Comments on: Flash: Daily Double

By: RGEvans

RGEvans — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:14:08 +0000

Kevin Carey is a master of contemporary hard-boiled tough guy dialogue. Nice to see him taking a bite out of the horror genre. Look for him elsewhere too—he’s the real deal.

By: Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:35:46 +0000

I enjoyed the conversation with the friend. Very well done.

By: scatterbrain

scatterbrain — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:02:13 +0000

Clever…I suppose.

By: The Fix | From the Podosphere: June 2008

The Fix | From the Podosphere: June 2008 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:36:05 +0000

[...] “Daily Double” by Kevin Carey, read by Rich Sigfrit, is a Pseudopod Flash. Being a vampire has its drawbacks; employment choices, for instance, are limited to nightwork. But you can still go drinking and gambling with a buddy, though don’t stay out too late boozing if you’re supposed to be meeting your other half’s father. Nicely concise, with a satisfying twist. Steve Cooper’s “No Tomorrows” features contract-killing in Istanbul, where the killer is a supernatural being who can make himself invisible. Or is he a human with supernatural powers? Or is this an alternate world? The story is well written in an earthy modern idiom and effectively narrated by Alasdair Stuart, but it left too much unresolved, or simply unexplained, before it ended. [...]

By: Sgarre1

Sgarre1 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:28:19 +0000

Well, it was short. And the voice characterization of the friend was good (the whole co-dependent enabler aspect of him was well done, in fact). I'd rather "cute" story ideas be short like this, so they don't waste your time if they don't work.

So, again, not really my kind of thing but painless.

[quote author=Listener link=topic=1697.msg29320#msg29320 date=1213881142] The story was interesting enough, but the reader seemed rushed, like he was trying to emulate Ben Phillips's blase-character reading style and not quite hitting it.

First vampire story I've read where the victim has to be dead BEFORE you drink the blood. [/quote]

Really? They just didn't want to make any competition for themselves, I assumed. Makes sense with the whole "exponential growth" thing. Besides, they supped seconds later so...not dead for very long.

Thanks for listening.

“Vampires, like virgins or priests, are things that women believe in. We must never fail to humor them in such matters.” Brian McNaughton, “Child Of The Night”

By: Ogion The Silent

Ogion The Silent — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:40:24 +0000

I was so sure there was going to be a stake and mallet in her bag at the end. Maybe there was?

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:04:52 +0000

When he “met” the dad, I literally stood agape. very efffective story. Reminds me of the time I first met my father in law, or rather each time I meet him…

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:42:14 +0000

Interesting flash. Not -really- creepy, but I like the themes.

MORE VAMPIRES, PSEUDOPOD!