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# Sour Candy

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Review: AN EXCELLENT DEBUT NOVELLA OF HORROR FICTION NOT OF THIS WORLD - SOUR CANDY [2015] By Kealan Patrick Burke My Review Four Stars**** This short story was the author’s first published work. I read this novella with never flagging interest. It was for me reminiscent of an episode of The Twilight Zone, only far, far scarier. Perhaps a more contemporary comparison may be to the Masters of Horror Anthology. The very notion of the existence of an evil or supernatural entity that could warp time is terrifying on its face. That is analogous to a person stepping through an invisible barrier into another dimension, another reality. In the case of our protagonist Phil in this imaginative and horrifying tale it is an outlandish hellscape. “Sour Candy” was well written and the escalation of Phil’s fear and apprehension was palpable. The existence of “The Elders” from the other dimension, and the answers to all of the questions are ultimately revealed at the end, when the cycle of conception, the role of the child, the birth, and what follows is all explained. This is an excellent piece of horror fiction, albeit I do not necessarily prefer the more fantastical as in this instance. I was truly impressed with the interview that was included with the story on kindle. This creepy, skin crawling piece of nightmare fiction was spawned during a trip to Wal-Mart. Burke’s imagination is to be lauded. Frankly, I bought “Sour Candy” because I love to read the first works of a new, interesting author that has popped into my orbit. I am chomping at the bit to read “Kin” [2012]. I have already purchased it. I am just trying to get through a few of the 2023 selections that piqued my interest before I light into it.
Review: SOUR CANDY is an exciting, unnerving, and entertaining read! - This is the story of how Phil Pendleton and his son Adam came to be. To the outside world they look like any other father and son duo. Phil and Adam spend their days visiting museums, checking out animals at the zoo, heading to the park, and any other normal activity you can imagine. Perhaps Phil is slightly disheveled looking, but what single parent doesn’t feel a bit exhausted sometimes? It’s clear that Adam is a bit of a handful, as he is prone to sudden screaming outbursts in public that leave bystanders judging Phil’s parenting abilities. Then of course there’s the fact that Adam’s diet seems to be solely made up of sour candy. Let’s also not forget that Adam in the decision makers on his daily activities and his bedtime. Phil could clearly stand to be a bit of a stricter parent. What happens behind closed doors that the outside world doesn’t see? Well for starters, Phil didn’t know Adam even existed until a couple of weeks ago when they met under bizarre circumstances at the local Walmart. Now everyone in Phil’s life is convinced that Adam has always been around and Phil has to pretend that things in his life have not gone severely crazy. Phil is now Adam’s prisoner, but how has this happened? How is this boy able to do what he has done? One of my goals for 2018 was to read more horror literature and if you’ve been on #bookstagram anytime recently you’ve certainly seen the positive buzz surrounding Kealan Patrick Burke’s work. I decided to buy myself a few books for my birthday and instantly tossed this novella in my cart. Well ladies and gentleman, I can tell you that the hype is real. SOUR CANDY was an exciting, unnerving, and entertaining read! If you’re worried that 74 pages isn’t enough to tell an amazing story, worry no further. Burke is able to quickly construct fully developed characters in this limited page count on the same scale as a full sized book. SOUR CANDY brings a creep factor reminiscent of a episode of The Twilight Zone, where the story is just believable enough that you start to wonder if you could end up in Phil’s shoes the next time you encounter a screaming child in a store.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ AN EXCELLENT DEBUT NOVELLA OF HORROR FICTION NOT OF THIS WORLD
*by P***1 on March 19, 2023*

SOUR CANDY [2015] By Kealan Patrick Burke My Review Four Stars**** This short story was the author’s first published work. I read this novella with never flagging interest. It was for me reminiscent of an episode of The Twilight Zone, only far, far scarier. Perhaps a more contemporary comparison may be to the Masters of Horror Anthology. The very notion of the existence of an evil or supernatural entity that could warp time is terrifying on its face. That is analogous to a person stepping through an invisible barrier into another dimension, another reality. In the case of our protagonist Phil in this imaginative and horrifying tale it is an outlandish hellscape. “Sour Candy” was well written and the escalation of Phil’s fear and apprehension was palpable. The existence of “The Elders” from the other dimension, and the answers to all of the questions are ultimately revealed at the end, when the cycle of conception, the role of the child, the birth, and what follows is all explained. This is an excellent piece of horror fiction, albeit I do not necessarily prefer the more fantastical as in this instance. I was truly impressed with the interview that was included with the story on kindle. This creepy, skin crawling piece of nightmare fiction was spawned during a trip to Wal-Mart. Burke’s imagination is to be lauded. Frankly, I bought “Sour Candy” because I love to read the first works of a new, interesting author that has popped into my orbit. I am chomping at the bit to read “Kin” [2012]. I have already purchased it. I am just trying to get through a few of the 2023 selections that piqued my interest before I light into it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SOUR CANDY is an exciting, unnerving, and entertaining read!
*by J***S on June 29, 2018*

