Into Bones Like Oil

INTO BONES LIKE OIL is moody, atmospheric, and full of emotion. In the short span of 81 pages, the characters shine through just as much as the creepy and overt ghostly themes which spread their cold caress across the page. Set in a haunted rooming house near the beach, the occupants, past and prese......more

"Into Bones Like Oil" is a horror novella that, in my eyes, embodies perfectly Kaaron Warren's universe. Starting as a classic situation - a woman seeks shelter in a strange house -, it very quickly becomes a gripping and idiosyncratic story of horror and redemption through the discovery of the pain......more

I like that there is an intelligible plot, a likable protagonist, and an interesting premise. A woman has died but finds herself in some kind of purgatory, I believe, in order to come to terms with what happened to her two children. The frustrating aspect of the story is that it never really resolve......more

A strange and compelling novella that plays with the reader's expectations, bending the narrative and its themes until its thought-provoking final page. Dora has lost everything a mother and wife could lose. She blames herself for these tragedies, and her low self-esteem and lack of confidence has t......more

Mucho royo para tan poca chicha.......more