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Newton Webb was born at RAF Halton, England, in 1982. He has
worked as a computer programmer and a tabletop games designer, but now crafts nightmares full-time.
He has an immensely audacious pet tortoise named Gill, a red
cherry shrimp tank, an ever-expanding shoal of greedy orders, and two pet Venus fIytraps named Frank and Audrey.
Reviewed by Gaius Konstantine for Readers' Favorite
Good things come in small packages, and great stories do not have to be long-winded. Tales Of The Macabre: Volume I by Newton Webb is a collection of short stories that takes readers on a journey through centuries and exotic locales, from the sewers of London to the distant stars. The anthology offers dark and eerie tales that include a group of young street urchins struggling against becoming a conduit for filth and villainy when they collide with an evil more sinister than their criminal overlord, a son's unwavering love for his mother beyond death, and a very peculiar hunt. These are just some of the bizarre stories waiting to test your sanity. However, the most important thing to remember is that if you visit the house of ill-repute, euphemistically known as the “Datacentre,” you should avoid the platinum service as if it were the plague.
Tales Of The Macabre by Newton Webb is a collection of mysterious stories that is both imaginative and well-written. The individual tales are reminiscent of shows like The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Dark Side and range from very good to excellent. While there is considerable variety in the subjects covered, the pace is crisp and well-balanced throughout. The characters were all quite intriguing, and menace was present in many of them. The only drawback (if you can call it that) is that I feel many of the stories could be expanded into short novels, and I was left wanting more. Overall, Tales Of The Macabre is a delightful little anthology that deserves a place in my hard copy collection and is perfect for rainy, thunder-filled nights.
