Angel Dust Apocalypse
by Jeremy Robert Johnson
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Author: Jeremy Robert JohnsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-10
ISBN: 0976249839
Number of pages: 184
Publisher: Eraserhead Press
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Book Review: "I step into the morning sun and pray that I burn today and shed these corrupted cells, this weak shell."
Summary: 5 Stars
Even being a lover of offbeat and new punk-horror, I must admit that my original attraction to 'Angel Dust Apocalypse' was the stunning and morbidly beautiful cover art by Morten Bak. A quick glimpse at content and some healthy recommendations (one by author Chuck Palahniuk) had me dishing out the old dollars for my copy. If you love horror, you will not be disappointed in the collection of short and flash fiction by upcoming author Jeremy Robert Johnson.
Table Of Contents:
The League Of Zeroes
Dissociative Skills
Amniotic Shock In The Last Sacred Place
Precedents
Stanley's Lips
Snowfall
Ex-Hale
Working At Home
Priapism
Luminary
Saturn's Game
Branded
The Sharp Dressed Man At The End Of The Line
Two Cages, One Moon
Sparklers Burning
Last Thoughts Drifting Down
Swimming In The House Of The Sea
Wall Of Sound: A Movement In Three Parts
I. BURN/Liquidation
II. PURGE/Deeper
III. TRANCE END/A Number Of Things Come To Mind
Following the stories are some interesting notes on each by Johnson, plus an author's background blurb. Johnson is not only a talented writer of punk-horror, but has a superb sense of humor as well, evidenced in his comments.
My favorite stories are 'The League Of Zeroes', a tale of grotesque body modification for fancy and fashion. 'Amniotic Shock In The Last Sacred Place', displaying a man's hideous fetish to regress and what modern science can do for him. 'Luminary', caressing us with familial love and the odd power of absorbing fireflies. 'The Sharp Dressed Man At The End Of The Line', will a cockroach coat protect you from nuclear fallout, and what material could possibly be better? 'Swimming In The House Of The Sea' is a remarkable normal and touching tale of family ties and nasty tempers. And of course, the drug infused dances of trilogy tales 'Wall Of Sound: A Movement In Three Parts'.
I've read a lot of new authors in the horror field, and I believe Johnson will be seen around more and more. Imagine my surprise, after having already purchased this book, to discover that it has been nominated for an award. Yes, there are moments of shallowness and a few characters that do not compel, but Johnson's imagination soars above that and brings us new and fresh tales of the twisted, the gross, the buggy, and the psychosis of the drug culture, all intertwined together into a tight collection of dripplingly fun adventures.
I intend to check into his other book written with talented Alan M. Clark called 'Siren Promised'. Enjoy!
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