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Leavings
by P. D. Cacek
from Stars End Creations

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Most definitely morbid
  Leavings is a collection of short fiction by the author. From the intro. it appears that these are earlier writings in her career and aren't her best work. The intro. was a bit odd but maybe I need to read it again . . .
  "Leavings" tells the story of an old woman who believes that when one dies bits of their personality are passed on to whoever is near. As her mean spirited husband lay dying in a bed upstairs she does her best to keep her favorite grandchild away from the bed as he passes. What... more info

• Morbid fantasy, not horror
  "Leavings" won the 1997 Bram Stoker Award. Instead of producing horror of the ghost-ghoul-goblin variety (although there is one vampire who preys only on her own blood-relatives), P.D. Cacek has tapped into a morbid, 'magical reality' for her stories. Two of her characters are dying of cancer and their loved ones can't let them go. A boutique shop owner and her employee try to cope with the death of a beautiful doll. An old woman protects her favorite grandchild from her dying husband's... more info

• Stunning.
  One of the best short story collections by one author I have ever had the pleasure to read. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down. It is refreshing to see a new writer who can scare without being a splatterpunk or having to throw in erotica and excessive foul language for effect. Cacek is the Jerry Seinfeld of horror.

• A wonderful Treasure!
  I bought this book because I love horror and the supernatural and it was priced right. I've never heard of Cacek, and I was totally stunned by her wonderful short stories. She is truly a treasure of a writer! My goodness, this woman should be right up there with the best of horror/supernatural authors. Her stories grab you and hold you in as each story unravels. I will have to agree with the previous review by Stephen King - this is some of the best short stories I have ever had the pleasure to read! As you... more info