A very creepy, quite disturbing tale made even more so by the lack of any explanation about the hows and whys of what happens.
The story starts, quite similarly to many horror movies, with a group of teenagers driving toward a secluded cabin in the woods to celebrate their upcoming graduation and to have some fun. There are many elements that are familiar to followers of the genre: the dilapidated cabin, the isolated location, and a mysterious trapdoor leading toward a dark basement… And yet, the way this story develops leads toward some quite unexpected paths, making the reader constantly wonder what’s at play here.
The very first sentence points toward a tragedy, no mystery here: we know from the start that something horrible will happen here, and that makes the cheer and fun of the outing that the group is enjoying even more poignant, particularly because it’s easy to see these people are very comfortable with each other since they grew up together and have developed a very close relationship.
If the dread of what happens in the cabin is bad enough, what the survivors have to endure afterwards is even more ghastly, because it becomes quite apparent that the evil in the cellar did not remain there, and it wants more of what it obtained. And it does not end with death…
Thoroughly chilling, and quite compelling.
My Rating:
Space and Sorcery 
Man, now I want to read it just to figure out what you’re talking about! 🙂
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Then I’ve done my job well! 😉
Enjoy
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I’m not into short stories but you did make this sound good – that thing in the cellar!
Lynn 😀
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Even before the trouble started, I kept whispering “don’t go down there… don’t go down there…” But characters never listen! 😀
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You’ve definitely piqued my interest, it sounds like there are some good surprises in this story!
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There are surprises indeed, but I hesitate to define them “good”… 😉
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Sounds like the person who wrote this watched Evil Dead.
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I was not familiar with that title, but a quick look at Wikipedia confirmed your suspicion… 🙂
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Hmm, interesting that such a short tale can invoke such a chilling response! I’m typically skeptical of short stories, but I like the sound of this!
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There is great potential for a full-sized book here, if someone is listening… 😉
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