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Stab the Rabbit

Shane McKenzie

2024 · 120 pages · Horror

dark moodfast pacedlight and escapist tonedark ending

How it reads

Stab the Rabbit is horror (splatter horror, specifically), and its dominant mood is dark. It goes to difficult places and doesn't look away. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in several locations, in the present day, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are survival, secrets and redemption. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is dark — no rescue, no neat bow. At 120 pages it's a single-sitting book. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.

Pick it up if…

  • you're in the mood for something dark
  • you want a book that pulls you through
  • you want an escape

Maybe not if…

  • you need something cosy, heartwarming or funny
  • you want dense, lingering prose
  • you need a happy ending

All 15 dimensions

Genre
horror
Author gender
male
Author experience
prolific veteran
Setting: place
multiple locations
Setting: time
contemporary
Mood / feeling
dark
Tone / weight
light and escapist
Length
short
Narrative style
third person, several viewpoints
Publication era
new release
Popularity
hidden gem
Series vs standalone
standalone
Themes
survival, secrets, redemption
Ending style
dark

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