The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another required reading for my zombie/vampire seminar.
For some reason this story reminded me of the movie “The Labyrinth” with David Bowie. It could be because I had recently watched it and it was still fresh in my memory, but I assume it had something to do with the dream like sequence in the story. It’s that almost fantastic and otherworldly always reminds me a bit of classic 80’s fantasy movies. Although, this story had quite a bit of blood in it, so I would suggest not reading it whilst eating.
The writing was quite nonchalant with a sense of humour, yet an eye for the deeper motivations of a person.
Overall, it’s a great little spooky story to read when one is getting in the mood for Halloween or just in the mood for a spook.
