Bones

4 short stories/novellas collected together. An intriguing glimpse into Andrew Cull's style. He has an almost cinematic take on writing, his prose reading in a very vivid way.

Did You Forget About Me
A creepy return to an abusive father's house after he passed away. But here it is not the abusive father that provides the most chilling memories. This one pulled out all the stops on the general ‘dread' theme, leaning heavily into death and the effects it can have on people who were close to the deceased for many years.

Hope and Walker
Death is definitely a theme to this collection and this time we are taken into a funeral parlour. Here the main protagonist has taken to drawing pictures of the deceased. But what happens when the dead start talking back to her?

The Trade
Something is leaving grisly presents on the porch of a house deep in the woods...

Knock and You Will See Me
Probably my favourite story in the collection as it leaves a wonderful sense of ambiguity. Is it the grief talking or is the father really buried alive? Is the father possessed by something else?

There is a final very short vignette called The Rambling Man which I wont dive into too much but is definitely worth a read too!

Death is definitely the theme, but the directions it takes provide some truly interesting twists!