Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- ISBN-10
- 1530940133
- ISBN-13
- 9781530940134
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-30
- Author
- Chris Constantin
Description
"My dear fellow, myths are nothing but a less disturbing form of reality"-- This volume contains short stories that have something in common: the element of the unexplained - or, to use another term, the uncanny. Such stories are characterized by their ambiguity, as they are offered neither as explicitly supernatural, nor as the result of mere hallucination or illusion of the senses. And that, ultimately, is what makes them unsettling, disturbing, and scary. You, the reader, are at the very core of this ambiguity - this haze area where reality and unreality meet. Do the stories portray supernatural events? Do they feature demons and ghosts? Perhaps they are simply exemplifications of the frailty of the mind; sad, horrific manifestations of madness. The decision is entirely up to you, but make no mistake: there are no easy way-outs. The title of the book, 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' functions as a reminder (dare one call it a warning?) that these stories involve impossible dilemmas that push the human mind to the edge of insanity. Nothing is what it seems - and this also applies to this book itself as the readers reaching the Epilogue will discover.
