Terry West

Prepare to scream forever! Howie Payne and Nick Enlow work the midnight shift at Big Carl's Video Transfer and Media Services. An odd AVI clip begins to appear in their public drive on a nightly basis. At first Howie and Nick think it's a serialized art house horror film someone on the day shift is sending them in secret. As the clips progress, however, the now obsessed duo discover something deeper and darker in the videos. Horror author Terry M. West would like to introduce you to the Green Room and its primary occupant, The Screamer.

Transfer

Becca Futrell

Thank you to Terry M. West for providing me with a copy of Transfer in exchange for an honest review.

First off, apologies to Terry M. West -- I just found this review written and unpublished on my blog & wow -- this is how behind I am in the world. But!!!! It says I finished this in December & I would like to say that I still vividly remember this story so if that tells you anything, let it be that this is a fantastic and memorable short. Okay, everything after this is from the review I wrote back in December:

Transfer by Terry M. West first reeled me in by that cover. I was getting all of the nostalgic VHS & video rental vibes.

Howie & Nick work at a video-editing company, and one day while looking through their work files, they discover a corrupted file titled ‘green room’.

After the initial video, each day that the two work together, a new file will appear; as if someone is sending it in a serialized format. Here’s the thing though, it only appears when Howie and Nick are in the same room.

Things get crazy & Transfer is honestly a Hell of a time. One of my favorite aspects of this read is the relationship between Howie & Nick. There are huge differences between the two in terms of age and personality; yet, the duo works so well together, it’s hard not to love them.

And, of course, there is the ~creepy~ factor. Terry M. West does a fantastic job of causing fear in both the characters & quite honestly, the reader. In an odd way, Transfer felt believable? Even though, what occurs in this tale will most likely never happen.

& imagery, oh wow — the imagery. Each scene of Transfer was so easy to visualize. Terry M. West is officially on my radar.

Transfer

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