Who Would Like This Book:
If you love your horror deeply atmospheric and totally immersive, this novella will be right up your alley. Rich Hawkins is a master at evoking a sense of unease - you’ll feel the miserable drizzle and haunting fields of Somerset as the fear creeps in. Fans of Lovecraft and Ramsey Campbell will especially appreciate the cosmic dread and psychological darkness at play. The relationship between Ben and his father feels heartbreakingly real, making the horror hit even harder. It's an excellent pick if you want a short, powerfully bleak dose of top-tier cosmic horror.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If you're looking for uplifting stories, this book will definitely not be your cup of tea - it’s extremely bleak and the despair never lets up. Some readers found the characters emotionally detached or felt lost due to a lack of physical descriptions and a murky timeline. If you’re sensitive to ambiguity or crave more traditional horror with hope or heroism, you might end up frustrated rather than frightened.
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The novella 'Black Star, Black Sun' by Rich Hawkins is a tale of cosmic horror set in a dismal English countryside, evoking a sense of creeping dread and despair. The protagonist, Ben Ottway, returns to his family home in Marchwood, only to be engulfed by quiet dread and despair as he grapples with unexplained disappearances, suspicions, and a fundamentally hostile universe invading his reality. The writing style immerses the reader in a world where broken dreams, old memories, and lost loved ones merge with themes of horror and psychological eschatology.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book has high content warnings due to themes of loss, trauma, and disturbing horror elements.
From The Publisher:
"Black Star Black Sun is my tribute to Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, and the haunted fields of Somerset, where I seemed to spend much of my childhood. It's a story about going home and finding horror there when something beyond human understanding begins to invade our reality. It encompasses broken dreams, old memories, lost loved ones and a fundamentally hostile universe. It's the last song of a dying world before it falls to the Black Star." - Rich Hawkins
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