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biteintobooks's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was a bit sad to read the foreword and find out that this is, for now, the last book in the series. I just love to read the 100-word horrors, because you get so many different stories in just one book.
With the 100-word horror stories, I'm always surprised how much worldbuilding can be on just one page. I love the plot twists, and the stories that shock you with the final sentence are definitely my favorites. I'm just drinking all these creative, creepy, gory and scary short stories and as you can see, I rushed through.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
I was a bit sad to read the foreword and find out that this is, for now, the last book in the series. I just love to read the 100-word horrors, because you get so many different stories in just one book.
With the 100-word horror stories, I'm always surprised how much worldbuilding can be on just one page. I love the plot twists, and the stories that shock you with the final sentence are definitely my favorites. I'm just drinking all these creative, creepy, gory and scary short stories and as you can see, I rushed through.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
blatdriver's review against another edition
4.0
There are some awesome stories, in this book, but even my least favourite story was still good, I would recommend reading in a bit at a time, so the stories have time to sink in.
ericarobyn's review against another edition
5.0
100 Word Horrors Book 4 is another amazing anthology of horror drabbles by Kevin J. Kennedy.
I just cannot get enough of these! These tales are perfect for readers that want to keep them on hand and read one or two every now and again. Of course, you can also cruise right through them all, like I did… I just can’t help myself!
Each tale is so wonderfully written. With each of these collections I’m just amazed at the world these authors can create in just 100 words.
My favorites are the drabbles that start light but then in the very last sentence turn dark.
Per usual with these types of collections, here are my rating breakdowns for each story along with some immediate thoughts/reactions:
Forward
In the quick forward, the author explains that this will be the last in this series for a bit. I totally understand and I’m wicked excited for his other future projects! Of course, if another Drabble collection is out together down the road, I’ll be here for it!
Extra-Curricular Clone by N. M. Brown – 5/5
Is there anything more horrific than being in a very scary situation and hearing a giggle?!
Water World by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Truly one of my nightmares!
Swamplands by Paul D. Brazill – 3/5
What the?!
Choke by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yes!! What loyalty!
Eternal Life by Ross Baxter – 5/5
Aww a sad one, but interesting!
Mister Mushroom by Joel R Hunt – 4/5
That ending!
Chiaroscuro Morning by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Super creepy!!
Road Kill by Dawn DeBraal – 3/5
Oh gosh!!
The Wave by Andrew Lennon – 5/5
Terrifying!!
Better Off Dead by Zoey Xolton – 4/5
Woah!
The Children of Earth by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Ooh! An interesting and terrifying thought!
Swing Low by Evans Light – 4/5
Eek! This one is screaming for more info!
The Golden Sticker by David Owain Hughes- 5/5
Oh my gosh! What an awesome idea! I love led collecting stickers when I was a kid and actually thought about starting up again recently with stickers from local breweries! Monsters are way cooler though!
Livestock by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh my goodness! Yikes!
Molly’s Wedding by Julian J. Guignard – 5/5
So spooky!!! I love this one!
Zombie by Jackk J. Killington – 5/5
Love, love, love this! What a claustrophobic Drabble!
Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood by Ellen A. Easton – 4/5
Eek! So creepy. Stay out of the forest!
Revived by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Oh no, poor Charlotte!
No Time Like the Present by Adam Light – 5/5
Woah! Not what I was expecting. I need more info here!!
A Prison Inside Us by Sheldon Woodbury – 5/5
Terrifying!!
To Feed A Monster by Terry Miller – 5/5
Heartbreaking!
Lanterns by Simon Cluett – 5/5
Goodness! Not where I saw this one going!
The Guest Room by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Yikes!!! Terrifying!
Wrath of the Old Ones by Kevin J. Kennedy- 5/5
What a terrifying idea!
My Brother Gets Released Today by Tristan Drue Rogers –
Unfortunately I think I’m missing something with this one…
A Shape in the Dark by Jason Parent – 5/5
Very suspenseful and spooky!!
The Coffin by Kevin Cathy – 4/5
Another straight from my nightmares!
