Comment from K.L. Rockquemore

Exceptional

As a thriller lover, this story was exceptional!! I love your use of descriptive language, I felt a part of this creepy story. The tension you built was superb!! I can easily see how you won the contest

 Comment Written 19-Feb-2022

Comment from flylikeaneagle

Excellent

Dean: Take two..well written...what happened to Marjorie? Who stops her? Very suspenseful and the trap of killing his wife goes back onto Flanagan. Why did the dogs eat humans? Good public announcement about the dangers of dogs killing people. Congrats on your awards. Good thriller for Halloween... keeps detectives on the move.
flylikeaneagle

 Comment Written 25-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Nov-2014

Thanks for checking it out for me, Nancy.

Marjorie was a rare anomaly, a female serial killer. She was responsible for the murders occurring in the woods around their area. She simply used her newest acquisition, her latest lover, to throw the scent off her for awhile.

Dogs will eat humans, if they get hungry enough.

When I was twelve, an elderly lady who lived down the street from us died. She had no living relatives. For three weeks her body lay undiscovered. Now,do you want to know what the sheriffs found when they heard the mournful howls of her German Shepherd that alerted concerned neighbors to her home? Her partially eaten and rotting corpse. Our bodies are nothing more than meat to animals after we are dead, especially if they're starving.

Thanks again for the review. I appreciate it! :}

~Dean

Comment from SentimentalSeany

Excellent

At first I thought this would be like the premise of "Gone Girl" but it turned out to be a great story full of twists and turns. I very much enjoyed this story and your writing style.

I was immediately pulled into the story from beginning to end, and your use of visuals was just enough to disturb me.

Good read!

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Oct-2014

Thank you very much, SentimentalSeany, for disturbing was definitely what I was shooting for. Some black humor, a little muck and gore -- but not too much -- seem to be a tried and true formula which lends itself well to the horror genre, I feel.

I truly appreciate your complimentary review, my friend. :}

Comment from Contests

A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry.

 Comment Written 11-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013

My humble gratitude and thanks to the FanStory Committee. I truly appreciate this!

Comment from Gabrieltheswifter

Excellent

Wow... That was graphic... i believe I am now insane. :P I liked the twist at the very end... very... twisty :P Definitely a worthy nightmare, you truly have a gift for the dark and scary my friend.

 Comment Written 09-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 09-Oct-2013

Thanks for the compliment, Gabrieltheswifter..I think, LOL.

Seriously, thanks for reading and reviewing it for me. I do appreciate it!

**Smiles**

reply by Gabrieltheswifter on 09-Oct-2013

yeah, the kinda "chew" torso threw me for a loop, then the crazy wacko with the numbing drug was... creeepy :P All of these in the positive sense of course. I would call you a Poe reincarnate, but you truly have a style all your own for digging deep into the spine and ripping upwards. :P (i can be dark too! SEE? jk. that was really weird for me)

reply by the author on 09-Oct-2013

Hey, we just might turn you into a child of darkness too, LOL...or, maybe not.

reply by Gabrieltheswifter on 09-Oct-2013

Perhaps... perhaps... but probably NOT *dramatic thunder in the background and the dead rise* whoa a bit overboard? :P back to your graves you zombies of word! I used to be a dark child, but since then I have changed. I was nearly consumed, for that is the perilous road of the dark, to fall into it headfirst, all the way to crazyville. (not saying that your crazy or anything.)

reply by the author on 09-Oct-2013

Let me ask you this. Have you ever seen the stars in a well-lit sky, twinkling gorgeously overhead? No, the sky must be ebony black, void of light, completely...dark.

It's good to get in touch with your darker side, once in a while. The key is to not linger there for too long. There is no light without darkness, and vice-verca...

reply by Gabrieltheswifter on 10-Oct-2013

Mhm... i know, you said that already. xD I have had a full swing taste of darkness enough for a lifetime. I believe that your dark side is enough for me to be ok :P

Comment from Mteske

Excellent

You have great word choice and vivid description. Including those pictures and videos was ingenious. It had good organization and I over all like it. P.S. Glad I didn't eat before reading this.

 Comment Written 09-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 09-Oct-2013

Thanks a lot, Mteske45, I'm very glad that you enjoyed the story. The pictures and videos, along with an occasional bit of sound FX, are a tactic I use quite often in many of my writings. I appreciate your awesome review, and thanks for reading my work.

Comment from Christof McTarnahan

Exceptional

Good stuff, D-Nuts. I love the villain in the story. My wife and I had a Rottweiler for thirteen years. His name was Lenny, and he was as passive as John Lennon. There were times, however, when I saw his "Dark Side". Just a little glint here and there, to remind me he was a tough muddafugga.

 Comment Written 09-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 09-Oct-2013

Thanks, 'Sak, I'm really glad that you, of all people, liked this one!

I think a dogs behavior is a direct result of its training and upbringing. Of course, there are a few exceptions where perfectly docile dogs in the past have attacked and killed their owners. So much for that old saying, "You don't bite the hand that feeds you", right?

Thanks again, my friend!

Comment from fafa

Excellent

Realy you ´ve done a good chapter, now i need too read the others chapters for understand your novel.
thanks for a great read. I realy enjoyed this piece of novel.
Very best wish. bye

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 08-Oct-2013

Well, fafa, it's not a book, but a stand alone story. This chapter is all there is, there ain't no more, LOL...

I'm glad you liked it, anyway.

Comment from lancellot

Exceptional

Okay, you are officially a maniac. But that's alright I like that in you. First off, this is a complete story. We don't get too many of those on site. You know why. You got my heart going, I almost couldn't make it. Thank God I don't have pets. I was going to enter this contest, but why waste a certificate. You won. Masterful.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 08-Oct-2013

Thanks for those very kind comments, lancellot. I am very happy that you liked it.

As far as you entering the contest, I would encourage you to do so. I fare very poorly in contests, especially those voted on by the Fanstory Committee. So, you have probably an even better chance than I do of winning the whole shebang!

Thanks, again...

reply by lancellot on 08-Oct-2013

Maybe. I have never won a committee contest or even placed.

Comment from Twilightspire

Excellent

Nicely done! I've missed some of your horror short stories. This one was filled with immediately relatable and detestable characters and a fascinating plot that sent chills through me. I like that their were plenty of surprise twists and gory details. The dialogue was fresh and the pacing was spot-on. All that, and easily readable in one sitting, while lengthy enough to be an enthralling tale.
Great work!
-T.J.

 Comment Written 08-Oct-2013

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reply by the author on 08-Oct-2013

Thanks very much, TJ. I'm glad I was able to get your take on this one, as I am a big fan of your work, also.