The Scariest Things You Can't Imagine

The Scariest Things You Can't Imagine
by Briane Pagel
(5/5 stars)

I don't read a lot of horror books, but I have watched a number of horror movies and I'm a big fan of the original "Twilight Zone." I found "The Scariest Things You Can't Imagine" to be a riveting collection of horror/suspense stories, each one compelling me to keep reading.

Like the best "Twilight Zone" episodes, I kept reading, wondering, "What's the hook here?" In "The Deal", an 11-year-old boy is tormented by nightmares. But are really nightmares or something more? In "Astrid Forever" a man is haunted by his dead wife. Why? What does she want from him? People gather outside an old man's house in "fer de Lance." What do they want? And is the old man a monster or a victim? In "Rage" a woman comes face-to-face with the son who was abducted many years earlier. What is he going to do with her? And finally in "The Grave-Robbers" a boy discovers his fundamentalist parents are hiding some dark secrets. But what is "the Engine" and what are his parents up to?

Like any great storyteller, Mr. Pagel keeps the reader engaged from start to finish, adding one layer after another to each mystery to keep the reader guessing.

But be warned, there's some intense action especially in "Rage". These stories are not for the faint of heart!

That is all.