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Tina Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars My first short story collection
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2016
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And I'm super glad it was by this very talented author. Dan Weatherer knows how to tell as great story. Weather it's a paragraph long, or a few pages long. This collection with have you on a roller coaster of emotions. You may laugh, cry, or you may even jump outta your skin. My favorite story was THE RAVEN AND THE WOLF. Read this! Tell me which one is your favorite. Thank you Dan, for the amazing ride.
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Dave de Burgh
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, Creepy, Intelligent Tales
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016
This is a collection of short stories and verse, the third collection from Dan’s pen (check out Only the Good Burn Bright and The Soul That Screamed), and serves to put a spotlight on a storyteller of talent and range.

The collection opens with the tale, “Abarath“, a chilling, Lovecraftian tale about two friends discovering the truth behind a rumoured treasure; it’s atmospheric and builds menace and tension steadily.

The next tale, “Signed” is my pick for the most entertaining, since it focuses on a struggling Horror writer and the lengths he goes to to get an agent; it’s also a wonderful, satirical look at struggling authors and successful authors and I’m sure many writers will catch themselves enjoying it for all the wrong, yet spot-on, reasons.😉

“The Watchful Eye” is a great twist on the run-of-the-mill Haunted House tales, charting the implosion of a couple while revealing the utter strangeness of the house they live in.

“Time Flow and the Spectral Realm” reads almost like an extract from a larger essay and, in my opinion, needs a bit more to shift it into the realm of a true short story. It does offer an interesting take on a phenomenon many people have experienced and which I (as a paranormal investigator) have also thought about.

“My First Horror Story” shows that even children can be evil and calculating, yet reveals this in a darkly humorous manner.

“Meadow View” is a tale of friendship and darkness in a strange psychiatric facility, and though predictable in a sense, it remains one of the strongest tales in the collection.

“The Withered Touch” is a tale of misery and love, a tragedy which leads into a resolution which made me smile.

One of my other favourites, “The Raven and the Wolf” explores a strange yet beautiful friendship between two vastly different creatures, showing that perhaps companionship is the one thing which can bridge any difference.

“The Miners of Annan” is another foray into the creeping, stygian horror made famous by Lovecraft and has some truly creepy imagery.

“A Butcher’s Wife, Indisposed” sheds light how how one old woman ‘enjoys’ her stay in an NHS hospital bed while getting to know the other women in her room; of all the tales, it is the most well-constructed and incredibly entertaining.

“The Tragedy of the Tailor” seeks to show that finding the answers you seek could actually be a curse, but is almost too short a tale to explore that idea.

“The Thing Beneath the Bed” brings an age-old monster into the world of adults, and could have also benefited from a more gradual building up and exploration of the idea.

“Clarence Milton – Vampire Hunter” was, in my opinion, the weakest of the tales – I think it’s trying to explore the dark side of psychotic obsession when it comes to the supernatural, but doesn’t do so strongly enough.

“That Laughing Man” is really damned creepy and is one of the tales which lingers; really enjoyed the character’s investigation of a sinister-looking attraction.

“Six Feet” follows the travails of a grave-digger – definitely one of the most interesting tales in the collection.

“She Who Casts No Shadow” was engaging and tragic yet also ended a bit too quickly – I would have liked to read more of the main character’s experiences and been able to delve a bit deeper into her thoughts and psychology.

“Soul, Ugly” is a biting tale with a brutal stab of an ending, really damned good.

“Killing Gary” is a quirky look at a simply crazy woman and the back and forth between her and the detective interrogating her – Gary’s of the world, read it at your peril.😉

“Brammerly House” is another teasingly taut and creepy tale of what a child witnesses, and I feel it could have used a bit more to make it more effective.

The collection is also interspersed with short snap-shots of thoughts, idea-explorations and meditations, many of which still resound; I’m sure there’ll be many readers who will count a fair number of them among their favourites.

All in all, this collection is a great peek into what goes on in Dan’s head – his talents range across the board, from striking characterization while exploring interesting ideas, to being really effective at building tension and creepiness; I do wish that that some of the stories were a bit longer and that Dan strung the reader along for a couple of more pages before springing the climax. Some of the endings arrive so quickly that they lose their effectiveness even though they fit the tale. So that would be my only complaint.:)

I’m definitely looking forward to reading much more of Dan’s work (he’s got a novel on the way, too), and folk that like audiobooks will be glad to know that Neverlight will be produced as an audiobook, too.

The stunning cover art was created by Holly Madew – you’ll be seeing a lot more of her exceptional work, trust me!:)
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5.0 out of 5 stars More Quality Story Telling From Dan Weatherer
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
Neverlight is the third collection by Dan Weatherer that I have had had the pleasure of reading. As with his other books there is a mixture of short stories and flash fiction, and both types are of a very high standard. The thing with Weatherer's story telling is that his voice and his stories are timeless, in such a way that some feel modern and some have the feel and style of the likes of Lovecraft. There is horror here (Incubation, My First Horror Story) but there is humour too (A Butcher's Wife Indisposed).

All in all, this is a worthy addition to the authors' work and yet another example that Dan Weatherer is a name to look out for
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Catherine Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Gothic Horror for the 21st century
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2016
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A fabulous collection of stories, I especially enjoyed "Signed," "The Raven and the Wolf," and "That Laughing Man." Dark imaginings of our British culture and 'the old ways.' It made me smile, it made me chuckle, and it made me think about what we hide in plain sight in our daily lives.
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Craig Beck
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing audiobook
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2016
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I bought the audiobook version and it's well worth it. Like a modern day tales of the unexpected, but much better.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars More Quality Story Telling From Dan Weatherer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2016
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Neverlight is the third collection by Dan Weatherer that I have had had the pleasure of reading. As with his other books there is a mixture of short stories and flash fiction, and both types are of a very high standard. The thing with Weatherer's story telling is that his voice and his stories are timeless, in such a way that some feel modern and some have the feel and style of the likes of Lovecraft. There is horror here (Incubation, My First Horror Story) but there is humour too (A Butcher's Wife Indisposed).

All in all, this is a worthy addition to the authors' work and yet another example that Dan Weatherer is a name to look out for
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Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars I am so pleased I came across this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2016
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I am a big fan of Stephen King not much top's him for me. I have never read any other Author's work that have left me as filled as King story's do until now. I am so pleased I came across this book, the content within this book 'the short story's and thought's of prose' takes you onto another level. Some of the story's can be scary but they also have humour in and so much wit. Each story is very different and the characters are ones you do not forget. The prose left me spellbound. This Authors word's flowed from one to another with eloquence. Truly faultless... For me this is the writing of the future.... I am so pleased I found this book I need all his works to add to my collection now.
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Miss T Mooney
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read from cover to cover
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2016
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This is not the sort of book I would usually read but a friend recommended it to me after seeing a play written by the author. I downloaded the free sample thinking that I would show willing and try a bit and that would be it. How wrong was I?!?!
I devoured the sample and immediately downloaded the rest of the book.
I found it totally un-put-down-able. Totally gripping from cover to cover.
This is definitely an author on his way to big things. His was with words is a pleasure to view. All the superlatives in the world would not do this book justice
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