6-24-2025 Besonen Breakdowns

Today breakdown is for "Cabin 187" by Daniel B. Fierce:

This collection of related short stories started off with an interesting tale about a cabin built on souls and it served as a sort of "do unto others" theme that I liked, it also setup the origin of the cabin that is the basis for everything that follows. The second one was a fun tale was about a murderous bathtub and a Bachelorette party gone right (if you like Horror) - gone wrong (if you are one of the characters). The third tale was about a married couple and a magic mirror that doesn't play favorites. The fourth was a pro-Nature, anti-greed tale and I very much approved of these messages. The fifth dealt with an insect lover who finds a new level of passion for her world of study, I found this one creepy but predictable. Tale number six reminded me why I like to stay indoors... but then again the source of all this madness is a cabin so... Tale seven was a creature feature and I enjoyed it, as well as its contribution to the lore being built up to this point. The eighth tale was a bit strange but interesting, I like the attempts throughout this book to make every day objects scary and this one qualified. Number nine may have been my favorite of this bunch, such a simple but effective plot for anxiety driven Horror! The tenth tale was about an old man who learns a crushing lesson about respecting the dead, I felt sorry for the dog in this one but I like to assume that she's okay now. Tale eleven was about a deadly souvenir and I should've seen the twist coming, but I didn't, so kudos. Twelve handled a dysfunctional family and this one frightened me the most in this collective because very few things bother me more than an innocent being in peril - I was thankful for the ending it had. This book wrapped up with lucky number 13 which was about a feral child with a taste for flesh, I'd say this one and the first one were my least favorite and I was still entertained by them both. Overall, really thought these stories provided some neat ideas and offered up a nice variety of topics. My biggest obstacle was having to look up words periodically to see what they mean, which took away from the tale at hand sometimes - a prime example would be the term, "glower", which appeared in almost every story and every single time I'd have to recall what it meant to give the sentences containing it some context. To sum up my thoughts, I really liked this book. If you're about to take that trip for a weekend at the cabin read these stories beforehand and see if you still want to make it a go.

4/5 stars.

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