Louie’s Room by C. M. Saunders – 5/5
Oh my god, that last sentence…
Mine by Nerisha Kemraj- 4/5
So scary!
The Theater of Screams by Howard Carlyle- 5/5
Oh my god! Terrifying!
Worth It by Matthew A Clarke – 3/5
Dark!
Blood in the Moonlight by Robin Braid – 5/5
Oooh!!! This one totally calls for more info but is also just perfect as is! Love it!!
Feeding the Beast by Lee Franklin – 4/5
Woah!! I loved how this one takes a minute to figure out!
A Friend for Ellie by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
Cattle by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Absolutely horrible! Ah, internet rabbit holes…
Open Call by Steve Stred – 5/5
Oh my gosh!! How clever!
The Job Interview by Ron Davis – 4/5
Woah, what an interview!
The Transylvania Box by Joel R Hunt – 5/5
Oh no!
Hide and Seek by Eddie D. Moore – 4/5
Oh gosh! The end…
Inescapable End by Micha Castle – 3/5
Spooky!
Vulture by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Eerie!
Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes – 5/5
Oh my gosh!!! What a way to go out.
Hair by Timothy Friesenhahn – 5/5
Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!! Terrifying!
Stop by Mark Steensland – 5/5
Eek!!!! Just like one of those chain letters!!
Meal by John Boden – 3/5
Oh no.
Sanatorium by Constanze Scheib – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
The Hunter by Darren Tarditi – 5/5
Absolutely horrifying!
Armageddon by Theresa Jacobs – 5/5
A perfect zombie tale!
Dark Legion by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Dark one!
The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb – 5/5
Terrifying!! Oh my gosh. This one spooked me!
My Sincerest Apologies to Any Innocent Victims by Billy San Juan – 5/5
What payback!! But also… how scary does that title make the story?!
Blood and Bone by Stacey Jaine McIntosh – 3/5
Interesting. I want to know how the kid was born!
Shingles on a graham-cracker roof by Chad Lutzke – 5/5
Eeek! This one made me cringe so much!
Pants Season by Joe X Young – 5/5
Oh no! Horrific!
Cats by Callum Pearce – 5/5
Yikes! This one made me wish I had my back to a wall!
Curiosity by Gary McDonough – 4/5
So eerie!! Shoulda listened to mum!
Missing Halloween by Kevin J. Kennedy – 5/5
Did not see that coming!
Hunger Pains by Chloe Lennon – 3/5
A lighter but interesting tale! This one will make ya think about what the world of tale one is like after getting this little glimpse…
Lair by Jacek Wilkos- 4/5
Yikes yikes yikes!
Awaken to Death by Tina Piney – 5/5
An absolute nightmare!!!
Bus Home by Russell Smeaton – 5/5
Oh no! Terribly sad but perfectly written.
Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse by Eric J. Guignard- 5/5
Love this!
Haunted House by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer- 5/5
So spooky!! I felt bad for the poor wheezing asthmatic girl.
Motivation by Andrew Lennon – 4/5
That’s some dedication!
Slaughter by the Full of the Moon by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eek! Creepy!!
Predator by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yasss! Perfect.
Grave Concerns by Zoey Xolton – 5/5
Love it! What a scene this one set in just two sentences!
Summer Snow by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh no… A wicked sad one.
The Museum of Horrors by Sheldon Woodbury – 4/5
Eek!
Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Uh oh…
Long Limbs at the E.R. by Tristian Drue Rogers – 4/5
Yikes!!
Inescapable by Kevin Cathy – 5/5
Terrifying!
Undead Champion by Robin Braid – 4/5
Woah! What an idea!
You Look Prettier When You Smile by Lee Franklin – 5/5
Yikes!!!
Captive by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 4/5
Absolutely terrifying! Another situation right out of my nightmares!
Memory Stick by Ryan Colley – 5/5
So so so creepy!! Don’t use random memory sticks!
Terra by Steve Stred – 3/5
Oh gosh! What happened?!
I by Timothy Friesenhahn – 3/5
Oh no! What a creepy premise.
