Wasting no time, author Jeff Strand manages to isolate most of his cast of characters in a walk-in freezer. It seemed like a good idea at the time, especially when there were people outside the freezer killing customers in the Sav-Lotz grocery store. OK, no one saw anyone killed, but not for a lack of trying.
Among those inside the freezer were, Barry, whose arm had been cut up. Another man in his forties in a SpongeBob tee. There was Vanessa, Dana, a kid named Pete, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and Trevor, in his seventies. Minnie, Syllabus, and Chad.
"I'm Chad. Kids used to call me Hanging Chad and I thought they meant I looked like I should be a hangman."
If you're not familiar with Strand's brand of horror, be ready for a bit of humor mixed in with the scares.
Some of the things happening inside the freezer were in the "totally unexpected" category.
While this latest work from Jeff Strand is not his best, it certainly is entertaining and contains more than a few surprises.
Recommended.
At some point, Cold Dead Hands will be available as a signed limited edition novella from Cemetery Dance, but it's available now for your Kindle at Amazon.com. If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited you can read it at no additional charge. Also, if you are an Amazon Prime member you can read it for FREE using the Kindle Owners Lending Library.
From the author's bio - Jeff Strand is a four-time nominee (and zero-time winner, but c'mon, he lost to Stephen King TWICE!) of the Bram Stoker Award. He is a two-time nominee and one-time WINNER!!!! of the Splatterpunk Award. His novels are usually classified as horror, but they're really all over the place, almost always with a great big dose of humor. He's written five young adult novels that all fall into the "really goofy comedy" category. His book STALKING YOU NOW was adapted into the feature film MINDY HAS TO DIE, which premiered at the Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival in Belfast, Ireland. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and one gigantic freaking cat.
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