![]() ![]() Every one-hundred years this race takes on extra special proportions as Satan sends a representative to take part, if they win then Satan gets to rule Earth. Still it does result in him getting his comeuppance as he is forced to face is own fears.Ī marathon in London is hardly the setting for a good horror story but Hell’s Event has a fun premise with bags of imagination. Fear drives some & holds back many, it’s just a pity his methods are so sloppy. Quaid, while clearly unstable, does talk a lot of sense at times. When Steve wakes he realises that he is the next test subject for Quaid & he’ll have to face his own dread if he is to survive.ĭread is a well written story with characters that are both interesting & relatable. He shares all of this with Steve who is shocked but before he can go to the police Quaid knocks him out. ![]() His experiment is to see how long it takes before she overcomes her dread & eats the rotten meat. His interest goes too far though when he kidnaps a vegetarian woman & keeps her prisoner in a sealed room with just a steak for company. Quaid has a fascination with fear & what scares people. In it we meet Steve & Quaid, two students who end up hitting it off over a few beers. The first, Dread is another short story that was turned into a full length movie. Five stories of varying quality each with the instantly recognisable Barker style. The second volume of short stories from one of the masters of horrors doesn’t quite manage to hit the heights of the first. ![]()
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