The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore
Fiction & Literature, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Author: | Sean Demory | ISBN: | 9781476459745 |
| Publisher: | Sean Demory | Publication: | July 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sean Demory |
| ISBN: | 9781476459745 |
| Publisher: | Sean Demory |
| Publication: | July 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom.
“Demory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. It’s a world where everyone takes it for granted that terrible things happen to the innocent, and where the only possible reaction to that news is a stoical shrug. The tale’s chilling effect comes not from set-piece shocks, but rather from a sense of quiet, creeping unease that crawls a little deeper beneath your skin with every careful sentence.”
- Paul Slade, PlanetSlade.com
"'The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man’s Whore' is a darkly lyrical original folk tale. More than an any-day ghost story, 'Ballad' rambles through the tangled woods of Appalachia, quick-strumming a tale of haints, of bleak hope, and of one soul’s shadowy path to empowerment. Eerily evocative imagery snakes like tendrils of kudzu through a songlike narrative, closing on a chilling refrain that will haunt readers for days to come.
- Ari Michaels
Locus Recommended Short Story - 2012
Honorable Mention - Year's Best Horror, Vol. 5
Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom.
“Demory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. It’s a world where everyone takes it for granted that terrible things happen to the innocent, and where the only possible reaction to that news is a stoical shrug. The tale’s chilling effect comes not from set-piece shocks, but rather from a sense of quiet, creeping unease that crawls a little deeper beneath your skin with every careful sentence.”
- Paul Slade, PlanetSlade.com
"'The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man’s Whore' is a darkly lyrical original folk tale. More than an any-day ghost story, 'Ballad' rambles through the tangled woods of Appalachia, quick-strumming a tale of haints, of bleak hope, and of one soul’s shadowy path to empowerment. Eerily evocative imagery snakes like tendrils of kudzu through a songlike narrative, closing on a chilling refrain that will haunt readers for days to come.
- Ari Michaels
Locus Recommended Short Story - 2012
Honorable Mention - Year's Best Horror, Vol. 5
