Review: A Deep Horror That Was Very Nearly Awe

A Deep Horror That Was Very Nearly Awe by J.R. Hamantaschen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: A DEEP HORROR THAT WAS VERY NEARLY AWE by J. R. Hamantaschen

This author falls into a special category all his own: a specialized category of the Outre, New Weird, and exceptional. I can only think of one other who is consistently an author of "Something Else," Darren Speegle. Both have the quality of causing the reader to ponder, "What Dimension is this? And how did I get here?" With each story by Mr. Hamantaschen, I am transported to somewhere that on its surface is consensus reality, but in actuality is no more our reality than is a mirror image "the real thing." Like some nightmares, these stories refuse to quietly depart. Instead, once you read them, they're here to stay. A DEEP HORROR THAT WAS VERY NEARLY AWE is Mr. Hamantaschen's third collection, and features eleven stories.

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