Compelled to Rise by Toneye Eyenot – 5/5
Beautifully written! What a tale!
Believe in Me by Joe X Young – 5/5
That ending!
The Old Man by Amber M. Simpson – 4/5
Yikes! So much for being polite….
All Alone by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Creepy!!
Poached Egg by Ross Jeffery – 4/5
Disgustingly disturbing.
Domestic Bliss by J.C. Michael – 4/5
Uh oh!!
Tiny Terrors by Greg Bennett – 4/5
Oh no! So creepy. Wonderful zombie tale!
Slithering by Josh A. Murphy – 4/5
Yikes!! Glad I don’t have a letterbox!
Getting Carried Away by Evans Light – 5/5
Oh my gosh! Love this! I always enjoy not really understanding what’s going on until the last sentence in a Drabble!
Asylum by Nerisha Kemraj – 5/5
Oh no!! So scary!
Fantasy by Regina Kenney – 4/5
Oh boy….
Coins by Harris Coverly – 3/5
Oh no!
New Home by Mark Cassell – 4/5
Oh no! What’s going on?!
Cannibal by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Clever trap! Terrifying people!
Advice by Valerie Lioudis – 5/5
Horrifying!!!
Take the Long Way Home by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Yikes!!
Cinema by Andrew Lennon –
Not for me.
Phantom by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Woah!! That rules and is wonderfully scary!
Fiddlestyx by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eep! I can’t remember the last time I hear someone say that term… high school maybe?
Ride-Hailing by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Another of my nightmares! I’ve only taken a Lyft once alone… never again.
Too Little Too Late by Veronica Smith – 5/5
Oh no! That last sentence!
Spectrum by J.C. Michael – 3/5
Oh boy!
This Little Piggy by Evans Light – 4/5
Yuck!
Afterward
A wonderful wrap up!
My Final Thoughts
I love this collection so much! I very highly recommend it to all types of horror fans! There’s something here for everyone. I cannot wait to return to this one again soon!
I just cannot get enough of these! These tales are perfect for readers that want to keep them on hand and read one or two every now and again. Of course, you can also cruise right through them all, like I did… I just can’t help myself!
Each tale is so wonderfully written. With each of these collections I’m just amazed at the world these authors can create in just 100 words.
My favorites are the drabbles that start light but then in the very last sentence turn dark.
Per usual with these types of collections, here are my rating breakdowns for each story along with some immediate thoughts/reactions:
Forward
In the quick forward, the author explains that this will be the last in this series for a bit. I totally understand and I’m wicked excited for his other future projects! Of course, if another Drabble collection is out together down the road, I’ll be here for it!
Extra-Curricular Clone by N. M. Brown – 5/5
Is there anything more horrific than being in a very scary situation and hearing a giggle?!
Water World by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Truly one of my nightmares!
Swamplands by Paul D. Brazill – 3/5
What the?!
Choke by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yes!! What loyalty!
Eternal Life by Ross Baxter – 5/5
Aww a sad one, but interesting!
Mister Mushroom by Joel R Hunt – 4/5
That ending!
Chiaroscuro Morning by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Super creepy!!
Road Kill by Dawn DeBraal – 3/5
Oh gosh!!
The Wave by Andrew Lennon – 5/5
Terrifying!!
Better Off Dead by Zoey Xolton – 4/5
Woah!
The Children of Earth by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Ooh! An interesting and terrifying thought!
Swing Low by Evans Light – 4/5
Eek! This one is screaming for more info!
The Golden Sticker by David Owain Hughes- 5/5
Oh my gosh! What an awesome idea! I love led collecting stickers when I was a kid and actually thought about starting up again recently with stickers from local breweries! Monsters are way cooler though!
Livestock by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh my goodness! Yikes!
Molly’s Wedding by Julian J. Guignard – 5/5
So spooky!!! I love this one!
Zombie by Jackk J. Killington – 5/5
Love, love, love this! What a claustrophobic Drabble!
Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood by Ellen A. Easton – 4/5
Eek! So creepy. Stay out of the forest!
