Lee Clark Zumpe

Reviewed for MonsterLibrarian.com

If Lovecraft lived in the deep south he might have come up with something like Jars in the Cellar. This very short (about 30 pages) tale starts familiarly enough, with a high powered, rich city guy trapped in hillbilly country by car troubles and put at the mercy of a backwoods witch, a mysterious man with a huge secret and their genetic monster of a child. But the outcome isn't what one might expect at first.
While this is an enjoyable read through and show more through, and even plays on readers' own preconceived expectations from previous pop culture exposures to the set up, it's a very short, very fast read. Just the kind of thing to make a doctor's office wait or even a boring movie more enjoyable, but for the purposes of this site, its value to a public collection is questionable, unless the library is actively acquiring and lending in digital form. show less

Jars in the Cellar by Lee Clarke Zumpe—horror short story—Cthulhu fans will enjoy this one.
$2.50 23 pages ISBN: 978-1-61572-047-7
Welcome to Hadoth Creek; population: dwindling. An unscheduled detour reroutes Henry Bickleworth from his intended itinerary, transporting him to this peculiar, secluded enclave which clings to tradition and an unconventional past. Sheltered and isolated from the modern world, Hadoth Creek harbors unsettling secrets and ancient horrors–as Henry Bickleworth show more soon discovers.
http://www.damnationbooks.com/book.php?isbn=9781615720477 show less