Indonesian author Dimas Rio, having won awards for his initial novel DINNER WITH SAUCER, now offers a series of short stories that have been previously published separately in an Indonesian teen magazine between 2006 and 2008.
Horror stories enjoy a wide audience, and with the publication this Asian collection of unique dark tales, Dimas Rio rises as a writer of talent. The stories are short, wisely crafted, and chilling enough to keep the lights on for those seeking bedtime entertainment. His prose is telling as he opens the initial story WHO’S THERE – ‘The cold and salty ocean breeze caressed the face of a wavy-haired man, sitting with his arms folded on the table. His gaze ran around the evening sky with veiled the universe, but neither the fizz of the waves, crashing on the beach, not the drizzle of the rain filling the air could make him feel at one with nature; he still felt like an outsider looking in. Forever a tourist on Earth. A cactus in the snow. A bat in the daytime. An anomaly.’ Very swiftly Rio has painted a fascinating figure for the story that follows.
Briefly the book is described - The author offers five short stories that transport the reader to the deep, dark abyss where demon forever resides: the human mind: A woman went missing a week before her wedding. A man recalling his nightmarish encounter with the devil. Letters sent from beyond the grave. A call from loved ones who since have passed. Limbs that have a mind of their own – Indonesian folk tales of vengeful banshees, dusk-dwelling monsters, and other forms of the undead - grotesque and poetic, irreverent and spiritual, unusual and universal.’
For those who appreciate the art of elegant prose relating frightening tales this collection is recommended. Dimas is an author to watch carefully. Grady Harp, March 21
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Portrait of darkness and fear
Do you know that feeling you get when you are driving too fast and you go over a little hill and your stomach drops and you grab onto anything just to steady yourself? Have you ever had that feeling happen when you read a book? Let me introduce you to Who’s There by Dimas Rio. A dark collection of tales that paint a portrait or fear, guilt, murder, the supernatural, and stomach dropping anxiety. The writing style seems effortless, telling not just stories of life in Indonesia, but of the self doubt and terror that we all live with. “His body shook uncontrollably as if the blanket which wrapped him was made of snow.” This is what I love. Being exposed to life and culture as well as the horrors that lie in wait for me from all over the world. In this time of isolation, we have the ability to cross the planet in a second by just opening a book. Dimas Rio does this perfectly by transporting you to the tightly packed city of Jakarta as well as to the small coastal vacation towns. Make sure you don’t visit by yourself, because when all is quiet, and you think you are alone, the slightest sound will make you wonder...WHO’S THERE?
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- BeautyReviewed in India on July 24, 2020
Great collection, with a few faults here and there
- Anastasia StylesReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2021
Thought-provoking little tales.
