{"id":11081,"date":"2017-12-20T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=11081"},"modified":"2017-12-17T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T02:04:07","slug":"review-weekend-getaway-tom-deady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-weekend-getaway-tom-deady\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Weekend Getaway by Tom Deady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-weekend-getaway-tom-deady\/weekend\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/weekend.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"weekend\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/weekend.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/weekend.jpg?resize=233%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/weekend.jpg?resize=233%2C350&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/weekend.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 85vw, 233px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Weekend-Getaway-Tom-Deady\/dp\/1947227025\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513131800&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=weekend+getaway+tom+deady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Weekend Getaway\u00a0<\/em>by Tom Deady<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Grinning Skull Press (October 2017)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>142 pages; $10.95 paperback, $2.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend Getaway<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the new novella by the author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haven<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the 2016 Bram Stoker winner for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. This new work is decidedly different in tone from his debut work, which was a lovely coming of age story. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend Getaway<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has more in common with some of Jack Ketchum&#8217;s more graphic works, and it&#8217;s every bit as good.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the words from the introduction by Josh Malerman:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Weekend Getaway<\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is as much a gulp of Jolt\u00ae Cola as it is a quick snap of a rubber band on the wrist. It\u2019s smart, small, and (undoubtedly) effective.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its purest, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend Getaway<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the story of how John Baxter lost his finger. After the loss of their child, John and his wife are off for a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods, a place John found and booked online. Needless to say, things did not turn out as planned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are plenty of unexpected twists to keep the reader guessing from start to finish, making <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend Getaway<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one of the best novellas I&#8217;ve read in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended, for sure.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Getaway\u00a0by Tom Deady Grinning Skull Press (October 2017) 142 pages; $10.95 paperback, $2.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington Weekend Getaway is the new novella by the author of Haven, the 2016 Bram Stoker winner for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. 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