Kyle Lybeck's Literary Lair
Gillian Foster receives a letter in the mail like any other day, except today is different. The letter brings about a force, one of shadow figures, creatures, that nobody can see but her. She isn't sure what the creatures want, but she only knows it can't be anything good. Quickly she takes her daughter, Meg, away from the home in hopes they can outrun the forces at work, and find somewhere safe. The only problem is, this isn't something that can be outrun.


Fast forward twenty years, and Gillian has been placed in a psychiatric hospital to keep herself under control. Now though, her daughter has received a similar letter, and to her horror the creatures are now something she can see, and she cannot stop them either. She doesn't know if it's something hereditary, something she picked up from her mother's genes, or if it is much worse than that. It could actually be real.


Can Meg find somewhere safe? Is there any way to actually stop these creatures? What is bringing them about in the first place?


In this novella by up and coming author Patrick Lacey, both reality and the space beyond come to life in a fast-paced ride of creepy storytelling. On top of that, the three bonus short stories are all fun little trips and give a better idea of Patrick's scale of writing ability. Overall I'd give this one a B and recommend people start checking Patrick's writing out!

Review by Kyle Lybeck



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