Week 4: Old and New Weird...Very Weird.

Week 4: Old and New Weird...Very Weird.

"Does your license plate mean something?" Bing asked. "En-o-ess-four-a-two?"
"Nosferatu," The man Charlie Manx said.
"Nosfer-what-who?"

This week I read the novel NOS4A2, a very weird novel wrote by Joe Hill. A quick summary is that a girl named Vic Mcqueen, who has supernatural powers to teleport to “lost things” it’s not explained where these powers came from. The antagonist is manly Charles Manx, a scary killer but also accompanied by a terrifying Christmas themed vampire. Long story short, Vic is a badass biker mom who looks for her son Wayne who was abducted.  I decided on this novel this week because Irma decided to hit, so I went paperback. A very magical experience, and reading a really bizarre book in the middle of a strange storm is a great way to freak yourself out. And yes I still have nightmares of tiny children with hooks for teeth, thanks for that Joe Hill.

If you love comedy, especially dark humor read this wonderful novel.  Also if you like scrabble telling your future, microwaved hotdogs and long bike rides. And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s because this novel is strange even trying to explain it.

Only way to truly understand this wonderful book is reading it, defiantly one of the best novels I’ve read in awhile, and if you like dark fantasy horror, with little twists that are messed up this may be the novel for you. Defiantly amateur, but also I think this represents a movement in horror, it’s uncanny and it’s unique in it’s own way, a breathe of fresh air.