"Do the unexpected.”
At the opening of Incident On
And Off A Mountain Road, a car is driving too fast around a bend and takes
out an old Buick. Ellen stops to check for survivors. She finds blood on the
seat and then is attacked by a deranged character wielding a knife.
What follows is a chase that sees Ellen doing her best to
get away.
Thankfully, she’s been hooked up with a trainer in survival
techniques and his voice pops into her head every-so-often to help her stay
clear of the lunatic with the blade.
As Ellen wanders further into unknown territory, she
discovers that her attacker is even more loopy than she could ever have
imagined.
The tension builds fairly well for a short piece and the horror
elements work nicely.
It’s not my favourite Lansdale by a long shot, but it’s an
interesting enough read. It also happens to include one of the most horrific
weapons I’ve come across and a nice twist at the end to tie things all
together.
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