Despite the title, the contemporary fear explored in Mike Johnson's flash fiction story "Behind the Mask" isn't Covid related. Instead it's about artificial intelligence taking over.
Or is it?
While I found it engaging, and certainly it comes out of the gate with a strong action sequence, it also has a twist ending. The twist is interesting, I guess, but I don't know if it really adds anything. The way the story was going was good without it.
I recently saw a horror movie where the twist ending seemed tacked on and implausible. This isn't that, but I also didn't find it particularly profound.
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