Craig Childs reviews Prisoner 489. Joe R Lansdale writes in a variety of genres and, while horror is probably my least favorite, he absolutely excels at it. This is a short novella, only around 90 pages, but he builds a world that feels complete: an eerie atmosphere, characters full of quiet desperation, and hints of a larger mythology lurking behind the shadows. Prisoner 489 blends a slightly surreal camp-fire ghost story with believable action sequences, tinged throughout by the moral ambiguities of a prison system where criminals are held without trial and executed without compassion. The accompanying artwork by Santiage Caruso capture the feel and mood of the story perfectly
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:39:35 +0000
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