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"Scary anthology of stories!"

In this anthology of short stories, we have a bit of everything. In our first story, HORS D’OEUVRES OF THE GODS, we go back in time to the days of slavery. One family seems to have made a pact with the devil and when the War Between the States comes around, they move to an island in the East. Even though the slaves are supposedly freed, they know better and stay with the family. When the patriarch of the family dies, the new undertaker is called in to take care of the body. Of course, when he finds out his father had signed a contract with this family to eat their sins, he’s not too thrilled. Will he be forced to honor the contract his father signed?

In our second story, THE CHEN-WAH CHICKEN CUP, we deal with two of the seven deadly sins, Lust and Avarice, as they try to entice a couple with a priceless antique cup. We also have the story of a rotating pinkie finger in THE TALENTED PINKIE, and a supernatural dog in DOG SPELLED BACKWARDS.

In the story, FAUNA, we deal with a woman stuck in a rut. When she inherits a chalet on the edges of a national preserve, she decides to chuck the whole rat race and move up there. Little does she know she inherits more than just the house and the land it sits on.

We also have a story of redemption, or lack thereof, in THE BONE YARD BALL. Then there’s the story of talent and the amazing turn it can take with SLUMP BUSTER. And the last story in this anthology deals with an undead comic in DEAD FUNNY.

POST CRYPT is something you don’t want to read late at night. Author Susan Zoon does a wonderful job of keeping us on the edge of our seats with these horror-filled stories. All of these stories have one thing in common: the surprising twist at their end. This is the type of horror I enjoy reading: something with a twist and not overly descriptive. The type of horror that leaves me tempted to leave the lights on when I go to bed, and Susan Zoon brings it to life in all these short stories. If you enjoy horror, don’t miss this one!

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Posted December 22, 2006

For those of us who grew up loving horror comics and, more excitingly, for those Horror fans too young to remember them, Susan Zoon’s modern twist on the classic brand of storytelling will surprise and chill you.

Inhabiting these frightening fantasies are: zombie undead, two deadly sins,a vampire comic, a lovesick undertaker, a homicidal maniac, an evil genius, a malicious muse, and pissed off gods.

Sound like fun? From monstrously sardonic short stories laced with ironies entitled: Hors d’oeuvres of the Gods, The Chen-Wah Chicken Cup, The Talented Pinkie, Dog Spelled Backwards, The Bone Yard Ball, Slump Buster, and Dead Funny, to the darkly romantic eco-fantasy novella, Fauna this anthology does not disappoint.

Post Crypt will delight you with devilish fantasy and beautiful illustrations in Zoon’s unique style.