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Book Review: Vampire of the Midnight Sun by Priscilla Bettis
The titular Vampire of the Midnight Sun, concerns best friends, Billy and Frasier, whose plans turn deadly when they have to fight the Alaskan wilderness to survive. The hostile, beautiful environment of Alaska is a third character in this excellent story. The author excels at description and creating atmosphere. I felt I was in Alaska…
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Book Review: Lucretia’s Hum by Priscilla Bettis
This story was published in Among the Headstones, an anthology of graveyard themed stories edited by Rayne Hall. Lucretia is a lonely young woman who hears the industrial hum, and seeks to escape it each night by sleeping in a graveyard where the bodies are left on the surface to rot and be predated. There’s…
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Book Review: The Sun Sets Nonetheless by Priscilla Bettis
This short story was published in The Vampire Connoisseur, an anthology of vampire fiction edited by Todd Sullivan. Told in first person by an unnamed narrator, this story focuses on a man alone after the loss of his wife and son. Once more Bettis excels in her power of description and ability to create atmosphere.…
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Book Review: the Hay Bale by Priscilla Bettis
After a series of miscarriages and the end of her marriage, Claire rents a rural property to reconnect with herself. This is a fun story. Claire was a great character and it was easy to sympathize with her. Traumatized by multiple miscarriages and the dissolution of her marriage, I hoped that things would improve for…