I devoured this creepy collection in just a couple of sittings. As with any anthology, some stories are stronger than others, but the good outweighs the bad here. There were plenty of excellent stories, and very few that just didn't work.
Highlights include:
Cynthia Pelayo's poetic analysis of the lure of creepy houses, "The Forever Awful House" starts off the collection.
"The Annex" by Lisa Short is one of the creepiest stories, about a haunted school building and a mean teacher.
Derek Austin Johnson's "Final Girl" delves into what happens to the titular heroine after that fateful night.
"Scabby Abby" by Lana Cooper is a new take on the Bloody Mary myth.
"The Sharp Edge of Midnight" by Tim Waggoner answers the question what would happen if a bunch of masked slashers couldn't find any victims.
Ali Seay doles out just desserts in a modern take on Hansel and Great in "A Little Justice."
V. Castro's "Swallowing the Fire" is beautifully written.
Eddie Generous's "Manhunter" tells the story of what became of the missing friend of a group of boys.
"The Bird With the Clownish Plumage" by Hailey Piper is a wonderfully strange tale of killer clowns on Halloween night.
S.H. Cooper's "Hunger" inverts a classic trope in an unexpected way.
Finally, the book concludes on an amusing note with Elford Ailey's "We Need Your Donations!"
Those are personal favorites, but there are many more entertaining entries in this collection, and every horror fan is sure to find something they like here.
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There are almost too many good stories/story tellers in this book of outdoorsy horror that I feel bad calling out favorites.Here are some highlights none the less:One of my favorite settings for horror is, you guessed it, a cemetery. So the stories in that section were incredibly appealing and I wasn’t disappointed.I especially loved S.H. Cooper’s Hunger and Shattered World by Kenneth W. Cain. Both revolve around families and providing, albeit in very different ways. Excellent characters in such short stories.Janine Pipe’s On Halloween Night was full of violence, drugs, and a freak lightning storm. It was quick like a sucker punch and that’s kind of how I felt after reading it. Especially, the death scenes...brilliant!And I have to mention Hailey Piper’s The Bird with the Clownish Plumage because...well...clowns. The idea that clowns are born and that there breeds?? No, not just a little scary, but mind numbingly terrifying!“Bozorica breed!” Hope cried, clapping giddy hands. “Ooh, and Hyenazus! Rarely see bone-eaters this far north.”Although I only mentioned a few these were all sweet little horrifying morsels that I thoroughly enjoyed!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
Here are some highlights none the less:
One of my favorite settings for horror is, you guessed it, a cemetery. So the stories in that section were incredibly appealing and I wasn’t disappointed.
I especially loved S.H. Cooper’s Hunger and Shattered World by Kenneth W. Cain. Both revolve around families and providing, albeit in very different ways. Excellent characters in such short stories.
Janine Pipe’s On Halloween Night was full of violence, drugs, and a freak lightning storm. It was quick like a sucker punch and that’s kind of how I felt after reading it. Especially, the death scenes...brilliant!
And I have to mention Hailey Piper’s The Bird with the Clownish Plumage because...well...clowns. The idea that clowns are born and that there breeds?? No, not just a little scary, but mind numbingly terrifying!
“Bozorica breed!” Hope cried, clapping giddy hands. “Ooh, and Hyenazus! Rarely see bone-eaters this far north.”
Although I only mentioned a few these were all sweet little horrifying morsels that I thoroughly enjoyed!
Terrifying Little Morsels
By Steph on March 21, 2021
There are almost too many good stories/story tellers in this book of outdoorsy horror that I feel bad calling out favorites.By Steph on March 21, 2021
Here are some highlights none the less:
One of my favorite settings for horror is, you guessed it, a cemetery. So the stories in that section were incredibly appealing and I wasn’t disappointed.
I especially loved S.H. Cooper’s Hunger and Shattered World by Kenneth W. Cain. Both revolve around families and providing, albeit in very different ways. Excellent characters in such short stories.
Janine Pipe’s On Halloween Night was full of violence, drugs, and a freak lightning storm. It was quick like a sucker punch and that’s kind of how I felt after reading it. Especially, the death scenes...brilliant!
And I have to mention Hailey Piper’s The Bird with the Clownish Plumage because...well...clowns. The idea that clowns are born and that there breeds?? No, not just a little scary, but mind numbingly terrifying!
“Bozorica breed!” Hope cried, clapping giddy hands. “Ooh, and Hyenazus! Rarely see bone-eaters this far north.”
Although I only mentioned a few these were all sweet little horrifying morsels that I thoroughly enjoyed!
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Stephen Howard
A creepy collection of flash fiction
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2021
