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ryantlabee's review
5.0
What a great little collection of stories. Four (very) short grim tales are collected in this tiny book released by Ira Rat's Filthy Loot. I love the cover, and I love the stories. Really nothing else to say.
freezing_moon's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Short sharp shocks. Four different tales — each one pitch perfect in its own darkness.
fionaloe's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
theodarling's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bernt's review
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Visceral and grotesque stories. Beautiful trainwrecks you can't help but stare at.
screamdogreads's review
4.0
Pushing its hand into the puncture wound, the child pulled out a cluster of veins and sinew. It shone wetly, strands of bright white standing out among threads of brown and crimson. To Caiden it looked absurdly like an inverted bouquet of roses.
Comprised of 4 extremely short stories, Teenage Grave is a head first dive into the depths of the visceral and upsetting. This tiny little anthology of extremely transgressive and experimental horror is an imaginative rollercoaster. Atonement. Guilt. Grief. The three pulsating pillars at the heart of these tales, tying them together, creating a grotesque, disgusting, depraved thing that almost blends into one singular being.
Although this is a miniature book, it has some mighty teeth. What a wonderfully shocking and affecting book this is, each tale is so hauntingly intimate and so, so stressful to read. It's painful really, poetically tragic. These are tales designed to be actively anxiety inducing, to make the reader cringe, to suffer some form of physical and emotional reaction. Since this petite little novella only clocks in at 88 pages, let's take a brief glance at each of the stories it has to offer.
Comprised of 4 extremely short stories, Teenage Grave is a head first dive into the depths of the visceral and upsetting. This tiny little anthology of extremely transgressive and experimental horror is an imaginative rollercoaster. Atonement. Guilt. Grief. The three pulsating pillars at the heart of these tales, tying them together, creating a grotesque, disgusting, depraved thing that almost blends into one singular being.
Although this is a miniature book, it has some mighty teeth. What a wonderfully shocking and affecting book this is, each tale is so hauntingly intimate and so, so stressful to read. It's painful really, poetically tragic. These are tales designed to be actively anxiety inducing, to make the reader cringe, to suffer some form of physical and emotional reaction. Since this petite little novella only clocks in at 88 pages, let's take a brief glance at each of the stories it has to offer.
"I felt lucky that I had her there with me, that first time I was caressed by death; guiding me, holding me, loving me. The knife pierced into my heart like a stake through soft soil, only slightly jarring, and I could feel myself letting go, not just of her but everything. Stay with me she whispered, don't go until I'm ready, too."
In Stale Air, a father and son are reunited, deep-seated hatred is unearthed, a morbid sense of redemption punctures the stench of rotting fish. I Know Not the Names of the Gods to Whom I Pray depicts death in one of the most unflinchingly gorgeous, achingly beautiful and grueling ways ever penned. Apate's Children renders betrayal as imagery savage enough to steal away the air you breathe, and Start Today conceals sickening, repulsive body horror behind the false smiles of a self-help club for broken men. Sounds rather delightful, don't you think?
Difficult to forget and impossible to ignore, Teenage Grave is an iconic collection of new-age horror tales to take you to places you could never believe.
He raised the tool in his shiny, scarred arms. Miles brought the hammer down on his own face until it was a bowl made of bone full of nothing but pulp.
luck13rabbit's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
reads_vicariously's review
5.0
“Stale Air” by Jo Quenell - a young man visits his absent father to work out some resentments, and discovers something both horrifying and miraculous. Excellent dialogue and tension-building, plus a creepy twist and some gross out horror!
“I Know Not the Names of the Gods to Whom I Pray” by @sammytotep - a man struggling to deal with grief and heartache over the loss of a loved one. It’s graphically violent, poetic, and achingly beautiful.
“Apate’s Children” by @brendanvidito - a man must deal over and over with shame of infidelity, his guilt manifesting in a series of increasingly bizarre and brutal horrors. To say more would be too much, but it’s genuinely weird and frightening. Possibly my favorite of the collection.
“Start Today” by @loseyourghost - a man who struggles with self-esteem joins a support group for guys who want to become better versions of themselves. This one holds its cards close in the first half, then turns to grimace-inducing body horror in the second half. Loved it.
All four of these stories are 5 ⭐️ reads, making this a collection that’s easy to recommend. It’s a tiny-but-powerful book. Loved the variety of ideas and writing styles, and these stories are ripe for further readings.
“I Know Not the Names of the Gods to Whom I Pray” by @sammytotep - a man struggling to deal with grief and heartache over the loss of a loved one. It’s graphically violent, poetic, and achingly beautiful.
“Apate’s Children” by @brendanvidito - a man must deal over and over with shame of infidelity, his guilt manifesting in a series of increasingly bizarre and brutal horrors. To say more would be too much, but it’s genuinely weird and frightening. Possibly my favorite of the collection.
“Start Today” by @loseyourghost - a man who struggles with self-esteem joins a support group for guys who want to become better versions of themselves. This one holds its cards close in the first half, then turns to grimace-inducing body horror in the second half. Loved it.
All four of these stories are 5 ⭐️ reads, making this a collection that’s easy to recommend. It’s a tiny-but-powerful book. Loved the variety of ideas and writing styles, and these stories are ripe for further readings.