Short but Satisfying

 

TITLE: Ushers: A Short Story

AUTHOR: Joe Hill

PUBLISHER: Amazon Original Stories

PUBLISHING DATE: November 1, 2024

PAGES: 29   

SOURCE: Kindle Unlimited

FROM GOODREADS: Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead. Martin has improbably survived not one but two deadly disasters that claimed dozens of lives. The kid is riding one hell of a lucky streak. Two federal agents think there is something darker at play. Now that they’ve arranged to interview Martin, they want answers. Martin is ready to share everything he knows. One thing is for certain: when it comes to escaping death, luck doesn’t figure into it at all.

MY THOUGHTS: This is a short story from Amazon Originals which I was able to snag last month through a bonus First Reads choice.  I think everyone can pick it up as of today and although my review will be short given this is only a short story, I wanted to feature it on my blog.

Joe Hill is hit or miss for me.  I either love his stuff or find it just "meh."  However, I loved the horror short he did last October for Amazon Originals, The Pram, so I wanted to give this one a shot.  I will say I really loved the premise behind this one.  I think it worked great as a short story but will admit, I think I could have hopped on board for a full-length novel of this one.  Martin was a curious character and at the end, I knew where this one was headed.  Definitely one to grab if you are a Hill fan or if you just enjoy horror short stories

MY RATING: 5 PAWS