Soze Says

Ray Wallace is one of my favourite indie horror authors who consistently manages to impress me with his quality prose and disturbing imagination. Letting the Demons Out is no exception to these rules, as he gathers 16 of his short works of fiction into this collection.

Most are straight out horror, with a number being Lovecraftian in theme. Most of these are excellent, with the particular standout being the opener, One of the Six; though I was less enamoured with The Thing Within. Other highlights include the titular Letting the Demons Out, It Came From the Swimming Pool and A Dream of an Endless Highway. A set of still other tales derive from and are set within the world of his vampire novel, The Nameless. I opted to only read the first of these as I've yet to consume The Nameless, so I can't speak to all of them, but suffice to say, my interest has been piqued to get my hands on the novel sooner rather than later.

If imaginative horror fiction with occasional sci-fi and comedic tones is up your alley, I strongly recommend you seeking this one out. Wallace has again delivered, this time on the smaller, short-story scale.

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