Many years ago, Ronald Kelly established himself as a horror
author to be reckoned with, and with
Haunt of Southern-Fried Fear, he’s put together a collection of some of his most fun stories. Most of
these tales will offer a few laughs — but these are uneasy laughs. Chuckle
while you squirm. In his time, Kelly has written many far more “serious”
tales, but few that induce that lovely little adrenaline rush that accompanies
so many scenes of victims meeting their ghastly fates (some of whom deserve
what they get; others, not so much).
Kelly's somewhat crude little
illustrations, which accompany the stories, add a lovely nostalgic, EC Comics
flavor that is rings very true to those of us who grew up on those old gory
horror pubs. Southern-fried fear indeed!
