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    The Thing In The Shack
    The Thing In The Shack
    The Thing In The Shack
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    The Thing In The Shack

    By Rik Hunik

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    (1600 words) When Ray found the old shack in the back of his new property, curiosity, or something more, lured him in. When he saw what was in there he realized his life depended on getting out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRik Hunik
    Release dateNov 17, 2016
    ISBN9781370886333
    The Thing In The Shack
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    Rik Hunik

    Rik Hunik was born in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, in 1957, and has lived his entire life in BC, except for a few summers in Alberta, and a few days in Washington State climbing rocks. He has lived in Ymir, Wells, Quesnel, Prince George, Quesnel, North Vancouver, Quesnel, Burnaby, North Delta, and Quesnel. I live with my wife Jo and a blue-eyed, white cat named Mister. I mostly build houses and shops to earn a living but I'm also a writer, poet, artist, photographer, role playing game designer and independent e-book publisher. I’ve written dozens of stories, including fantasy, horror, sword & sorcery, mystery, humor, erotica, and science fiction, frequently combining genres. Forty have been published in small press magazines and e-zines, from the 200-word "The Hole" in Ascent Aspirations, to the 10,000-word novelette "Levels" in Buzzy Mag, published in May, 2012. Some of them are available now as ebooks at Smashwords. Contact me at: rikhunik@hotmail.com

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    • 2/5
      This had some good ideas, but didn't take the time to explore them. Instead, it rushed everything and there was no emotional impact to any of it - it was actually a bit absurd, like a horror movie speeded up about 20x. On top of that, it does a lot of telling without showing and it throws in several cliches that are jarringly obvious; when the wife was introduced, killed, AND revealed to be pregnant in the space of five sentences, I almost laughed out loud. Good try, author, but next time take a breath once in a while and let the story unfold at a more natural pace. Otherwise I'm going to have to start playing Yakiti Sax when I read these.

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