But it did, and I think the story is worse off for it. The story had a set up that fascinated me and made me hope it wouldn’t go the supernatural horror route. A woman flees into a cabin in the woods with her lesbian lover to escape her abusive husband, then discovers some sort of cosmic evil hidden in the woods.
“The Carrion Gods in Their Heaven” had me hooked from the beginning but ultimately disappointed me.
Either way, I enjoyed this bad trip of a story. Of course, it’s entirely possible he’s simply insane and the whole story is nothing but the ramblings of a psycho. If he’s to be at all believed, he’s a creature that transcends time and space and uses this ability to wreak havoc. One story I can say I enjoyed without reservation is “Vastation.” It’s difficult to describe what it’s about, mostly because the narrator is completely unreliable. It may not be fair to dismiss them like that, but if they can’t keep my attention for more than a couple pages it’s safe to say they aren’t worth my time. About all I can say about those stories is that they bored me. When trying to re-read them, I found myself spacing out again. For example, I honestly couldn’t tell you what “The Siphon” or “Jaws of Saturn” are about. In many of the stories, I simply spaced out and lost the plot. It’s hard for me to say where exactly the book doesn’t work me. For me, this Stoker award winning collection has a lot of merit, but simply doesn’t capture me on an individual level.
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