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Autumn Harvest: A celebration of Halloween and the Macabre... Kindle Edition

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Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre… brings together all the fun things that may have scared you as a kid about Halloween while taking those stories a step further by adding a new dimension that will horrify and sicken you as an adult.

In this creepy and dark-humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghosts, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.

Such stories in this book include:

 The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.

 Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.

 Exit 34: A woman recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.

 A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.

 Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.

 Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.

 A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o'-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.

And, many more stories... thirteen in all.

WARNING: THIS IS--NOT--A CHILDREN'S BOOK!!! IT HAS AN ADULT THEME, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND ADULT SITUATIONS.

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"Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre. As a fan of Halloween myself, I think this book could do well on the market. There was a good variety of monsters and spooks to keep me entertained.Writing a short story and producing a gripping story is hard to do at times. I think most of the stories managed to do this." -Samantha Gregory, Readers Favorite

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About me? I'm a book fanatic, love to write and being in the forest. Peace and quiet may very well be my favorite things on earth. I also have a dog Tipper, who pees on everything and I don't believe a word that people say if they have the moniker, "Expert" attach to their name. My goldfish, Milli, recently died. Burials at sea are always tough. And, I still haven't ever been able to figure out how high is "up"? I know for a fact that it's impossible to hate pizza and nachos. And, I also don't know if I'll ever truly get author bios. If, an author's life was so interesting that people are dying to know about it, than why do you think we authors would spend all day writing fiction? Want to know anything else? Just ask, I'll probably just be thinking about french fried potaters anyway. MMMM-HMM

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018KRSUCY
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 690 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1544633149

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About me? I'm a book fanatic, love to write and being in the forest. Peace and quiet may very well be my favorite things on earth. I also have a dog Tipper, who pees on everything and I don't believe a word that people say if they have the moniker, "Expert" attached to their name. My goldfish, Milli, recently died. Burials at sea are always tough. And, I still haven't ever been able to figure out how high is "up"? I know for a fact that it's impossible to hate pizza and nachos. And, I also don't know if I'll ever truly get author bios. If an author's life was so interesting that people are dying to know about it, then why do you think we authors would spend all day writing fiction? Want to know anything else? Just ask, I'll probably just be thinking about french fried potaters anyway. MMMM-HMM

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LC

Frightful Tales!

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016

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Mark Kasniak has definitely hit another homerun with this work, which is a collection of short stories and a novella all themed around Halloween. They are full of surprises and twists and macabre dark humour which keeps it entertaining and thought provoking. Each story is well-written and self-contained, but they all contribute positively to the overall volume.

It is profane and has cursing, but not overly much, and it never really dips too far into the pool of grotesqueries. I enjoyed reading about Jack-O-Lanterns telling stories to each other about Halloween while trick-or-treaters went on their merry way, but I think my favorite story was about wondering what's in the food.

Everyone has had an experience where they are about to tuck into a meal and suddenly it occurs to them that what they are about to eat doesn't look entirely appetizing, or doesn't necessarily look how we might have expected. This can be worrisome for some, and this story really drives this fear home in a frightening way!

Creepy sums it all up pretty well, and if you're looking for a frightful way to spend a few nights, then this might be just what you're looking for! Highly Recommended!

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laurathomas61

chilling collection

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018

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I’d liken this collection to Tales From The Darkest Side, Nope. I didn’t spell it wrong. What I assumed would be some spooky Halloween stories quickly turned into some very dark tales. Lots of gore, warped character’s and fiendish dispatching awaits.

The selection here is all over the place. Zombies, Check. Super evil villains. Check. Creepy pumpkins. Check. Possessed radios. Check. The list goes on. These would make some super eerie television episodes.

If you’re at all squeamish, brace yourself, as many of these even had me cringing, and that’s saying something. But, there’s also stories that have you pulling for the monstrous character’s. They not be human any longer, but they deserve their own brand of vengeance for what befell them.

The author warns that these are not meant for young kids. There’s adult themes, with the language and events that come with that. And he wasn’t kidding. While a few of these were a bit too graphic and warped for my taste, I could appreciate the author’s imagination when penning many of them. I’d only recommend this to true fans of dark, twisted horror.

