay Carvajal Vampire/graphic novel for Teen/YA, "Of Evil and Darkness" by Jay Carvajal Paranormal/graphic novel for Teen/YA, "Dead Stop" by D. Nathan Hilliard Zombie/horror for Adults, "Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales + Poems (Illustrated)(Top Five Classics) Adults, "Wild Wolf's Twisted Tails" Thriller/Adults, and "Great British Horror Volume 1" Adults. Enjoy!
This is a difficult book to rate. First, it's free, which is always good. Second, it is by an independant author, again I appreciate those people with the courage and gumption to go it alone. Next, it is a collection of stories. Do you rate it by the median (3)? mean (2.3)? mode(1)? best story(4)? worst story(0)? Mr. Daley could have used a friend to eliminate several of the stories, "Seven Drops of Blood" would have been better.
The best way to illustrate one of his overarchig flaws is by compasrison. There's a Steven King novel that begins with a tween paperboy and a pretty young girl getting killed. From his description, you can tell that he liked both of them. That, if you asked Mr. King what they got for their sixth birthday, what time of day they were born, etc. that he could tell you. You empaathise the loss. Every character who dies in the book is developed and each death makes the reader a little sad. Daley's character descriptions fall along the lines of "Becky Smith was the smelliest girl in the first-grade class, she was also stupid, fat and clumsy. She was mean spirited and stole things." Shortly later a werewolf would gut her and eat her in lurid detail and the reader doesn't care. The ither extreme is "Bob loved his perfect wife totally. He watched her perfect bottom, framed perfectly by her microshorts, admired her prefect breasts. She cooked him a perfect hamburger." They the monster breaks in. We get to watch her perfect abdomen cut open, revealing her perfect intestines and perfect liver. Aside from one or two stories, the vast majority of characters are one-dimensional mannequins of organs and blood to be slashed open. Oh, and he needs to reduce the violence against kids, featured in the majority of his stories. Even the splatterpunk Deadlands RPG pointed out that violence against kids should be implied, not shown overtly.
His "twist" endings are telegraphed to the point that they are as predictable as the shape of a Pringle's chip, with only one or two that were even a little bit of a surprise.
Let's look on his work on an item by item basis
Foreward The author immediately frightened me by comparing horror to porn, and he does deliver porn-like quality overall. He complains that horror is called other things sometimes, but what he is referring to is sub-genreas and super-genres. For example, he whines about the phrase "speculative fiction" being used as a frou-frou term for horror. It is not a synonym for horror, it is a supercategory that covers horror, S/F, Fantasy, super-hero, anime, supernatural romance, etc. As to the subgenres, those are used to differentiate between styles for the benefit of the reader.
For example, Twilight (supernatural romance) and Blade (Action horror) and Dracula Dead and Lovin' It (Horror spoof comedy) are all vampire themed films but each is liked by a very different audience. I don't see a Twihard getting all moist for Blade, (even though he could rip Edwaed in half) or a hardcore Blade fan lovin' Leslie Neilsen as Dracula. Dark Fiction refers more to Anne Rice style and Dark Fantasy to horror themed stories, that have happy endings and are written in a F/SF style such as Dresden Files or Anita Blake Vampire Hunter. They are categorically not horror, so they are called "Dark Fantasy."
1 The Exibition (Two stars) Poorly characterized book about unlikeable characters, predictable ending, not believable. The FBI tracks $10k purchases/withdrawls. How does no one notice that people are vanishing? I don't consider this a spoiler, since if you have not figured out the plot and ending by the end of the first paragraph, you probably should stick to Scooby Doo. I'm giving this two stars instead of one because one part of the ending is a little unexpected and the mood is well set.
2 The Confession (Three Stars). Decent story. Could have used a few more paragraphs. Could have had a more creative ending.
3 Baby (Four Stars) Despite pretty generic characters, this has an interesting take on an old theme.
4 Ghost in My Room (Three Stars), fair story. Not entirely predictable.
5 Jonathan vs. the Perfect Ten (1 star) Not beliveable at all. Nothing makes sense. 90% of it is little kids getting ripped to shreds. Nauseating. What town would do any of it? He also ignores the squared/cubed law, and how does he feed the giant monsters on so little money? Again, not a spoiler since he mentions the giant monsters in the first paragraph.
6 Hanging Tree (1 star) This should be the start of a book, not a stand-alone story. Esp. considering that the zombie apocolypse didn't take place in the 1800s. I Don't buy the characters acting like they do in the story.
7 Thoughts of the Dead (3 stars) Dailey choses to tell, not show. Still, it's a unique take on Zombie stories. With a little work, this could be a five star story.
8 Summer of 1816 (4 stars) Good story about Mary Shelly. Makes sense. Remember though, Frankenstein was the scientist, not the monster, so the end does not make perfect sense. And the final twist is a little cheesy.
9 Fallen (1 star) Not a story, a cutscene from a zombie game or movie.
10 The Relation Ship (3 stars) Been there, dude. Had one of them, feel for you. Still, it's a litle too cutesy.
11 Suffer Shirley Gunn (1 star) The story makes zero sense. Imagine trying to cook dinner, and your first step is to smash all the Hummel figurines in the world. The means has nothing to do with the goal.
12 Humpy and Shrivels (4 Stars) I didn't see this twist coming. He does great at setting the mood, the characters are well developed. This one was actually funny.
13 Curse of the Blind Eel. (Zero) Just awful. Really, really bad. Amounts to 12-20 pages of...euphemisms is the wrong word....gross slang synonyms for excrement or the act of elimination.
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