Yes my self-published short story book got a review! Check it out!

Succumb To The Darkness
By: Paul Snider
http://www.lulu.com/TheMorgue
Reviewed by: Josh Haney
Copyright 2007

Paul Snider, or Pauly Psychotic to his close fiends, has been a member of my immediate horror family for more than a few years now. Back when his first book, This Lonely Tomb, was released I was asked by Pauly himself to write an introduction, which I did with a smile on my face and a beer in my hand. Now, here we are a few years later, and what should appear in my mail but his newest book Succumb To The Darkness. So it’s now my honor once again to write about him, this time as a reviewer.

For those unfamiliar with Paul’s works, he is the consummate fanboy, much like a lot of us horrornerds out there. He lives and breathes the fetid smell of horror culture, and creates some truly inspired stories in the process. This platter of pestilence contains a mix of thirteen stories and poems, two of which were previously released in the World Horror Network book Tales Of Madness And The Macabre. Dealing with all the staples of horror (zombies, werewolves, vampires), not to mention some rather unconventional elements (superheroes and cartoons) that mix nicely with his writing, and really showoff the enthusiasm of this young man.

The poems in this collection, It Grows Within The Swamp and The Mad Scientist, are quite fun, but it’s that stories that really capture the minds eye. Paul should really be writing for a comic book company, coming up with story arcs for collections of short tales. His stuff is perfect for translation into a visual medium like that.

I don’t want to give away details about any of the stories, since they are short fiction pieces, but suffice it to say my favorite story in this collection is probably Little Janie’s Nightmare with The Fortune Teller coming in a close second. This is definitely a read a story before bedtime kind of book, as a lot of the tales have a very dreamlike quality to them. It won’t be long before Paul Snider will be the name everyone is talking about. Trust me!

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~Paul Snider has a gift for classic story telling, and "Succumb To The Darkness" is simply put, another great example of what this up and coming Author can do.Paul's imagination and attention to details is great, and i cannot wait to get my hands, on the next tasty slice of the macabre. WEll Done!!~ shane diablo (worldhorrornetork)