Seven Deadly Pleasures
2009
First Published
3.35
Average Rating
250
Number of Pages
Each of the seven tales that Michael Aronovitz brings together in his first collection of stories is a powerful, hard-hitting specimen of contemporary weird fiction. From "How Bria Died," which tells of a baleful entity lurking in the bowels of a placid-seeming high school, to "Quest for Sadness," with its searing analysis of an aberrant mind, to "The Legend of the Slither-Shifter," in which a babysitter discovers far more than she expected in an urban household, Aronovitz displays an enviable skill in the handling of supernatural conceptions. The capstone of the collection is a long novella, "Toll Booth," a richly complex tale of death and betrayal among teenagers. Michael Aronovitz is a new voice in horror fiction, but it is one that will be heard far and wide. "Seven Deadly Pleasures is a startlingly good collection. With the assuredness of a born storyteller, Aronovitz rips the bland surface off the everyday to reveal the rolling horrors that lie beneath. These stories are raw with emotion, and the true terror of life, but be careful as they drag you down into the darkness, because you won't return the same."-William Lashner, author of Blood and Bone "Seven Deadly Pleasures is scary smart-more than just monsters and ghosts, these stories are beautifully crafted pieces of writing that tap into the darkest places of the human psyche. Lovers of both beautiful writing and spine-tingling terror will fall in love with this collection."-Dr. Annalisa Castaldo, Widener University "What is impressive about Aronovitz's tales is their range of tone, mood, and substance... His surehandedness in prose, in character portrayal, and in the pacing and development of the short story mark him as a veteran."-From S. T. Joshi's Foreword
Avg Rating
3.35
Number of Ratings
23
5 STARS
13%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
13%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Michael Aronovitz
Author · 8 books
Novels: Alice Walks The Witch of the Wood Collections: Seven Deadly Pleasures The Voices in Our Heads Writer of Reviews and Criticism on / in: Hellnotes The Weird Fiction Review Chiaroscuro The Australian Metro Anthologies: Searchers After Horror The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror Upcoming: Novel- "Phantom Effect" Night Shade Books / February 2016 Novel- "Becky's Kiss" Vinspire Press / November 2015 under the pseudonym Nicholas Fisher
