
Generation X-ed: Edited By Rebecca Rowland
Reviewed By Ben Walker, Vocals By Steve Stred
[To the tune of My Generation by Limp Bizkit]
Generation X-ed Review: Words – Ben Walker
If only I could write
Limp Bizkit style
Dark Ink books
Are offering an off-beat pitch
Should you read it?
Here’s an explanation
Will you pick up
This Gen-X themed collection
Are you ready?
Do you know what I read?
Twenty-two stories, punk
Take a look inside
It’s Rebecca Rowland editing this time
I downloaded the ebook
For all the readers who like books, there’s paperback too
And maybe I’m the one who prefers a MOBI file
But either makes me smile
Generation X was generation strange
And this promises stories in that vein
So please don’t talk shit
Talk shit about this
Go ahead and talk nice
About this c-c-collection
‘Cause you might want to read this book though
It’s not for everyone but
There’s enough in here to enjoy
After some introspection
Hey kid, there’s a slow start
But you’re not stepping into a big pile of shit
The openers drag
But then things pick up
There are some neat tales, just not from page one
And maybe I wrongly expected a little more fun
Many tales are quite glum
Others offer smiles, it’s a good range
With ghosts and demonic tales of pain
So please don’t talk shit
Talk shit about this
Go ahead and talk nice
About this c-c-collection
‘Cause you might want to read this book though
It’s not for everyone but
There’s enough in here to enjoy
After some introspection
Some author names
Were new to me
Some old ones
Nice to see
But do I think they can write?
Yes I think they can write
Though some took their sweet time
And I lost
Focus at
Times.
In summary it’s a mixed bag
Oh yeah, come on!
So I won’t talk shit
Talk shit ’bout this book
But it sometimes feels
Like a missed opportunity
Many of the stories here could
Be set in any old time and
As such the Gen-X theme did feel
Somewhat lacking
Shame it wasn’t more full-on and
Made more of its core concept
But it’s still pretty good overall
And worth considering
Oh yeah!
KR: And now fiends of Kendall Reviews, if Ben’s superbly written review in the style of Limp Bizkit’s ‘My Generation’ wasn’t enough, I’m delighted to bring you the dulcet tones of Steve Stred. Steve will be giving it his best Durst impression and performing the review for your listening pleasure. Brace yourselves!
Generation X-ed Review: Words – Ben Walker, Vocals – Steve Stred
Generation X-ed
Bestselling editor Rebecca Rowland (Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction) and Dark Ink Books (Savini, Unmasked: The True Life Story of the World’s Most Prolific Cinematic Killer) present a unique anthology of monster, folk, paranormal, and psychological horror as glimpsed through the lens of the latchkey generation. In this assortment of spine-chilling tales, twenty-two voices shine a strobe light on the cultural demons that lurked in the background while they came of age in the heyday of Satanic panic and slasher flicks, milk carton missing and music television, video rentals and riot grrrls.
These Gen-X storytellers once stayed out unsupervised until the streetlights came on, and what they brought home with them will terrify you.
You can buy Generation Xed from Amazon UK & Amazon US
Ben Walker
Ben got a taste for terror after sneaking downstairs to watch The Thing from behind the sofa at age 9. He’s a big fan of extreme & bizarre horror and well as more psychological frights, and most things in between. When he’s not reading, he’s writing, and when he’s not writing he’s on Twitter @BensNotWriting or reviewing books on his YouTube channel, BLURB.
Steve Stred
Steve Stred writes dark, bleak fiction.
Steve is the author of a number of novels, novellas and collections.
He is proud to work with the Ladies of Horror Fiction to facilitate the Annual LOHF Writers Grant.
Steve has appeared alongside some of Horror’s heaviest hitters (Tim Lebbon, Gemma Amor, Adrian J. Walker, Ramsey Campbell) in some fantastic anthologies.
He is an active member of the HWA.
He is based in Edmonton, AB, Canada and lives with his wife and son.
You can follow Steve on Twitter @stevestred
You can follow Steve on Instagram @stevestred
You can visit Steve’s Official website here
Leave a Reply