The second in her Twelve Terrifying Tales for 2011 series, North of Forks was not at all what I expected when I saw the title and began reading the first page. I expected a Twilight spin-off, or a parody, and this was not really either of those things. Instead, Hammaker used the Twilight references in a very creative way, as a piece of pop culture based on vampires that were real within the reality of North of Forks. And vampires weren't even the main focus of the story line, but rather zombies. The zombies were a cute twist on the usual post-apocalyptic stories, which I liked. I was surprised at how well-developed and textured the story was, considering that it was a short story and there were only three active characters: Sara, Jessie, and Keelan. But what made the story a "4 mug" for me was the unexpected events at the end of the story, especially very end. I think this would have been great as a full-length novel as well!
