Shock Totem 3: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted
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Customer Review
Great Little Magazine; Great Value for Readers
As a loyal reader of Shock Totem since its first issue, I figured it was about time I gave them a review. This magazine is a great bargain for anyone who has a taste for the darker side of fiction, not always out & out horror or gore, but definitely dark. It's also perfect for those of you who are fans of "WTF Art", any type of art that leaves that particular American colloquialism as your very first reaction. Now, it is a magazine, a collection of several short stories, interviews, book & movie reviews, with an occasional poem or two, AND, as with all magazines, you may not absolutely love, or necessarily like-a-lot EVERY piece within its covers. However, I GUARANTEE you will find at least one feature you will never forget.In Issue 3, for instance, there's a little gem titled "The Meat Forest" by John Haggerty. Wonderfully surreal in verbal imagery & saturated with originality, this is both a great horror story on the surface & a cutting commentary on the nature of life,...
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Terrific Fiction!
I am an avid reader of Shock Totem,three publications in and it IS an addiction!Please take the time to get to know this magazine, it's well worth the low price.Each magazine is a jewel and is bound to make you view the world with a slightly skewed perception.
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Product Description
Shock Totem presents issue #3, their biggest yet, nearly 50% bigger than the first two! It features previously unpublished stories from the likes of John Skipp, Tim Leider, S. Clayton Rhodes, Steven Pirie, and eight others, plus one poem. Also conversations with D. Harlan Wilson and Count Lyle of the band Ghoultown, nonfiction from Mercedes M. Yardley, and much more Top to learn more
A good collection for fans of dark fiction
Another enjoyable publication from Shock Totem. The writing is good throughout. This collection has obviously been put together with care and attention to detail. Layout and design is impressive, and there's a nice, easy-to-read font.Favourite stories included `Mr. Many Faces', a heart-breaking tale which stays in the mind a long time after reading. `Drift' is an unnerving story about snow, and is nicely done. I enjoyed the vivid scenery in `The Meat Forest'. The story makes you wonder what you would do in the same situation. The meat forest and prison camp were such great settings that I thought it would be great if the author included them in a longer story, maybe a novel or film script. `Duval Street' is another good one - I actually copied three of the sentences into my notebook, because I liked the sound of them so much. I'll be re-reading that story many times.The non-fiction is interesting, and I especially liked `Voracious Black', a piece about...
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