A Feast of Infinite Rot

By Andrew Van Wey

Author’s Website:  http://www.andrewvanwey.com

Brought to you by OBS reviewer Autumn

Synopsis:

“Every tale is born in truth, just as every tree comes from a seed. And so it is in these tales that we learn about life, fiction and fact both leading us along. Which road you choose to follow, which details you choose to believe, I leave up to you, dear listeners.”

And so begin three dark tales at a nameless inn on the edge of the New World. Three stories told in lieu of gold, payment for refuge and a feast. Three tales that may reveal or conceal a storyteller’s darkest secrets.

 – The Hag’s Reckoning –

At forest’s edge lives a twisted woman, a creature the children will soon learn to fear. When a prank goes wrong and accusations of witchcraft are spoken, a cruel vengeance is unleashed and a dark reckoning comes.

– The Elder of Aldritch –

A dying vineyard serves as the staging grounds for experiments that seek to unlock the energies of the earth. An arcane scientist, a spoiled son, the perfect wine, and an imperfect murder.

 -The Timberman’s Daughter –

A traveling tutor, a beautiful daughter, and a forbidden love turned to terror on one bloody night.

A fusion of dark fantasy and horror, A FEAST OF INFINITE ROT is a novella of intelligent tales of terror all tied together by a traveller whose eyes have seen twisted horrors few would believe. Savored by themselves or devoured altogether, these stories are sure to leave the reader unsettled.

Come in from the cold world outside.

Savor the smell of spiced meat and mulled wine.

And sink your teeth in to A FEAST OF INFINITE ROT. (Goodreads)

Review:

 Andrew Van Wey is one of horror’s new avant-garde.  Not the overtly graphic type, but the kind that creeps up on you from behind and whispers coldly in your ear.

A Feast of Infinite Rot is a compilation of sorts that is tied together by the storyteller himself, a traveller.   A weary man finds himself in a secluded Inn with only the staff and all they require for payment for his food and lodging is that he tells them three stories.  He claims that all of these stories are based on real events in his life and he invites them to sit back and bear witness.

Each of these short stories will give you a good case of the chills in and of itself but lurking in the background is a twist that you will never see coming.

I really enjoy Van Wey’s subtle style and they way he leads the reader right where he wants them to go.  I would recommend reading this book at high noon in the middle of a sea of people.  You’ll feel safer that way…