Christopher and Kris M. Hawkins
Christopher Hawkins is a writer and web developer from the Chicago area. He is the author of
numerous short stories, which have appeared in publications such as Sinister Tales,
Murky Depths, and The Harrow, as well as in the anthologies Read By Dawn vol 2,
and Shadow Regions. He is also a member of the Horror Writers' Association and the creator of the
writing resource site, AuthorAdvance.com.
Kris Hawkins has been a voracious reader since the age of five when she was offered the princely sum
of $20 by her older brother to read and summarize The Hobbit. She earned that $20 and went on to
read The Shining at age eight. Despite the sleepless nights that caused, she is still an avid
horror fan. She keeps an active book journal and makes a New Year's resolution every year to
read more non-fiction than she currently does.
ISFDB Bibliography: Christopher Hawkins
ISFDB Bibliography: Kris M. Hawkins
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A review by Sandra Scholes
Short stories are the true staple for a reader. They are easy to read and quick enough for short journeys or sitting in
waiting rooms -- though not to see the doctor or dentist. These stories are far too scary for that. One Buck Horror,
this time around, has several stories of interest to just about anyone who likes a good scare. One has a group of folk
sitting around a camp fire during the Day of the Dead celebrations, each wanting to hear a horror story. It is a standard pulp
horror framework where the writer has the narrator keeping the audience hanging on right up until the end. It has the perfect shock
tactics that make it short and sweet, as well as punchy, and this style is evident right through the rest of the stories.
For those who prefer to read longer stories, these might be a bit too short, but that aside, they are readable, and
shouldn't be written off for that reason alone. Being short, they are designed to be enjoyed in one sitting, and
they are easy to take in. They will remind those interested readers of the old 50s horror stories that were available
in horror magazines like Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt, and they still keep
that magic stirring in the mind of ghoulish monsters that creep and crawl with eye-popping regularity.
As a reader, you will be disappointed that there are only five stories in this anthology, but rest assured that
there are more volumes in the One Buck Horror series. So if this is your first taste of
this series, it will serve to whet your appetite.
Copyright © 2012 Sandra Scholes
Sandra Scholes has had her reviews and articles published in numerous magazines, blogs and
websites, The British Fantasy Society, Fantasy Book Review, Active Anime, and Love Romance Passion.
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