The Four Horsemen Reunion Tour: An Apocumentary

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Synopsis

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are gearing up for their last tour performance that will finally bring about the apocalypse. However, Death has left the group, so War, Famine, and Pestilence begin to audition other plagues upon humanity to replace him. But soon they have to admit that no one can take the place of Death.

Review

"The Four Horsemen Reunion Tour: An Apocumentary" is a stand-alone short story, which as the title suggests, is about the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Written in the style of a rock band documentary, a camera crew is following the horsemen around, interviewing and filming them, while they're gearing up to bring on the apocalypse. However, Death has left the group, and looking for someone new to fill his shoes, the remaining three, War, Pestilence, and Famine, start auditioning other plagues upon humanity. But in the end, without Death, they have to admit defeat.

I'm not a huge fan of stories that are written in the style of a narrative script, nor am I a fan of stories that are told primarily in dialogue, both of which this one is. I struggled with it a bit because of that. But I will admit that there were parts of it that were cleverly written, which is why I gave it 3.5 stars. Overall, not bad, but not quite as good as another short story I read by this author or as good as some of the other stories in the Blood Lite III: Aftertaste anthology where it's found.

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Lucien Soulban