The Dark Man, By Referral and Less Pleasant Tales - by Chuck McKenzie (Paperback)

About the Book

20 short stories, representing the darker work of award-nominated author Chuck McKenzie.

Book Synopsis

STEP INTO THE WORLD OF THE DARK MAN: PLEASE HAVE YOUR REFERRAL READY...

An abused child encounters the local legendary boogeyman, and finds himself querying the definition of 'monster'...

Two time-travellers observe The Crucifixion, and discover a horror far beyond the brutality of the event itself...

An inhuman predator establishes its feeding ground in a small rural town-but does it have competition...?

In this collection, representing the darker work of author Chuck McKenzie, you'll find tales of zombies, kaiju, and alien invaders; of visits to Hell, and to quiet suburban streets; of Lovecraftian entities and spectral terrors. And other, far less pleasant tales than these...

Review Quotes

Praise for Chuck McKenzie

'The Dark Man, By Referral', This Fresh Hell

In an irresistible blend of charm, cleverness and creeps, the boogieman used to terrify children turns out to be useful when combatting the real horrors of their lives.

Kyla Lee Ward, author of This Attraction Now Open Till Late

Chuck McKenzie -- powerful stuff right out the gate, so well told, chilling and healing all at the time[SL1], entirely my kind of thing

Nisha-Anne D'Souza, author of Calling Pomegranate

This is a wonderful book for the lover of horror. I am definitely not picking favourites, but I reckon any reader will love 'The Dark Man, by Referral' by Chuck McKenzie

Clare Rhoden, author of Dancing With Vampires Book 1

'Like A Bug Underfoot', Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales

McKenzie does what he does best in this story - angry, fiery black comedy with very sharp teeth..

Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus

Confessions of a Pod Person, Mirrordanse Editions

There wasn't a weak story in the entire collection, and I pretty much devoured Confessions of a Pod Person in record time. Highest recommendation on this one, kids.

Scaryminds

This collection is a valuable showcase of one journeyman author on the rise and a worthy satirical addition to the Australian speculative fiction landscape.

HorrorScope

Worlds Apart, Hybrid Publishers

I haven't been this entertained reading a sci-fi since I first stumbled across Lister and the Red Dwarf crew years back. Give it a go.

FHM

Here is a quirky, quietly humorous SF novel - with a message.

Orb Speculative Fiction

Worlds Apart is an amiable read that passed the Train Test for funny fiction; that is, it made me laugh while reading it on public transport.

Rob Jan, 3RRR Zero-G Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical

Worlds Apart is a fast-paced lightweight read. A lot of fun.

Aurealis

Those who are titillated by Robert Asprin's tales will find much to amuse them in Chuck McKenzie's novel.

Altair