Big Bad
Ratings42
Average rating3.7
Part of the Creature Feature Collection from Amazon.
This wasn't my favourite in the collection, but it was very absorbing and I didn't see the end coming.
I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It was a fun and exciting take on a classic horror tale that is definitely not foreshadowed on the cover or short story title.Plot: Rachel, Sam, and their two kids live in a rural area that is serene and quiet. That is, until they start to get hounded by a few predators, both inside the house as well as on the outside. How will the family cope throughout the night?This short was the last I read in the creature feature collection. It was a brisk read that held my attention and delivered on building tension. The characters back stories were strong, and I appreciated the level of depth that was taken to flesh them out, especially in a story under 60 some-odd-pages. Even though the material may be familiar, I think it has enough to make it stand out in the collection.The book shines when it focuses on the kids. They are fairly resourceful, cunning, and curious, which makes the semi-twist ending stand out.Overall, this was a fun collection to sift through. Best of Luck was still my favorite, but each had its own high and low points. Hopefully, in the future, we will get a full-on horror comedy. That would be fantastic.Series Rating:1. Best of Luck 2. It Waits in the Woods3. In Bloom4. Big Bad5. The Pram6. Ankle Snatcher
This is story 6 of Amazon's short story collection Creature Feature. I love that these releases include the kindle and the audible version for each.
The title had me thinking werewolves right off the bat and I wasn't wrong. But once again, this is a very different take on the usually heavily overdone creature. There's some back and forth where you won't know which character is the big bad. You'll wonder if the cover is a giveaway or a hering, and honestly it was handled pretty well. I liked that the marriage dynamic had some tension, so although there was the introduction of a stranger, you didn't feel any safer at home either.
The characters seemed realistic and the action/horror was pretty gruesome. I enjoyed it. Personally a 4/5*.
This was my first introduction to this author and I am looking forward to reading more from them. Just when I thought I had this figured out it changed. This was just the right length for this story.