Autumn Moon reviewed...
Here is Louise Bohmer's review of Autumn Moon thus far, her live journal can be accessed here: http://www.livejournal.com/%7Elouise_bohmer/ and you can check out her website here: www.louisebohmer.com
Impromptu Reviews – Online Story Review
Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets
Author: Bob Freeman
I first encountered Mr. Freeman’s writing in the “CWW Killer Kritique Contest,” which I judge along with Tom Moran, Billie Moran, Brian Yount, and some other CWW moderators. Bob had my attention from the first paragraph with his entries, and I soon became a fan of this author’s work. Bob creates gothic atmosphere straight out of a gloomy old Hammer film, complete with towering, forgotten manors, and old family secrets. Read a Bob Freeman story and you will get chills, and an old familiar smile will spread across your face, as you journey into dark, brooding atmospheric territory.
“Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets,” is no exception. Bob is posting this tale, as a Yule present to his fans, on his blog. I’ve only read the first two chapters so far (new chapters posted every Wednesday), and already I am hooked.
The story opens with a young girl, just on the cusp of adolescence, dealing with the loss of her mother. Her father is emotionally unavailable to her at this desperate, confusing time, and the poor child is shipped off to live with relatives, abandoned by her remaining parent.
Aunt Astrid is a kindly, if somewhat eccentric woman, who takes the poor orphan in. Right away, as we arrive at Severe House, we can feel old ghosts stirring in this dusty, gothic mansion. Oil paintings line the wall of the stairwell, and they whisper chilling possibilities to this reader!
I can’t wait for installment three of “Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets.” If you love old Hammer films, Romantic poets (Byron, in particular), and sinister gothic atmosphere, you must check out this tale!
Read “Autumn Moon …” today at:http://www.cairnwood.blogspot.com/
Impromptu Reviews – Online Story Review
Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets
Author: Bob Freeman
I first encountered Mr. Freeman’s writing in the “CWW Killer Kritique Contest,” which I judge along with Tom Moran, Billie Moran, Brian Yount, and some other CWW moderators. Bob had my attention from the first paragraph with his entries, and I soon became a fan of this author’s work. Bob creates gothic atmosphere straight out of a gloomy old Hammer film, complete with towering, forgotten manors, and old family secrets. Read a Bob Freeman story and you will get chills, and an old familiar smile will spread across your face, as you journey into dark, brooding atmospheric territory.
“Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets,” is no exception. Bob is posting this tale, as a Yule present to his fans, on his blog. I’ve only read the first two chapters so far (new chapters posted every Wednesday), and already I am hooked.
The story opens with a young girl, just on the cusp of adolescence, dealing with the loss of her mother. Her father is emotionally unavailable to her at this desperate, confusing time, and the poor child is shipped off to live with relatives, abandoned by her remaining parent.
Aunt Astrid is a kindly, if somewhat eccentric woman, who takes the poor orphan in. Right away, as we arrive at Severe House, we can feel old ghosts stirring in this dusty, gothic mansion. Oil paintings line the wall of the stairwell, and they whisper chilling possibilities to this reader!
I can’t wait for installment three of “Autumn Moon and the Book of Secrets.” If you love old Hammer films, Romantic poets (Byron, in particular), and sinister gothic atmosphere, you must check out this tale!
Read “Autumn Moon …” today at:http://www.cairnwood.blogspot.com/
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