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It's dangerous to be a doctor... ...Or a member of the Chapman
family in this collection of three loosely tied together tales of
the macabre by authors Aaron J. French, Erik T. Johnson, and Adam
P. Lewis. Aaron J. French starts this weird progression with "The
Chapman Stain," a kind of horrorized version of the nature vs.
nurture debate. Is it genetics or is it demonic possession? The
story moves quickly, with hints of both "A Christmas Carol" and
"The Exorcist" lending touchstones to the proceedings. The story's
end is a heady blend of spiritualism and gore. Erik T. Johnson's
"The Chapman Delirium" is a euphoric, phantasmagoric trippy trip
through the world of a patent medicine called Etcetracaine.
Johnson's writing is, as always, mind-bendingly good, with passages
you will read, stop, read again, then curse yourself for not having
written. And finally, the Chapman Family's bad luck runs its course
in Adam P. Lewis' "The Chapman Remains," a horrific tale of
revenant corpses and life-draining ghouls. Lewis manages a shivery
"Fall of the House of Usher" feeling throughout, which gives this
tale of grave disturbance and...well...grave disturbances a nice
depth. "Interesting to see what three talented authors can do with
a shared-world theme, The tales are different enough to hold your
interest completely, but tethered enough to each other that they
lend some deeper, more twisted meaning to their companion pieces.
Highly recommended " --- John F.D. Taff, author of "Little Deaths"
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