After seeing a report on the disappearance of kayakers in the bayou, Phoenix Bones bravely goes in search of the monster that killed them.
I love Phoenix Bones and I am so happy to read another of his adventures. This short story is to whet the appetite before the second monster hunter book is released later this year.
Aicher is great at comedy. I’m still chucking over Bones’s yellow sandwiches. Phoenix’s attempts to venture into the bayou are hilarious, and I love how he didn’t let death and dismemberment keep him from pursuing the monster.
However, the author knows to ramp up the tension when it’s needed. Phoenix’s confrontation with the titular blob is as exciting and gruesome (and humorous) as you could hope it to be.
The only thing keeping this from being the perfect short (apart from its length – I want more!) is the denouement. It’s clever and foreshadowed, but it is a little too tv land to satisfy me. The last scene in the story is creepy good though.
I award Blob in the Bayou…
Blob in the Bayou is available for 99c ebook and $5.99 print book on Amazon.
Thank you to the author for giving me an ARC and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Click here to read my review of Behind, number 7 in the Creepy Little Bedtime Story series.
Click here to read my review of A Good Provider, number 4 in the Creepy Little Bedtime Story series.
Click here to read my review of William F Aicher’s psychological drama, A Confession.
Click here to read my review of his fantasy horror, Undead as a Doornail.
Click here to read my review of his nonfiction book, How to Sell More Books on Amazon.
Iseult Murphy 
I’ve been hearing this one mentioned quite a bit in certain circles and tweets.
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Phoenix Bones is a great character. A humorous urban fantasy with some genuine tension. I think you can still get this short free signing up to the author’s newsletter. If you like Blob, you’ll love Undead as a Doornail.
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This one sounds like a blast to read. Good review, Iseult!
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Thanks, Priscilla 🙂
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Sounds a fun read! I must check it out!
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You should! 😁
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Great review! This author is new to me so I’m adding it to the list for sure. Its gonna be a monstrous summer!
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Thank you, Jonny. I think you’ll like him. Monstrous summers are the best kind (as long as they’re fictional!).
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Very welcome! I love how adventurous you are with indie reads. I’m always learning about new authors in the stratosphere.
Haha, yes. No actual monsters please! Then id have to put these gazelle legs to good use lol
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Thank you. Twitter is a great place to learn about new indie authors.
Haha! It’s well for you that you have them! (Sounding very Irish I am).
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Ohhh that explains a lot! I’m not on Twitter at all. *faceplant*
Haha, yes! I’m Irish too, so the accent is like music to my ears. 😍
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😁🥰
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