RaveSignal HorizonWhere other horror authors tend to lush descriptions of characters, setting, and events to build a world for the reader to temporarily inhabit, the beauty of Evenson\'s work is that it requires so much of the reader that you become complicit in the events. This is a fine line for an author to walk, yet Evenson is able to ... Evenson walks the literary vs genre tightrope, uses minimalist prose to great effect, and has a sharp eye for application of conventions ... Song For The Unraveling Of The World, becomes more than the sum of its parts and goes from interesting literary technique into haunting stories that stick with the reader long after reading. Despite the perceived simplicity, each one of these stories is disturbing to the core and in its own unique way ... each one is a gem. This is where the real magic happens and the reason that I am constantly recommending Evenson to horror readers and always recommending him to writers of every stripe.
