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5.0
Absolutely exceptional collection of found fiction stories. A wide variety of different voices, formats, and themes, making each experience completely unique. Most of the stories leaned horror, which is great for me, but one of my favourites was actually the opener, which was absolutely the gentlest story in the collection. I gloried in how this issue focused in on cryptids and creatures.
My favourites, in order of appearance:
"Seventh Page of the Heartwell Gazette" by Kiya Nicoll - told in newspaper clippings over multiple weeks, showing how different aspects of community life progressed and intertwine
"Avoiding Yesterday Best Look" by M Maponi - a WikiHow-style article that demonstrates that you, too, can survive hauntings
"The Recovered Files of Threnody Lane Elementary" by Daniel Simonson - class notes and assignments, e-mails to and from parents, and even a pop quiz, all exploring a school where children are learning about some atypical (spooky as hell) subjects
"Community Posting Board" by Ellen Edwards - posters and notes left on a community board bely the escalation of something strange happening amongst the locals
My favourites, in order of appearance:
"Seventh Page of the Heartwell Gazette" by Kiya Nicoll - told in newspaper clippings over multiple weeks, showing how different aspects of community life progressed and intertwine
"Avoiding Yesterday Best Look" by M Maponi - a WikiHow-style article that demonstrates that you, too, can survive hauntings
"The Recovered Files of Threnody Lane Elementary" by Daniel Simonson - class notes and assignments, e-mails to and from parents, and even a pop quiz, all exploring a school where children are learning about some atypical (spooky as hell) subjects
"Community Posting Board" by Ellen Edwards - posters and notes left on a community board bely the escalation of something strange happening amongst the locals
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