This short story is about an old man named Henry, who wakes one night to find a man standing at the foot of his bed. The man is bathed in darkness, so we are not sure who he is, or what he wants. We do find out quickly, however, what his relationship to Henry is...
This story is incredibly short, coming in at only six Kindle pages. Joe Hart does a solid job of creating a creepy scenario, and even offers us a twist or two. The fact that the story is quite succinct makes it easy to be surprised by the twists, as there is not much time to think them out before they are actually happening. However, I feel that this tale would have benefited by being slightly longer, as Joe Hart would have been able to draw the reader further into the chilling scene that he begins the story with.
Overall, I enjoyed this short story, but don't know if it would be strong enough to bring me back to Joe Hart's work. Luckily for Mr. Hart (or is it luckily for me?), I have an entire collection of his on my Kindle, meaning that I will most likely give another of his tales a chance down the road.
"The Man in the Room" can be found in the collection Midnight Paths: A Collection of Dark Horror, which is composed of short stories written by Joe Hart.
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