Rock & Roll Nightmares: Along Comes Scary: '60s Edition Short Stories

 

Tune in, turn on, and drop in to the rock & roll rabbit hole! Along Comes Scary is set in an alternate spooky ’60s where vampires play screaming guitars, hellbound hotrodders start a new trend on AM radio, and there are groupies who will do anything for a piece of their favorite band. Stories include Papa’s Got a Brand-New Body Bag, Hell-A Woman, and She’s Got a Ticket to Die.

10 stories by Staci Layne Wilson, Jeff Strand, Darren Gordon Smith, Marco Mannone, Renee Mallett, and Shane Bitterling.

This anthology is a fun and freaky read full of 1960's nostalgia and dark humor. Even the titles made me smile.

My favorites were Do You Believe In Tragic By Jeff Strand, which is a rock and roll love story that never ends as long as there is someone else to fall in love with.

California Screamin' by Renee Mallett about an aging musician's desperate attempt to make a come back. Daydream Bereaver by Shane Bitterling  should be taken as a warning that not all beach babes are what they appear to be, and Eye Can't Get No Satisfaction by Staci Layne Wilson in which a woman tries to get the best out of her deal with the devil. Not to say the other stories aren't groovy too, this whole anthology was a blast.

4 out of 5 stars

I received a complimentary copy for review

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Staci Layne Wilson

is an L.A. native who enjoys traffic, wildfires, and earthquakes—but since her recent move to Las Vegas, she’s learned to love 110-degree summers, drive-thru wedding chapels, and casinos that still reek of the Rat Pack’s cigars. She has been a professional writer since the age of 12 when she was hired as a columnist for a national magazine. When she's not writing books, she is making movies (Cabaret of the Dead, The Ventures: Stars on Guitars, and The Second Age of Aquarius). Catch up with Staci at: www.stacilaynewilson.com