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netslummer's review
5.0
Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night is an anthology that compiles some really great gothic horror stories. Each story, sharing themes of cold, darkness, wilderness, and death (among others), genuinely spooked me as I read through them.
While none of the stories are going to give the average horror reader terrible nightmares, they will stick with you and give you the horror chills and thrills you're looking for.
In particular I really enjoyed:
Don't Say a Word - K.R. Wieland
All Her Little Bones - R.A. Busby
Fading - Sarah Hozumi
Arno - Mason McDonald
While saying that these four were my favorites, every story in this collection was really good and I thoroughly enjoyed them all. I highly recommend this whole collection for fans of short horror stories with just the right amount of spook.
Thank you to Quill and Crow Publishing who provided me with an ARC of this book and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.
While none of the stories are going to give the average horror reader terrible nightmares, they will stick with you and give you the horror chills and thrills you're looking for.
In particular I really enjoyed:
Don't Say a Word - K.R. Wieland
All Her Little Bones - R.A. Busby
Fading - Sarah Hozumi
Arno - Mason McDonald
While saying that these four were my favorites, every story in this collection was really good and I thoroughly enjoyed them all. I highly recommend this whole collection for fans of short horror stories with just the right amount of spook.
Thank you to Quill and Crow Publishing who provided me with an ARC of this book and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.
robyndabneyauthor's review
5.0
A fantastic anthology of gothic horror stories. Each entry brought a unique perspective to the table about isolation, loneliness, human suffering, and what it means to fight for survival at an unforgiving time of year. There was so much to savor and think about in each one, and while they are creepy stories dealing with heavy themes, this reader at least was left feeling connected and not so isolated because the stories carried realistic elements and emotions that often permeate the holiday season but are shrouded in lights and phony joy and not given space. I love authenticity in writing and this carried it from page one through to the end.
mea_91's review
5.0
I've read several collections from Quill & Crow, and this one is my favorite so far. The stories in this collection were truly horrifying (in the best way!), and I find myself thinking back on several of them a couple days after reading them. Each story in this collection does a stunning job capturing the loneliness and, occasionally, terror that accompanies winter. I'm excited to read the second collection in this series!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
elsarochelle's review
5.0
I was honored to receive a review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing my thoughts.
I adored this anthology of Wintery horror so much that I made sure to purchase a physical copy.
While I loved all of these unsettling tales, my favorites are The Utburd by Robyn Dabney and All Her Little Bones by R.A. Busby.
I adored this anthology of Wintery horror so much that I made sure to purchase a physical copy.
While I loved all of these unsettling tales, my favorites are The Utburd by Robyn Dabney and All Her Little Bones by R.A. Busby.
tracyo14's review
4.0
It has been a while since I read any dark stories, and these did not disappoint. They were easy to read, with a few chills, and I loved reading them.
I received an ARC copy of this book for review but that did not influence my review.
I received an ARC copy of this book for review but that did not influence my review.
gothicshelf's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Dark and sinister but compels a morbid curiosity.
These stories change in eras and vary in their links with folklore but the woodland setting is shared amongst most of them, creating a shared sense of mystery and intrigue. The sense of isolation and preying on vulnerabilities is also shared amongst the stories, developing a primal fear in the reader which crawled under my skin.
This collection of stories drew me in and there were a few I would I have liked to delve further into, but I’d approach with caution… I’d recommend this as a read for December as January is dark and dreary enough as it is!
Well written, left me thinking and also feeling grateful for my lot in life!
These stories change in eras and vary in their links with folklore but the woodland setting is shared amongst most of them, creating a shared sense of mystery and intrigue. The sense of isolation and preying on vulnerabilities is also shared amongst the stories, developing a primal fear in the reader which crawled under my skin.
This collection of stories drew me in and there were a few I would I have liked to delve further into, but I’d approach with caution… I’d recommend this as a read for December as January is dark and dreary enough as it is!
Well written, left me thinking and also feeling grateful for my lot in life!
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