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David Kempf

A Splendid Anthology

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016

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As a longtime fan of anthology horror in shows like Tales from the Crypt and Tales From the Darkside, I found this book to be a true pleasure. Anthologies stories have always been my favorite and this one did not disappoint. Like Stephen King, Kasniak takes common mundane life experiences and turns them into something truly terrifying. Like Clive Barker and Ramsay Campbell he is not afraid to take an unflinching look at nightmarish psychosexual images and the terrible revenge fantasies most of us harbor bud dare not admit to. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy fast-moving short stories with a dramatic flair for the dark side.

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John J. Meszaros

Tales from the Crypt wrapped in Halloween

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016

Autumn Harvest is ostensibly themed around Halloween. And indeed the first story, which is a classic campfire ghost tale, leads one to believe the book will be a collection of supernatural horrors celebrating the holiday.

But in truth this book is primarily about isolation, anger and mental illness. The majority of the protagonists are discontent with their situations, frustrated that their lives did not go as planned or angry at the world around them. Their grievances manifests in bizarre, often supernatural phantasms: A demonic radio that draws out a man’s inner demons; an underworld party where even the dead are disgusted and irritated by the protagonist’s antics; a reanimated female corpse who will not play the willing sex doll her ressurectors desire. Sometimes the darkness manifests in more earthly ways, such as an abused teenager’s brutal revenge on his tormentors, or a priest's murderous defense of his faith.

I was surprised by this theme at first since, as I’ve said, the title and first story led me to believe this would be an anthology of more traditional spooky stories. But ultimately I found the book-ending of the first and last stories (more on the latter in a bit) alongside these macabre tales of the monsters of the human psyche to be an interesting juxtaposition. It reminds me of old EC Horror comics like Tales from the Crypt, Haunt of Fear, Shock SuspenStories and so on, with their dark-humored hosts leading us into worlds of human nightmares that draw more from the well of Edgar Alan Poe and his Telltale Heart than Ray Bradbury and his Halloween Tree.

Like those old EC comics, many of the tales in Autumn Harvest feature a dark, fitting punishment for their protagonists sins. Others are merely hellish twists of fate that would certainly give the Cryptkeeper a giggle. Though the graphic gore (and be warned, it can get pretty stomach-churning), profuse swearing and adult themes in several stories are more akin to the HBO TV incarnation than the classic comics. I admit I personally found the gore excessive and distracting at times, but anyone who is a fan of Eli Roth or Takashi Miike will certainly appreciate Mr. Kasniak’s style.

The anthology is capped off by an, at first, lighter and more fanciful bit of Halloween atmosphere in the form of a chorus of jack-o-lanterns telling scary stories. Though even here the tales veer into gore and adult fears, which is made all the more shocking by their whimsical, child-like pumpkin narrators. Which, as I realized upon reflection, is a nice little denouement to the book as a whole.

The only major critique I have of this anthology is that it could use a few more proofreads. There are a couple of distracting errors in word choice and spelling, and a few times when the tense switches incorrectly from present to past to past perfect. Beyond that, though, this is an interesting read for those who like the darker, all too human side of horror.

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J Bowes

A Collection of Halloween Shorts

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017

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I grabbed this book because I love short stories. I love writing short stories. I love reading short stories; I especially love reading horror short stories. This book offers many horror short stories that are imaginative and different. Two of my favorites were "The Express," a creepy ghost story and "A Pumpkin's Halloween" which had many stories wrapped into one story. Out of all the stories, "A Pumpkin's Halloween" is the best, and I enjoyed the story within in a story, as well as the twists. If you enjoy horror shorts then you will enjoy this book.

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Zoe

Brilliant selection of tales

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2021

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Great selection of tales to raise the fright on any night. The last stories are masterfully written and woven well together.

cotch

Definitely some excellent, and wholly original ideas here

Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2016

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Definitely some excellent, and wholly original ideas here. 4:17am ... The world's infested. With humans! Brilliant!
And remind me not to do business with Airingdale Cryogenics!
Loved these stories though. Just the right length, and pace. Look forward to more short stories from this author.

blade1889

A great collection of short stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2017

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A great collection of short stories. A Pumpkins Halloween novella gets 5 stars and is by far the best story in the collection

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