In The Tall Grass- Stephen King & Joe Hill
Kindle Book
In the Tall Grass begins with a sister and brother who pull off to the side of the road after hearing a young boy crying for help from beyond the tall grass. Within minutes they are disoriented, in deeper than seems possible, and they’ve lost one another. The boy’s cries are more and more desperate. What follows is a terrifying, entertaining, and masterfully told tale...
This
is a short story I bought especially for Halloween this year and it does do a
pretty good job of taking something pretty ordinary and turning it into
something creepy. A brother and pregnant sister are taking a road trip when
they hear a child lost in the field filled with tall grass. Naturally they stop
to help him – and his mother. However, the grass isn’t what it seems and more
maybe happening here than they first though.
The
first half of this story is truly creepy with the slowly dawning realisation
that this field isn’t what you first though. That realisation is beautifully drawn
out – with frustration and irriation playing as much of a role as horror.
However the second part of the story drops the slow creepiness for more
explicit horror which is quite uncomfortable to read and topples the story into
a more visual, disturbing element. Like one of those horror films you have to
watch from between you fingers – you just can’t stop watching.
This
is a perfect little horror story to read now the evenings are closing in and
the trees start to weep leaves – but I would make sure your lawn is cut before
hand or you may not venture out into the grass for a while afterwards...
Recommended
for fans of Shaun Hutson and James Herbert.7 out of 10
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