THE MORBID MUSEUM by James Pack - Tales of Death... Tales of Monsters!

Visitors to the Morbid Museum seek the dark and twisted corners of the world. They are both terrified and intrigued by the unknown. Tales of killers, monsters, and madmen curated by the Master of Death, Mr. Siris Grim. Mr. Grim collects the darkness that everyone attempts to hide. He displays it within the corridors of his gruesome gallery. Who will be next to buy a ticket and walk the halls of the Morbid Museum?

Our Review!

James Pack creates an underworld little Universe for us. Holding the hand of Siris Grim, the curator, we walk through the doors of The Morbid Museum, where “Death is the prevailing theme.”

I have enjoyed this book. Really short stories sorted in three exhibits (Trauma Exhibit, Creatures Exhibit, Supernatural Exhibit) tell us tales about very unfortunate and devastated characters who find their worst fortune amongst the ironies of fate. Fatal —fate.

I liked it because it reminds me of Tales of the Crypt, only with the difference that the ends of the stories have nothing to do with behaviour or a “karma lesson”. You are not finding happy endings in those lines.

Or perhaps, you are. In some way.

The liberation of a serial killer, two brothers sealing each other’s fate, urban legends that swallow those who put their nose too close. We find this macabre beauty every horror reader looks for in a book.

The curator explains to us how death is not always ugly and unfair, but graceful and necessary. I loved that.

“My museum offers viewers the opportunity to see Death in all its beauty and its ugliness. There is only one question a person needs to ask themselves before entering. Do you fear Death?”

Pack treats his characters with care, the emotion he pours on them is obvious, and still being short chapters, he gets to give them depth.

What I felt with this book was, firstly, electricity down my back when reading most of the stories, and secondly, sadness. Not a depressive kind of sadness, but the sadness you feel when you know the childhood and background of a tormented serial killer. An unfair, unjustified —monstrous sadness.

The Morbid Museum is a book to enjoy slowly, go back and forth, re-read some of the stories and feel through your arteries the cocktail of dark emotions James Pack offers you within these pages.

Readers Speak!

“Pack treats his characters with care, the emotion he pours on them is obvious, and still being short chapters, he gets to give them depth.” ~ Mar Garcia – TBM Horror Experts

“This is a great collection of short stories. I’m definitely looking forward to more of this series. If you’re looking for a book to read when you have just a little time, this is an awesome read.” ~ Amazon Reviewer“I like how he brings the characters to life. I could picture it all in my head as I was reading.” ~ Amazon Reviewer

“The story kept switching gears keeping me in suspense on what would happen next. Great quick read! I look forward for more from James.” ~ Amazon Reviewer

“I love good short stories and I don’t really read too much horror, but I did enjoy this one.” ~ Goodreads Reviewer

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