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Woe To Those Who Dwell On Earth: Horror Stories by John Lynch



 John Lynch has written thirteen short stories for our enjoyment. They range from a creature feature to the evil of humans. I enjoyed all of these stories. 


Blood in the Sand. Some kind of lethal creature is taking out entire units of marines. Full of gore and adrenalin. Amazing start to the book.


The Butcher of Bridgeport. Caverly is a marine on a training mission when his whole unit is killed. Another gore-action packed story. You can definitely tell Lynch is a marine!


The Tree Farm. Pitts is volunteering at a tree farm during Christmas. This story is still with me. An eerie delight!


Stasis. Lynn is awoken from stasis five years too early. I love outer space horror stories and this one was awesome. I’d like to see this as a full length novel, or at least a novella.


The Hale Koa Incident. A couple of marines decide to go do some snorkeling and stumble upon some trouble. Deep water horror! 


Cok-meat Sandwich. A terrible neighbor story. A cringe-worthy story. Oh my, men need to be prepared for this one!


Bow Saw. Awesome story about a female serial killer. There aren’t enough stories like this, so this was nice to add.


Noose. A husband is having a really bad day. One thing after another keeps happening. I feel bad for the husband. Good story.


Wing Night. Patrick is living with a friend and stays at their house while the family goes on a vacation. Another intense story! 


Open The Window, Tommy. Two brothers are out trick or treating when they stumble upon a scene that is unbelievable. This is an amazing story, one of my favorites. 


The Newlyweds. A honeymoon that has gone all wrong, backfiring on the husband. Certainly different from the rest of the stories, but I liked it quite a lot.


An Excerpt from “The Warrior Retreat.” I am definitely picking up this story next. This is a quick excerpt with Ray. 


Qrf Up! A marine is having flashbacks. A good story to go out with a bang! 



Lynch’s writing style is direct, but in such a way that it will have you will easily feel the emotions of the characters in his stories. I can see why his other book, Warrior Retreat, is a hit. I look forward to reading that one. If you have read that one, you should grab this quick collection of stories. If you have not read Warrior Retreat, this is a great way to be introduced to John Lynch.


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