Reviewed by: JA Gill
Genre: Horror
Approximate word count: 70-75,000 words
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Author:
David Beers
currently resides in Athens, Georgia. This is his first novel, and he’s
currently working on this second while earning a MBA.
Description:
What
happens to a god when the last of its believers are long dead? And what if that
god were a demon? It may just wait, growing ever hungry. Dead Religion is about such a god and those who would see it rise
again to power and those who would stand in its way.
Appraisal:
If
apocalyptic could describe a writing style (never mind theme) then reading
David Beers’ Dead Religion would be
the template. Every chapter, every event, every moment is world shattering and
soul destroying. It’s amazing the characters can even manage getting out of bed
in the morning--but of course, the poor, sleep-deprived souls in this brand of
horror novel are only allowed to ever dream in the blackest of blacks and
reddest of reds. The adjectives and descriptions are so intense and final
(e.g., “endless pits”, “endless green depth”, “the seemingly endless amount”)
one routinely feels caught in a climatic moment, only to discover another
chapter of bottomless horror. The impression that things are forgone and
hopeless suggests the author is most interested in his readers enduring a
book-length thought experiment in real-time eschatology. So this is the way
Beers’ world ends: not with a bang but a whimper…from the collective mouth of
countless decapitated heads.
Format/Typo Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating: ***Three stars
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