{"id":14204,"date":"2020-04-15T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=14204"},"modified":"2020-04-12T18:34:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T22:34:25","slug":"review-the-faces-douglas-clegg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-faces-douglas-clegg\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Faces by Douglas Clegg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-shades-geoff-cooper-brian-keene\/clegg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clegg.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"313,500\" 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=\"clegg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clegg.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clegg-219x350.jpg?resize=219%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clegg.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clegg.jpg?w=313&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Faces-Douglas-Clegg\/dp\/194466839X\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+faces+douglas+clegg&amp;qid=1585619948&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Faces<\/em> by Douglas Clegg<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alkemara Press (November 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>106 pages; $11.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidMSimms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Simms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doug Clegg has long been a fixture of superior horror fiction. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Faces<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a perfect representation of what the novella form can be&#8212;powerful, succinct, and deep. Fans of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Twilight Zone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the best of Bentley Little with a touch of Harlan Ellison will devour this strong tale within hours.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harold is an ordinary man, a sad man, if truth be told. He&#8217;s stuck in a company where he never gets ahead. He&#8217;s basically a nobody. His love life? Nonexistent. His only real friend, Margaret, stands by his side but is his only tether to what matters in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One day, he discovers a mask and wears it to a party. It&#8217;s from a famous (or just oddly known?) comic strip written by an enigmatic writer. The character, Joe Face, and his family of other Faces, were always written into disturbing scenes of disaster and socially awkward scenes. Think of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Family Circus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by way of Clive Barker for reference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Harold wears the face to the party, something changes. People like him. He&#8217;s the hit of the evening. Even Margaret begins to eye him a bit differently. Is it the mask or simply the false sense of confidence of the masquerade that alters his life? The next few days, he wears the mask to work, assuming the role of Joe Face. Life is forever changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet the shadows gather around him as people begin to follow him. Other Faces? Something darker?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What ensues is something surreal and sublime in a novella which encapsulates society&#8217;s assumptions about our identities and our roles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clegg&#8217;s writing elevates this story above the norm with smart dialogue and even better characterization. Harold could be any of us, or all of us. If a reader hasn&#8217;t entered this author&#8217;s world before, this is a fine place of entry. If already familiar, this is a worthy addition to the collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highly recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faces by Douglas Clegg Alkemara Press (November 2019) 106 pages; $11.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Dave Simms Doug Clegg has long been a fixture of superior horror fiction. The Faces is a perfect representation of what the novella form can be&#8212;powerful, succinct, and deep. 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