Dark Screams, Volume Five

De: Kealan Patrick Burke, Mick Garris, Del James, J. Kenner, Bentley Little

Narrado por: Joe Barrett

"Everything You've Always Wanted" by Mick Garris: It was supposed to be the night of his life - a celebration of his one hit slasher flick. But the price of admission is higher than this has-been filmmaker ever could have imagined.

"The Land of Sunshine" by Kealan Patrick Burke: Although she was mute long before the affair that nearly wrecked their marriage, her silence has tortured her husband ever since. Now he will seek out what he has lost or be driven mad by remorse.

"Mechanical Gratitude" by Del James: Arnold loves his '68 Camaro almost as much as he loves his wife, and he's willing to do anything to protect them both, especially after hearing strange noises coming from his garage.

"The One and Only" by J. Kenner: When he was seven, Will Underwood's nanny told him she had the Sight. Years later, a broken heart sends him to New Orleans, but it's fate that leads him to Madame Darkling's Voodoo Emporium.

"The Playhouse" by Bentley Little: A real-estate agent is drawn into a children's playhouse behind an abandoned property she's trying to sell and finds herself strangely reluctant to leave.

©2015 Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar (P)2015 Tantor

The Silence Was Deafening

I only listened to 3 of the stories.

Everything You've Always Wanted - Mick Garris:

Very entertaining, funny at times, well written story about a horror filmmaker who goes to a convention and has some unwanted adventures. Long story, but worth it, with a solid moral message about superficiality and fame and greed.

The Land of Sunshine - Kealan Patrick Burke:

I have no friggin idea what this story was supposed to be about. A man has a troubled marriage with his mute wife, he goes out one night to a bar that is locked and then he spends the rest of the story going...someplace. Probably deep and subliminal, I was just confused.

The Playhouse - Bentley Little:

Little has written some excellent stories. This is not one of them. This is probably the worst story of his I have ever read or listened to. Really, this was a terrible story. Boring, pointless, ridiculous...I think Little probably wrote it on a plane between Detroit and Chicago and never bothered to proofread it. Oh well, he's rich, what does he care if you waste time on this crap?