tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post2392873697144994035..comments2024-03-05T16:43:58.548+00:00Comments on Thrillers, Killers 'n' Chillers: HALLOWEEN LOVERS by Phil AmblerAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033131935968488175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-60786944730815746952011-11-13T21:53:19.843+00:002011-11-13T21:53:19.843+00:00Thanks all for the positive comments; really appre...Thanks all for the positive comments; really appreciate it.Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-47322339811103977202011-11-05T11:56:55.877+00:002011-11-05T11:56:55.877+00:00A knockout finish to a great story.A knockout finish to a great story.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-37104691885714579742011-11-04T20:22:46.481+00:002011-11-04T20:22:46.481+00:00that is the kind of superb ending I just love. And...that is the kind of superb ending I just love. And the story led up to it so carefully and skilfully too!<br />Thanks, Phil, another great read this evening.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-70437673672493907332011-11-04T19:58:46.296+00:002011-11-04T19:58:46.296+00:00very interesting. writing a book myself. check it ...very interesting. writing a book myself. check it out. same genre. I'm following your blog now, btw. Anyway, I write on the "darker side" of life as well. I post excerpts of my book for now until it's published. TY ~Bridgett<br /><br />http://legallybrunetterants.blogspot.com/Legally Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591302405783582275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-16448723760609402372011-11-04T12:52:32.368+00:002011-11-04T12:52:32.368+00:00"Things changed between us..." By this p..."Things changed between us..." By this point, I was well into your story, and from this point on, it just got darker, and darker.<br /><br />The ending is stunning, and intensifies the deep sense of loss and regret that permeate the second half. <br /><br />Hats off, Phil!Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-30137368836919457672011-11-04T11:01:44.097+00:002011-11-04T11:01:44.097+00:00Well amblin' Ambler, you did it again . . . sp...Well amblin' Ambler, you did it again . . . spun a tale that traveled across a fateful walk in the silvery moonlight with protection from those 'wanting to drag her back to their foul and fetid pits.' And the years tended to and then tore up what love tried building . . . To think if this tormented death-duo had not wed on All Hallows Eve, All Souls Day might've been their blessing?<br /><br />But my oh my, how well you tell a tale, and bade your reader gently, 'follow'. <i>~ Absolutely*Kate</i>Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-72188817530786073412011-11-04T04:41:50.306+00:002011-11-04T04:41:50.306+00:00Horror works like the rack. A slow ratcheting up j...Horror works like the rack. A slow ratcheting up just a bit, then another, then another, until the world is all pain. The story does that with each seemingly minor fact or feeling or mood or enigmatic statement or date until, you stand face to face with the abyss. CoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-28741823795716235362011-11-03T22:29:43.594+00:002011-11-03T22:29:43.594+00:00Wonderfully written and it flowed very smoothly. Y...Wonderfully written and it flowed very smoothly. You captured the feeling of desperation nicely. Your story "Host" was creepy as hell. Great work on both!Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-85207745996780434432011-11-03T21:04:58.121+00:002011-11-03T21:04:58.121+00:00The death of All Hallow's Eve was definitely a...The death of All Hallow's Eve was definitely at play, seeping into the relationship. I'm not normally superstitious, but there is something about dates . . . we all have a death date on the calender, and this was that kind of fear, fear of what might happen, and when.<br />Great work, Phil.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733545996388457449.post-69657866590415325572011-11-03T19:25:13.563+00:002011-11-03T19:25:13.563+00:00Very sweetly put with an ending that creeps (makin...Very sweetly put with an ending that creeps (making me read it twice). First person narratives are always good and especially in this case as we realise the impact of the perspective. Truly haunting.@jbramwellslaterhttp://bloomdido.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com