THE DEVIL’S BED by Doug Lamoreux
Brandy,
and her fiancé Ray and future sister-in-law/BFF Vicki, are touring Europe so Brandy
can finish her Master’s thesis titled: `Burial Practices Around the World and
What They Mean to Life'. The story
starts with Brandy and Vicky taking a tour of Castle Freedom at Paradis, France
where the Knight’s Templar’s were supposedly burned at the stake for
worshipping the Devil. While they were
being burned, they cursed the people condemning them with the promise of
resurrection and revenge. Bored with the
tour, blonde, beautiful Vicki leaves the group with a handsome stranger. He leads her to the cemetery where the
remains of the unholy Knight Templars are interred. He attacks her and leaves her for dead. Now the action really starts.
It
took me awhile to get into Doug Lamoreux’s writing style, but once I did, I
really enjoyed it. He has a very unique
way with words and a true wordsmith. His
characters are well developed and I came to think of Ray and Brandy as
friends. There are so many characters you
will identify with. And like all good
horror stories, you hope the character you’re attached to, doesn’t end up as
one of the victims. But, there are a lot
or victims in this well plotted story.
Ray
and Brandy’s strained relationship turns into a partnership as they strive to
survive the onslaught of undead. I loved
Ray, this big, tattooed biker dude, screaming like a girl as a disembodied hand
goes skittering across the floor. And
then small, petite Brandy, carrying her bag o’ plenty saving the day. I really loved these characters and wouldn’t
mind seeing them again in another story as Brandy finishes up her thesis. I’[m sure there’s lots of places Brandy can
research where trouble is just around the corner.
But
even amongst all the death and carnage, there’s dark humor that will have you
laughing out loud. If you love dark,
gory, funny horror tales, this one is for you.
I give it 5 feathers. Well done.
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