Synopsis:
Kayleigh Marie Edwards has been entertaining and chilling audiences with her own eclectic mix of horror and comedy. Now, for the first time, this popular author has collected her works together, reviewing and revising each one to bring you the definitive versions of her unique tales in Corpsing.
From murderous children to nightmarish trips to an ill-fated zombie apocalypse, Corpsing will send you running for the light switch, but smiling as you do it.
Featuring the stories: Bitey Bachman, Bits and Bobs, Siren, Now You See Them, Skin, ‘S’ Day, Barry’s Last Day & ’Twas The Night Before Christmas.
Disclosure:
I received a review copy of Crossroads from the publisher in exchange for review consideration. They give me no money, nor do they in any way influence my thoughts – those are 100% my own for better or worse.
Edition:
E-book
My Thoughts:
You know the short story drill, right?
The Stories:
Bitey Bachman
A failed zombie apocalypse. I left a note on this one. It says simply, “Brian is a d-bag.”
Bits and Bobs
An awful man is mad because his weird obsession with corpses is forever standing in the way of him getting a job working with corpses.
Siren
A little girl is forced to move when her parents divorce. She is stuck with her mom at a new lakeside house, but soon she makes a new friend who makes her want to stick around. I adored this one.
Now You See Them
Little Bobby learns firsthand what terrible things live in the dark.
Skin
Amy Cook gets bit by a strange spider. I really loved the social commentary in this one.
‘S’ Day
A very demanding little boy becomes a martyr.
Barry’s Last Day
Barry is unhappy at home, at work, and just in general. He’s on the brink of retirement and staring down the barrel of a long, disappointing decline into death.
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Never get your Christmas tree from a cemetery.
Overall Rating:
Corpsing is a solid collection with a few standouts.
About the Author:
(from the book)
Kayleigh Marie Edwards is a writer of fiction, reviews, articles, and theatre plays. Finding that horror and comedy tend to go hand-in-hand, she exclusively writes in these genres, and enjoys combining them. She believes that there’s no problem in life that can’t be solved with a good laugh, or a good scare.
Kill ’em in the Brain – a zombie sitcom – was her first theatre production, and she has since written family-friendly Halloween shows for a holiday park. She has been published in several horror anthologies, and has been placed in several short fiction competitions across the web.
Kayleigh can be found listing horror movie facts at www.spookyisles.com, and has a page called “Challenge Kayleigh” at www.gingernutsofhorror.com, in which horror fans challenge her to positively review the very ‘worst’ movies that the genres have to offer.
She lives alone in her house of horrors with her cat. And she’s fine with it.
Corpsing By Kayleigh Marie Edwards Sinister Horror Company ISBN: 1999741838 Published: July 1, 2017 E-book, Paperback 97 Pages Publisher's Website
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