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The Incubus Diaries (eBook)
| The Incubus Diaries | |
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 The Incubus Diaries eBook Cover, written by Kacey Chumley | |
| Author(s) | Kacey Chumley |
| Publisher | Second Noel Publishing |
| Publication date | October 29, 2016 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 32 Pages |
| ASIN | B01M3449CQ |
For other uses of the word Incubus, see Incubus (disambiguation).
The Incubus Diaries is an eBook written by Kacey Chumley. In this work one of the characters is an Incubus.
Overview
- Title: The Incubus Diaries
- Author: Kacey Chumley
- Published By: Second Noel Publishing
- Length: 32 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B01M3449CQ
- Publishing Date: October 29, 2016
Plot Summary
After suffering from an assault by a poltergeist, Alyson Smart makes the decision to move back in with her parents. Over time, she uses a tape recorder to record her experiences with whatever has followed her home. As suspicion morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive, the tapes document her every move. These are her stories.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on April 7, 2017
Alyson tells of her encounters with the strange, the unbelievable and the question of belief from those around her. A story of being lost, trying to come to terms with that which cannot be explained and the choice made when there is a life in the balance.
The work is written in a style which reads very much, as the work states, a transcript of Alyson’s tape recordings as events unfold. It’s a bit hard to follow at times, some of the events being recalled by Alyson in the story can be interpreted in various ways. As such, that brings several conflicting layers to the work which then makes the possible answers to each event become somewhat blurred.
There’s a bit of a “found footage” feeling to the work which adds a little edge of shock and horror at times. The “tapes” leave a very strong mental picture, some of the events are quite horrific in what occurs, others are a mixture of supernatural encounters and personal issues. I’m unsure about how well that works as a narrative however.
The events that play out over the story are somewhat summarized, save for the moments where “actual” events are recorded. Again, that’s a literary device and it does have moments when it works quite well. The problem, at least for me, is that I didn’t quite feel like I was really connected to Alyson, what happened to her and otherwise.
While the work suggests there is an incubus, it’s a bit difficult to actually say there is one. There is the suggestion there could be, there’s some indications of that through some of the things that happen to Alyson herself. It’s less about the incubus itself than it is about Alyson trying to come to terms with what she sees, what she believes and what exists around her. There’s a great deal of time spent focusing upon her family, her relationships with them and how that is stressed over the story.
This isn’t a work of erotica, it is a work of suspense, mystery and being focused on that, it works quite well. The scenes build up the tension, the mystery and when the climax of the story comes, while there is some resolution, the answers are left to the reader to decide on. A different sort of storytelling, with a focus on aspects which are completely unexpected. But I think there could have been something more if the work had used a different storytelling device than it did.
Three and a half pitchforks out of five.
The work is certainly unique, it tells a story that, at least for me, isn’t so much about incubi than it is about the haunting within one’s own mind and ghostly hauntings. A bit odd to read, being the format that the story is told is, sometimes hard to follow with regards to what happens, but nonetheless, an interesting read.