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Thoroughly enjoyed.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017

So here we have a deliciously dark selection of horror stories, brought to you by some talented authors! The summary here says it best..."A young woman’s night-time escapade goes eerily wrong. A man is forced to relive the horrible accident that tore his family apart over and over again. An underground thrill through ancient catacombs proves disastrously horrific. A young boy is haunted by the scarecrow in the fields behind his home. And a woman is revisited by the ghost of a psychotic killer in the most dreadful of ways."

I'm really impressed with some of these stories. Often times with short stories, I feel like something is missing, but here most of the stories felt complete. I think my favourite was Scarecrow, where a young boy and his sister are abused by their drunken father. The father acquires a scarecrow to watch over the corn fields but the scarecrow keeps moving. Who is moving it and why? This one was equal parts heartbreaking as it was incredibly scary!! I've always been afraid of scarecrows, they are just so so creepy, so this one really frightened me.

As in any collection, there are some stories better than others, but all of them are entertaining and worth the read! I've found some new authors to check out!! I'd highly recommend you check out this book, and as I write this review, the kindle edition is free, so grab it and be in for an awesome ride!!

Matt Gilcheck read the stories really well. He did a great job bringing the atmosphere of each story to life.

*I received this for free but voluntarily reviewed it. This in no way way affected nor influenced my thoughts.*

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Key Bae

Hmmm...

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018

I am not really sure what to make of this collection. The stories themselves were very well written but to the likes of someone like me, I guess I am not fully intrigued by the stories themselves. I must be completely honest when I say that this book hasn't left a memorable impression on me. I am a die hard fan of the weird, the scary, the freaky, the paranormal, and the macabre. This collection cannot be described as any of those categories. It may well do better for those who cannot stomach the hard stuff or maybe someone starting out in the horror genre, but for those, like me, it was fairly disappointing. Once again, I cannot take away from how well written it was, but imagination goes a long way, and to reach someone like me, as authors, you all have to dig deeper. My advice to the writers: keep doing what you are doing, go further beyond your imaginations, trap your readers in a new world. Keep it up guys!

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Jenifer

Ridiculous

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017

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I feel only 3 out of the 10 pieces could classify themselves as 'short stories.' The rest didn't even have an ending - not even a horror short story ending. Most of those were like excerpts from a chapter of a short story. Some didn't even make sense enough to infer a meaning.
The 3 stories I liked (& the reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1) were 'Urbex,' 'Museum Quality,' and 'Tell Me Your Name.' They had a good Tales from the Darkside feel to them. Another good piece that had a lot of potential was 'Kimberly.' The story 'Scarecrow' that everyone is raving about is a story of horrible child abuse with a tiny bit of creepy at the end. The rest have a lot of nerve calling themselves a short story.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019

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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021

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Sadly nothing new and most of what I read were not actual stories but more like outlines of prologues or half finished ideas. I gave up out of boredom. Me thinks the author/authors needs to go read great writers of short stories like Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson or Rod Serling and get an idea of how it is done.

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Janeen Lopez

Not scary

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021

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Just didn't care for all the little stories. Not scary enough for me! Not very interesting. Some of the stories weren't good.

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momof4

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018

Predictable stories

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021

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There were a few stories in here that were unique and interesting. Others had several flaws that made it less than enjoyable. Decent collection, but I feel like I have read better.

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martha cruz

Horror stories

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2019

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Expected to find reads that would hold my attention..not so...
Forced myself to finish the book, but truth be told, it’s boring...

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Not a good book at all

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019

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The stories in the book were not at all scary.it was not my favorite book.I had to make myself keep reading to finish it.a waste of time.

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BrendaT

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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017

I've read better

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017

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I was not fully satisfied with the stories. Several stories stretched to find culmination in a questionable ending while others missed the opportunity to fully cultivate characters that found understanding in their perils.

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