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Hunger by V. J. Waks
© 2013 James LaFond
At the time I wrote this heads up review Hunger was posted in our fiction section. We had to pull it so that Ms. Waks could make other use of it without copyright complications. Hopefully it shows up in a collection soon. I think you can find the original in Dragon Roots magazine.
I have recently had the pleasure of reading and posting a short story by science-fiction novelist V. J. Waks. The title is Hunger and the storyline starts taut, proceeds taut, and ends taut. I don’t know the lady, but if I had to guess at any cinematic influences that might have inspired this story I would say it evokes both The Thing [most closely the original 1950s version], and Forbidden Planet, another 1950s science-fiction classic. As far as literature goes, I would compare the feel of it most closely to Robert E. Howard’s Tower of The Elephant, which I regard as his best short work.
Hunger is firmly in the horror category. However, it is written in such a way as to leave a science-fiction possibility. The story itself concerns a five-man team of scientists manning an ecological research station. If you want to know anymore go to the fiction page and click on Hunger.
I’m definitely a V. J. Waks fan at this point, so you can expect me to give you updates and reviews concerning her work, and trust me to beg her for more content for this site.
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