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Evil Eye: A Slasher Story

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An unpredictable fast-paced slasher with plenty of twists and tension as the storm unfolds...

The looming threat of worsening weather combined with a killer on the loose makes for some fun and thrilling reading in a story that could easily be an evening spent at the cinema or at home via Netflix. Here we see a diverse group stranded and united by their will to survive a double whammy of hurricane and deranged killer.


From the very start there's pace to a story that unfolds just like the hurricane that engulfs those left behind on an island. Soon enough they realise someone is hunting them down and so the real slasher story begins but it's more than that. Each character has their own complexities and we see things from each of their unique perspectives which then interact with one another - most of the time in these stories it's easy to pick out who will be taken down first but there's an unpredictability here making it all the more enjoyable and page turning.


While we are used to our masked but faceless killers being without any dialogue the author carves an original path with her version of evil walking because for some of it he is also talking. As he slowly stalks his prey and throughout it feels as if there is no escape with the hurricane situation heightening that terror. And in this particular situation there is nowhere to run. To some that's uncomfortable, but to me that's the perfect storm of horror quite literally.


Although titled as a slasher I'll happily admit it's a lot more than that with some nods to modern issues in society and the wider world. Much of the time there's seems to be a lack of ideas with the ending but for this one, there were a few final twists that capped of a fun read. So come for the slashing but stay for everything else this story is about, you'll be pleasantly surprised while also being on edge.








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Indie author and book blogger from the UK who works in cutting edge science by day and writes by night. I know the struggle that is indie publishing so my efforts focus on spotlighting fellow authors and contributing to the writing community. I prefer books with a wordcount up to 90k or less

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