The Place in Between: When Del is sent pictures of his wife's latest affair, he reasons a .45 caliber bullet will answer his problems. To Del's dismay, that's only the beginning of his time spent wedged in the place in between. Luci's lover tortures Del relentlessly. Del wants to recover just enough to seek revenge on them both. Sure enough a demon shows up with her silky-sweet promises. Then the ambiance twists dark and cruel beyond anything any one of them could've imagined. Blood and Bubblegum: It's colder than frozen shit down here in the dangerous tunnels of The Harbor in the post-cataclysmic world (ACE). Juan and I find ourselves here, in this horrible place because of The Good Doctor. His organic narcotics trade is booming. Juan, Mary and I want in. We have to find TGD and the nocturne, see if they will let us. We are down. We are hungry. And we are bringing Blood and Bubblegum to sweeten the pot. All of our dreams will come true. The only uncertainty is Mary and Juan living long enough to reap the rewards. Bad Notion, Traveling Potion: The second day of the fifth waxing moon, in the 24th year, ACE. The frozen earth of The Harbor is in the grips of a new Little Ice Age. The human populace is down to just one-third. They are forced to exist in long, dank tunnels and cramped domiciles underground with The Good Doctor and his creations of Halflings and other freaks and geeks. TGD's latest organic narcotic discovery goes LIVE and becomes self-aware. The bad notion traveling potion makes meat puppet users do its unholy bidding. Then the monster decides to turn on TGD, the Creator. Not the best idea, this. But it sure is going to be fun to watch.
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This is what your brain is craving
1 Oct 2012
By Craig
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The stories in this book do what most stories cannot do: they take your mind completely away from your own life and insert you firmly in a world of the author's creation.
The very essence of what makes stories "page turners" is on display here. He mixes the mind boggling with the believable with a skill that is reminiscent of Stephen King.
Masterful story-telling, bizarre characters/situations and Rage's absolute unflinching willingness to "go there" makes him one of the few authors I consider a "must read" for the 21st century.
The very essence of what makes stories "page turners" is on display here. He mixes the mind boggling with the believable with a skill that is reminiscent of Stephen King.
Masterful story-telling, bizarre characters/situations and Rage's absolute unflinching willingness to "go there" makes him one of the few authors I consider a "must read" for the 21st century.
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Three Great Stories
30 Nov 2011
By R. Moschgat Jr.
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Format:Kindle Edition
Rage's, "The Places In Between", is a collection of three stories.
These include: "Blood and Bubblegum", "The Places In Between", and "Bad Notion, Traveling Potion".
The first story focuses on a pair of people looking to get into the drug trade. To do this they have to contact a "vampire" of sorts and hope that they aren't killed in the process. One of the strangest stories I have read in a while.
In the title story, the main character Del, having had enough of his wife's cheating decides to kill himself. He fails and what follows is a strange, yet funny trip. Probably my favorite of the three stories.
Finally in "Bad Notion, Traveling Potion" we are taken back to the world in which the first story took place.
A new drug called "crosstown traffic" is discovered. This drug transports the user to a place where their fantasies are made "real". As I have said these stories are strange and violent and at times gross.
Don't let that keep you from picking this one up and giving it a read. Another great from Rage!
These include: "Blood and Bubblegum", "The Places In Between", and "Bad Notion, Traveling Potion".
The first story focuses on a pair of people looking to get into the drug trade. To do this they have to contact a "vampire" of sorts and hope that they aren't killed in the process. One of the strangest stories I have read in a while.
In the title story, the main character Del, having had enough of his wife's cheating decides to kill himself. He fails and what follows is a strange, yet funny trip. Probably my favorite of the three stories.
Finally in "Bad Notion, Traveling Potion" we are taken back to the world in which the first story took place.
A new drug called "crosstown traffic" is discovered. This drug transports the user to a place where their fantasies are made "real". As I have said these stories are strange and violent and at times gross.
Don't let that keep you from picking this one up and giving it a read. Another great from Rage!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Hardcore Horror & Bizarro Collide...
30 Oct 2010
By Nick Cato
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The three stories presented here are tied to an apocalyptic underground community known as The Harbor (two take place post, while the title tale goes down before all hell breaks loose).
In 'Blood and Bubblegum,' we're introduced to some seriously strange characters who are involved in an ever-growing organic narcotics trade, including protagonist Juan and a fecal-demon that lives in his rectum. This is by far the weirdest entry here, and features a fresh look at vampirism.
'The Place In Between,' shows that a revenge story can be done in a fresh manner: Del's wife Luci is having an affair with her drug supplier, Sancho. Sancho and Luci eventually manage to get custody of the invalid Del, and Sancho uses this as payback time from their navy days (apparently Del had done something to ruin Sancho's career). The story becomes an extreme torture tale, one that made me wince a few times...but Del manages to turn the tables via a Faust-ish deal with a demon. Rage also gives another fresh spin here on ghosts, making this a perfect blend of hardcore horror and bizarro goodness.
In the final piece, 'Bad Notion, Traveling Potion,' we return to The Harbor and learn more about The Good Doctor (responsible for creating drugs and mutants) and his created servant, the scene-stealing hybrid man/chimp, Tugmunkee. This one was a bit of a chore to follow, but in the end Rage brings it all together. While some people in the bizarro community frown upon stories centered around drug use, this one works as the "tripping" scenes are just a side-note to the real weirdness.
THE PLACE IN BETWEEN is gross, disgusting, funny, horrific, and disturbing, yet at the same time it's quite entertaining. Rage writes with his conscience thrown out the window (that is, if he had one to begin with), yet unlike some more extreme stuff I've read, he actually knows how to WRITE a story around the grue. I'm keeping my eye on this guy as he truly lives up to his last name.
In 'Blood and Bubblegum,' we're introduced to some seriously strange characters who are involved in an ever-growing organic narcotics trade, including protagonist Juan and a fecal-demon that lives in his rectum. This is by far the weirdest entry here, and features a fresh look at vampirism.
'The Place In Between,' shows that a revenge story can be done in a fresh manner: Del's wife Luci is having an affair with her drug supplier, Sancho. Sancho and Luci eventually manage to get custody of the invalid Del, and Sancho uses this as payback time from their navy days (apparently Del had done something to ruin Sancho's career). The story becomes an extreme torture tale, one that made me wince a few times...but Del manages to turn the tables via a Faust-ish deal with a demon. Rage also gives another fresh spin here on ghosts, making this a perfect blend of hardcore horror and bizarro goodness.
In the final piece, 'Bad Notion, Traveling Potion,' we return to The Harbor and learn more about The Good Doctor (responsible for creating drugs and mutants) and his created servant, the scene-stealing hybrid man/chimp, Tugmunkee. This one was a bit of a chore to follow, but in the end Rage brings it all together. While some people in the bizarro community frown upon stories centered around drug use, this one works as the "tripping" scenes are just a side-note to the real weirdness.
THE PLACE IN BETWEEN is gross, disgusting, funny, horrific, and disturbing, yet at the same time it's quite entertaining. Rage writes with his conscience thrown out the window (that is, if he had one to begin with), yet unlike some more extreme stuff I've read, he actually knows how to WRITE a story around the grue. I'm keeping my eye on this guy as he truly lives up to his last name.
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