This is the story of how Phil Pendleton and his son Adam came to be. To the outside world they look like any other father and son duo. Phil and Adam spend their days visiting museums, checking out animals at the zoo, heading to the park, and any other normal activity you can imagine. Perhaps Phil is slightly disheveled looking, but what single parent doesn’t feel a bit exhausted sometimes? It’s clear that Adam is a bit of a handful, as he is prone to sudden screaming outbursts in public that leave bystanders judging Phil’s parenting abilities. Then of course there’s the fact that Adam’s diet seems to be solely made up of sour candy. Let’s also not forget that Adam in the decision makers on his daily activities and his bedtime. Phil could clearly stand to be a bit of a stricter parent. What happens behind closed doors that the outside world doesn’t see? Well for starters, Phil didn’t know Adam even existed until a couple of weeks ago when they met under bizarre circumstances at the local Walmart. Now everyone in Phil’s life is convinced that Adam has always been around and Phil has to pretend that things in his life have not gone severely crazy. Phil is now Adam’s prisoner, but how has this happened? How is this boy able to do what he has done? One of my goals for 2018 was to read more horror literature and if you’ve been on #bookstagram anytime recently you’ve certainly seen the positive buzz surrounding Kealan Patrick Burke’s work. I decided to buy myself a few books for my birthday and instantly tossed this novella in my cart. Well ladies and gentleman, I can tell you that the hype is real. SOUR CANDY was an exciting, unnerving, and entertaining read! If you’re worried that 74 pages isn’t enough to tell an amazing story, worry no further. Burke is able to quickly construct fully developed characters in this limited page count on the same scale as a full sized book. SOUR CANDY brings a creep factor reminiscent of a episode of The Twilight Zone, where the story is just believable enough that you start to wonder if you could end up in Phil’s shoes the next time you encounter a screaming child in a store.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Man Shall Not Live By Sour Candy Alone
*by N***3 on July 14, 2016*

"Sour Candy" has a fantastic premise and, overall, is an engaging read. The problem is that it's flimsy. You're left wishing that the story had been more fleshed-out. The author took a lot of short cuts in what feels like a rush to get to the finish. Interesting conceits are left largely and regrettably unexplored. Complexities/big picture questions are answered too quickly; the truth will just *dawn* on the protagonist, in too obvious a fashion. You're expecting, since the author is in such a rush to get you there, that the ending will be worth the price of admission. For me at least, it was disappointingly anti-climatic. The blow was softened by the fact that it took maybe 2.5 hours to read, so it's not like I devoted too much time to it; but you can't escape the feeling that the author didn't, either. The first sentence of the book is deliciously tantalizing, and draws you right in. Unfortunately, the rest of the writing just doesn't live up to it. It's clunky, at times to the point of distraction. Let me give you an example that's a few pages in. (I promise it won't give anything away.) The protagonist, Phil, is talking on his cell phone, and just dropped something else he was holding: "Only his quick reflexes kept his cell phone from joining it." OK, got it, Phil's got quick reflexes. "This last was a relief. As Lori was so fond of reminding him, he'd had to replace the phone twice this year already due to natural clumsiness." So Phil is clumsy .. with quick reflexes? "The phone had slipped down his cheek. Only luck had kept it pinned there." So Clumsy Phil's quick reflexes ... kept the phone stuck to his face ... through luck alone? MAKE UP YOUR MIND, NARRATOR. Despite its shortcomings, I'd hesitantly recommend this book to someone who was looking for a quick, fun read. I'm clearly in the minority in being unhappy with the ending, considering the other reviews, so you might as well roll the dice on it. There are some good bits in there; you're just left hungry afterwards. Fittingly, I would liken the experience of reading to this book to eating sour candy: it's an enjoyable treat in small doses, but will not sustain you.

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