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A Woman Built By Man by [S.H. Cooper, Gemma Amor, Hailey Piper, Laurel Hightower, Olivia White, J.A.W. McCarthy, G.G. Silverman, Joanne Askew, Holley Cornetto, Elle Turpitt]

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A Woman Built By Man is a collage of 21 horror tales that seek to crawl under the skin and deconstruct the many ways women are built up and broken down by a patriarchal society. And the many ways they're finally saying, "Enough."

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09S8WHYRD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cemetery Gates Media; 1st edition (February 17, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 745 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #168,602 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #139 in Horror Anthologies (Kindle Store)
- #261 in Horror Anthologies (Books)
- #575 in Fiction Anthologies

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G.G. Silverman
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G.G. Silverman is an award-winning author of speculative and literary short fiction and poetry who lives just north of Seattle. Her short fiction has appeared in the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Women in Horror anthology "Not All Monsters" from StrangeHouse Books, and was a finalist for the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Award for feminist writing, among other honors.
Her work has also appeared in Cemetery Gates Media’s "A Woman Built by Man," Psychopomp, Speculative City, Corvid Queen, So To Speak, The Iron Horse Literary Review, ellipsis, The Seventh Wave, Molotov Cocktail, and more. Her short story, “I’m sorry, I tried, I love you,” was optioned by writer/director Goldie Jones for short film adaptation, and will have its world premiere in Hollywood at the DWF:LA Film Festival in June of 2022. Also in 2022, two of her short works appeared in anthologies listed on Tor Nightfire’s "All the Horror Books We’re Excited About in 2022."
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Holley Cornetto
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Holley Cornetto is a writer, librarian, professor, book reviewer, and transplanted southerner who now calls New Jersey home. Her debut novella, WE HAUNT THESE WOODS, is available from Bleeding Edge Books. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines such as Daily Science Fiction, Flame Tree Press Newsletter, Dark Recesses Press, and anthologies from Cemetery Gates Media, Eerie River Publishing, Dark Ink, and several others. In 2020, she was awarded a grant from the Ladies of Horror Fiction. In addition to writing The Horror Tree’s weekly newsletter, she regularly reviews for Booklist, Ginger Nuts of Horror, and The Horror Tree. She teaches creative writing in the online MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University. Find her on Twitter @HLCornetto.
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Gemma Amor
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Gemma Amor is the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of DEAR LAURA, CRUEL WORKS OF NATURE, TILL THE SCORE IS PAID and WHITE PINES.
She is also a podcaster, illustrator and voice actor, and is based in Bristol, in the U.K.
Many of her stories have been adapted into audio dramas by the wildly popular NoSleep Podcast, and her work also features on shows like Shadows at the Door, Creepy, and The Grey Rooms.
She is the co-creator, writer and voice actor for horror-comedy podcast 'Calling Darkness', which also stars TV and film actress Kate Siegel.
Heavily influenced by classical literature, Gothic romance, tragedy and heroism, she is most at home in front of a fire with a single malt and a dog-eared copy of anything by Angela Carter.
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Lea Storry
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Storry is my real last name! I own a memoir writing business and love crafting fiction too. I live in Alberta, Canada but have lived all over Canada and a couple of places abroad.
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Jill Palmer is a feminist horror and dystopian fiction author from Pennsylvania. She enjoys collecting small found objects and getting lost in the woods.
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S.H. Cooper
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S.H. Cooper is a Florida based, multi-genre author with a focus on horror and fantasy. Her titles include the Victorian gothic novella, INHERITING HER GHOSTS, the cosmic horror novella, THE FESTERING ONES, and the YA fantasy novel, THE KNIGHT'S DAUGHTER, in addition to three short story collections and the horror comedy podcast, Calling Darkness. She is also a regular contributor to the award winning anthology series, The NoSleep Podcast. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband, pets, and a cup of Earl Grey.
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Les Hernandez

I needed to read this.

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022

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A Woman Built by Man is an anthology of horror stories exploring how the lives of women are affected by men. Although themed, the territory explored is vast. There are human monsters and inhuman monsters, and towers of stomach-churning good intentions. As a man, I understand I am not necessarily the target audience for these works. The book is all the better for it. These stories are unflinching. I, thankfully, never felt a twinge of commiseration with any of the vile men profiled, however I did feel discomfort.

A few times I put the book down and stared at the wall, or the sky, and wondered how near to the border of unacceptable behavior had I come? How had my preferences molded the daily routines of the women in my life, like Alexis DuBon's "Better"? Had my attempts to revive a dead relationship felt as heavy and unwanted as Lindz McLeod's "Youngblood"?

