The picture kicking off each story provides readers a small, mysterious glimpse of the precipice of the story to lure them in before terrifying them enough to sleep with one eye open. Using anchors and locks of hair, to glass, condoms, and gated bars, Wino sets readers up with what to look for in each story. But, in every single one of the stories within “Èkleipsis: The Abyss,” author Tamel Wino achieves these milestones in impressive fashion, with a horrific twist to boot, which is sure to keep readers up at night writhing in the acts playing out amongst the pages. Authors have only a handful of pages to develop their characters, relationships, and the plot that ultimately brings the story to a head. “Èkleipsis: The Abyss” is a book of short stories, each tale beginning with just one mysterious picture, anchoring the reader to the page as they seemingly piece together the odd photo, watching for it within the read, and waiting for the shoe to drop, in this book of horrors.Ī book of short stories is in some ways more challenging than a full novel. Reviewed by Jill Rey for Reader Views (10/2021)
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