We Love Reader Reviews! Big thanks to Grey for the 4 star Amazon Review of Knocks and Howls: A Bigfoot Fiction Anthology. He liked some stories, some not so much, but I appreciate him taking the time to write a review. My story classified as "A little weird but hey, that's what we're here for, right?" which I absolutely take pride in. Published by Becky Books. Read the full review and grab your own copy today HERE.
Decent little anthology for cryptid lovers (just skip story 10)
Overall: 3.5/5*
1) Regions of Fancy by Josh Reynolds - 5/5 - Pretty good. Solid Start. Spooky. Enjoy the use of historical fiction.
2) An Unseen World by Matthew Kresal - 4/5 - A little hokey and definitely unbelievable but fun.
3) Legacy by Christopher Ryan - 1/5 - Dumb AF. If you enjoy reading about dumb stuff then this might be for you. I feel a little bad giving it a 1 but I can't give it a 2 because that would put it on par with story #9, which I at least read all of and still enjoyed despite also being very boring.
4) Leave No Trace by Forrest C. Helvie - 4/5 - Can't remember this one so probably mid
5) Cargo by George Ebey - 3/5 - Predictable and gives "Tom Cruise would star in the crappy movie" vibes but fun
6) Scars by Bobby Nash - 4/5 - A little weird but hey, that's what we're here for, right?
7) Like and Subscribe by Mary Fan - 3/5 - I like that they tried to use social media and young folks but the characters were cringey. I would have never liked OR subscribed to either channel.
8) Crystal Mayhem by John C. Bruening - 3.5/5 - A little more horror and violent than some of the rest of these. Decent enough.
9) The Storyteller's Final Lesson by John Allen Small - 2.5/5 - It was okay, just boring and written like someone in the 6th grade wrote it. Uses a lot of words to say nothing.
10) Suicide Squatch by Eric M. Esquivel - 0/5 - If I'm remembering correctly, this started out... okayish, but rapidly descended into misogynist sounding BS and pissed me off beyond belief. I can't, in good conscience, recommend anyone ever read this one.
11) Enkidu by Josh Pritchett - 5/5 - I loved it. Based on this story alone, I might look up other things they've written!
12) The Last Bigfoot Story by Jim Beard - 5/5 - Excellent storytelling. I was very intrigued. I was left with questions, which normally annoys me, but this was less annoying in its lack of answers.
(*Total ratings = 40/60 which is about 3.3333, but rounded up. If I ignore the story with 0 stars, then it's 40/55 at 3.6363, which would only put it at 3.5 or 3.75, so it doesn't massively change the overall rating. If you were wondering.)
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Are you ready to go Squatchin'?
I'm thrilled to be part of a fun new Bigfoot anthology called Knocks and Howls for Becky Books. It is now on sale where your favorite books are sold. Here's the official news from Becky Books' Jim Beard.
PRESS RELASE:
Becky Books is thrilled to announce… there are KNOCKS AND HOWLS in the woods tonight!
KNOCKS AND HOWLS: A BIGFOOT FICTION ANTHOLOGY is now available on Amazon in both eBook and print editions. It offers twelve diverse tales of the legendary cryptid called Bigfoot, so get out your tent, your bedroll, and your backpack and head into the forest for Sasquatch Storytime!
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Bobby Nash's story in Knocks and Howls is "Scars!" Major Austin Lee ran across a creature in the San Angeles mountains when he was younger. He barely escaped with his life. After spending the last forty years trying to find it again, he's about to get his wish.
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