As with every anthology, some stories will resonate more than others. A couple of stories felt conceptually too big for the format, the ideas needing a few extra pages to balance necessary exposition. However, there are moments in each story that makes the journey worth it.

Is it entertaining? Yes. Squirm in your seat body horror. I'm smiling but I don't know why WTF moments. There is excellent writing here. Excellent stories. Joanne Askew's "The Canary" achieves in six pages what some novels fail to in six hundred.

Highly recommended.

*Note - I have a few friends in this collection and did not mention their stories to preserve neutrality.

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022

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Some great stories by very talented authors. I fully recommend picking this up if you enjoy the horror genre.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022

Just in case anybody STILL needed proof that women can and do write some awesome horror (and if you do by now, I kinda gotta side-eye you like whoa, bro), here’s an anthology so full of fine examples there really can be no doubt.

Laurel Hightower starts it off with the excellent and all-too-true “Every Woman Knows This,” which I can about guarantee every woman reading it WILL know and be nodding along in complete understanding.

Likewise, “She Asked For It” by Lily George, a stark look at sexual assault, victim-blaming, dismissiveness, and downplaying. This, too, is something too many women already know; both stories should be required reading for boys, by high school age if not sooner.

Other stories explore different facets of the feminine experience, many laden with the mysterious power of folklore and mythology and magic. They are richly textured with revenge, control, sacrifice, seduction, religion, societal expectations, grief and loss, pain, obsession, possession, aging, beauty, love, and fear.

Setting-wise, they range from the past to a speculative sampling of possible futures, including the far cosmic darkness of space and distant worlds. We see women as women truly are, women as WE think we are or want to be, women as MEN think we are or want us to be.

Among my additional personal top picks:

Olivia White’s “Maddy Long Legs,” featuring some of the creepiest creepy-crawlies I never wanted to even imagine thank you very much for the nightmares ...

“Bambolina, Bambolina” by G.G. Silverman, a creepily enchanting fairy tale reminiscent of Pinocchio but much, much darker;

Lea Storry’s “M.E. And Her,” pondering the inevitable pressures put upon women to stay young and pretty, at any cost;

“Genesis 2:22” by Denarose Fukushima, settling an age-old grudge by paying it back bigtime in grisly flinch-to-read detail;

and Michelle Tang’s beautifully written “The Shock of Death,” bringing together echoes of The Green Mile and Frankenstein to tragic effect.

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Stefanie Duncan

great collection!

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022

A Woman Built by Man is a collage of 21 horror tales that seek to crawl under the skin and deconstruct the many ways women are built up and broken down by a patriarchal society. And the many ways they're finally saying, "Enough."

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Steven M McKenzie

Incredible!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2022

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This anthology blew me away! Every story is wild and unpredictable and horrifying at the same time! These authors are people to keep an eye on!

Mrs Lorraine M Hodge

Thrilling!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2022

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From cover to cover, a great read

Olivia A.

A Must-Have Anthology

Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2022

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"A Woman Built by Man is a collage of 21 horror tales that seek to crawl under the skin and deconstruct the many ways women are built up and broken down by a patriarchal society."

Almost every single review posted prior to me purchasing this anthology said, “The first sentence of the first story is all that need be said.” Not only did this peak my interest further in this amazing collection of stories from women around the world, it was 100% true.

This collection is a triumph of truths that women have long been shouting from rooftops. Throughout the centuries there have been facts of womanhood that have been branded into the collective consciousness of us all. Half the population of this Earth lives by different rules than the other half. Rules that have “protected” us, and rules that have demoralized, subjugated, abused and otherwise belittled women. In this anthology, a spotlight is shone onto all of those rules, and the ladies behind this collection have bared their teeth and screamed, “Enough.”

This is not a myopic collection of general grievances and sufferings. Each story resonates with the power and drive of the mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers that came before us all. It is a deep-dive into the psyche of those who’ve taken a torch to illuminate a reality in our world—dare I say, society—that few want to confront head-on. From politicians mincing words, to the tongue-in-cheek language of reporters, lawyers, religious members and police, all that way through the arrogance of medical professionals refusing to listen to the “fairer” sex. These authors dare you to call them “fair” for they will show you the true meaning of the word.

“A Woman Built by Man” is a recommended read for all who’d like a taste of the fear of: walking down the street, being in a relationship, or even just existing. The true terrors are all around and more than likely don’t need a spotlight to be seen.

Many thanks to all the woman who have lit their own torch to shine a light on the darkness, and for their courage to stand between it and us.

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