Tales from the Gas Station: Volume 1

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But he still perseveres, despite permanent insomnia and, I think, more than a touch of Asperger's [witness his encounters with the vain psychoanalyst], bullies, weirdos, and gods under the gas station. This book is not to be taken seriously or… I guess you could and just not have a good time, up to you. Events were truly random and the reader was left pleasantly wondering what was possibly going to happen next. Sort of just a truckload of weird stories dumped in a pile, but done with such style that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many things were also not properly explained or tied in which left me feeling more confused than anything else when finishing the book.

In a gas station in the middle of nowhere, for instance, positioned above an eldritch god living underground.You never know if all this shit happens for real or… It catches a reader and never let him go before the last page. It’s not like he’s getting paid enough to wage battle against the nightmarish aberrations plaguing his community. Based on the award-winning creepypasta by GasStationJack, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One is a love letter to the pioneers of classic horror tailored to a generation that grew up in the era of smartphones and WiFi. A couple gnomes showed up right outside the back door, and I left them where I found them because one of them was holding a steak knife and I don’t need that kind of crazy in my life. Recommended if you enjoy twists and turns from an unreliable protagonist who isn't sure himself what, or who, is real and what/who isn't.

Although I can see how the author was trying to blend in horror and comedy, and in some places it was really good, ultimately it just really shows a lot of. You can’t help but like the main character even though he’s mostly a wise cracking, who gives a crap, smart ass. This is one of those stories that grow on you overtime, and I was happy to see it was all connected rather than just a bunch of unrelated short stories like some of the reviews claimed it was. I worried, The Tales could be alike Welcome to Night Vale, where it seems, the book is a set of random crazy events.we're talking hand plants, transporting into another dimension in a kitty pool and multiple spawnings and unaliving of a dude named Kiefer. I do read his other stories online, however this is a more in-depth look at those stories starting at the beginning, so reading them is not necessary.

After finishing the John Dies At The End series I felt this book filled the void left behind after John and David’s journey came to a close. I am sure most people will just lap this up, but I really don’t really handle bizarre and hilarious especially when joined with scary. The protagonist is dying from a neurological condition that causes permanent insomnia and we see the strange things he witnesses working the nightshift at a run-down petrol station in the rural American South. A lot of times I was cringing while reading this and quickly skipped every other word just to get through some parts, which is a shame because when it came to some of the creepy aspects of this book, Townsend actually did a pretty good job. At times it was a case of lighthearted comic horror but occasionally things became dark and sinister and all without any deliberate explanation or direction.perhaps the only thing i'm a little miffed about is that i'm not too hot over the idea of delving through the second installment -- funny characters aside. His body and brain slowly broke down as the repairs to both which occur during sleep were absent for him. But when he decides to start an online journal documenting the bizarre day-to-day occurrences, he unwittingly attracts the attention of much more than just a few conspiracy theorists. the zany things that are happening around jack our intrepid unreliable narrator are a tad too much to keep up with (and up to now i am still trying to wrap my head around so many things because qUeStiONs! While I enjoyed the humor a lot (it has this JOHN DIES AT THE END vibe), and the writing was much better than I expected, it felt a little too long for what it offered.