Format : E-book Pages : 155 Genre : Horror / Thriller Short Stories Published : 2002

Story 1 Wake Me From This Dream

“Unlike real people in the flesh , once recorded , the idols would never betray him .”

Summary : An obsessed fan transforms into his idol only to then be confronted with his own obsessed fan .

Story 2 Cry Your Tears

“Yuma , tell me the truth . There isn’t any other man . There’s only me .”

Summary : A picture of an idol with her boyfriend breaks the mind of a messed up fan .

Story 3 Even When I Embrace You

“The figure seemed to radiate an aura of it’s creator’s repulsive devotion”

Summary : A rabbit is chasing an idol .

Review : So you want to read a thriller about pop singers and their stalkers but you don’t have a lot of time . Well here you go . 3 short but impactful stories dealing with that subject matter in a spectacular fashion . Personally the first story in this collection is my favorite as it’s got some “Twilight Zone” vibes but they are all well done . Check it out !

Recommendations : Books

1. Perfect Blue : Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi
2. The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
3. Demon Seed by Dean Koontz
4. Goth by Otsuichi
5. Birthday by Koji Suzuki
6. Valentine by Tom Savage
7. Violin by Anne Rice
8. The Wonderous Adventures of the Domino Lady ! by Lars Anderson
9. A Charles Dickens Christmas by Charles Dickens
10. The Christmas Morning Massacre by Nasser Rababi

Songs

1. Twilght Zone – Golden Earring
2. Obsession – Animotion
3. A View to a Kill – Duran Duran
4. Crying for Rain – Minami
5. Crazy for You – Madonna
6. I Miss the Misery – Halestorm
7. Poison – Alice Cooper
8. I Touch Myself – The Divinyls
9. Everbody Wants You – Billy Squier
10. Rock My World – Michael Jackson

Movies

1. Twilight Zone : The Movie (1983)
2. Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me (1992)
3. The Last Horror Film (1982)
4. Taxi Driver (1976)
5. The Incredibles (2004)
6. Play Misty For Me (1971)
7. Vertigo (1958)
8. One Hour Photo (2002)
9. When A Stranger Calls (1979)
10. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

Lesson : Pop fans are scary .