Scary
Fucking Stories is a collection of short horror tales which
started out quite strongly but ultimately failed to really “fucking scare” me.
The foreword was gripping and a lot of the stories began wonderfully, the author
managing to create both a creepy atmosphere and an air of distinct dread.
However, the endings of most stories were abrupt and anticlimactic, as well as
some being rather predictable. Furthermore, the outlandish title of the collection
is misleading and much too extreme for the stories contained within, which are
somewhat tame; with a title like this I expected a truly horrifying, trashy
gorefest.
An unusual aspect of this collection - and one I didn’t
really understand - is the interludes in which Noble addresses the reader
directly. In ‘Contact Schematic’, we are informed about a psychic experiment
involving lots of mirrors which we are warned not to attempt if prone to panic attacks, mental illness, or if you
are faint of heart. At the end Noble asks that if you do attempt the experiment
to email your experiences to him. I couldn’t tell if he was in earnest or if it
was just another little story - albeit a very odd one. These segments seemed out
of place and I remain unsure of what to make of them.
This is a fairly decent compilation of scary stories, with
some sound writing and several inventive ideas; but the endings lack substance,
failing to deliver scares, and for the most part it will probably not inspire
much terror in hardened horror fans.
Rating: 6/10
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