It's Dark Inside by Karen Heard Review

Title: It's Dark Inside

Author: Karen Heard

My Rating: 3.5/5

Part of a series? No

Genre(s): Gothic, Horror, Short stories.

Description/Blurb:

These six tales span the genres of ghost story, mystery, horror, and suspense. 

Some look back on dark times, others look forward to an apocalyptic future, and still others dwell on a terrible present – but they have one thing in common: they are all dark. 

Don’t expect happy endings or pleasant characters here, for there is something dark lurking in the shadows of each tale waiting to get out.

Contents

The Lighthouse
A young girl trapped in a flooding Lighthouse begins to wonder why her parents left...

Snap
How do you photograph the last moments of a dying species?

The Picture
A dead man’s home is haunted by the living and the memories they disturb...

Out of Order
What do you do when the lights go out and the screaming starts?

The Promise
Never make a promise you can’t keep...

Inside
Something scratching behind the walls is dying to get out...

My review: 

I really enjoyed reading this collection of short stories, many thanks to the author who let me download the book for free from smashwords. My favourite story was the promise, the whole unintended consequence of not thinking things through before speaking was almost like the old morals behind the fables (though this might be me reading too much into things!). Although none of these stories have happy endings they're easy reads, perfect for when you get half an hour to yourself and fancy reading without having to worry about getting sucked into a book you can't put down. I'd recommend this collection to gothic/horror fans,though you might want to avoid this if you're faint hearted or easily disturbed as some of the descriptions are quite intense (either the author has a great imagination or we're looking at a potential psychopath here).