Revived by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Oh no, poor Charlotte!
No Time Like the Present by Adam Light – 5/5
Woah! Not what I was expecting. I need more info here!!
A Prison Inside Us by Sheldon Woodbury – 5/5
Terrifying!!
To Feed A Monster by Terry Miller – 5/5
Heartbreaking!
Lanterns by Simon Cluett – 5/5
Goodness! Not where I saw this one going!
The Guest Room by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Yikes!!! Terrifying!
Wrath of the Old Ones by Kevin J. Kennedy- 5/5
What a terrifying idea!
My Brother Gets Released Today by Tristan Drue Rogers –
Unfortunately I think I’m missing something with this one…
A Shape in the Dark by Jason Parent – 5/5
Very suspenseful and spooky!!
The Coffin by Kevin Cathy – 4/5
Another straight from my nightmares!
Louie’s Room by C. M. Saunders – 5/5
Oh my god, that last sentence…
Mine by Nerisha Kemraj- 4/5
So scary!
The Theater of Screams by Howard Carlyle- 5/5
Oh my god! Terrifying!
Worth It by Matthew A Clarke – 3/5
Dark!
Blood in the Moonlight by Robin Braid – 5/5
Oooh!!! This one totally calls for more info but is also just perfect as is! Love it!!
Feeding the Beast by Lee Franklin – 4/5
Woah!! I loved how this one takes a minute to figure out!
A Friend for Ellie by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
Cattle by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Absolutely horrible! Ah, internet rabbit holes…
Open Call by Steve Stred – 5/5
Oh my gosh!! How clever!
The Job Interview by Ron Davis – 4/5
Woah, what an interview!
The Transylvania Box by Joel R Hunt – 5/5
Oh no!
Hide and Seek by Eddie D. Moore – 4/5
Oh gosh! The end…
Inescapable End by Micha Castle – 3/5
Spooky!
Vulture by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Eerie!
Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes – 5/5
Oh my gosh!!! What a way to go out.
Hair by Timothy Friesenhahn – 5/5
Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!! Terrifying!
Stop by Mark Steensland – 5/5
Eek!!!! Just like one of those chain letters!!
Meal by John Boden – 3/5
Oh no.
Sanatorium by Constanze Scheib – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
The Hunter by Darren Tarditi – 5/5
Absolutely horrifying!
Armageddon by Theresa Jacobs – 5/5
A perfect zombie tale!
Dark Legion by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Dark one!
The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb – 5/5
Terrifying!! Oh my gosh. This one spooked me!
My Sincerest Apologies to Any Innocent Victims by Billy San Juan – 5/5
What payback!! But also… how scary does that title make the story?!
Blood and Bone by Stacey Jaine McIntosh – 3/5
Interesting. I want to know how the kid was born!
Shingles on a graham-cracker roof by Chad Lutzke – 5/5
Eeek! This one made me cringe so much!
Pants Season by Joe X Young – 5/5
Oh no! Horrific!
Cats by Callum Pearce – 5/5
Yikes! This one made me wish I had my back to a wall!
Curiosity by Gary McDonough – 4/5
So eerie!! Shoulda listened to mum!
Missing Halloween by Kevin J. Kennedy – 5/5
Did not see that coming!
Hunger Pains by Chloe Lennon – 3/5
A lighter but interesting tale! This one will make ya think about what the world of tale one is like after getting this little glimpse…
Lair by Jacek Wilkos- 4/5
Yikes yikes yikes!
Awaken to Death by Tina Piney – 5/5
An absolute nightmare!!!
Bus Home by Russell Smeaton – 5/5
Oh no! Terribly sad but perfectly written.
Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse by Eric J. Guignard- 5/5
Love this!
Haunted House by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer- 5/5
So spooky!! I felt bad for the poor wheezing asthmatic girl.
Motivation by Andrew Lennon – 4/5
That’s some dedication!
Slaughter by the Full of the Moon by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eek! Creepy!!
Predator by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yasss! Perfect.
Grave Concerns by Zoey Xolton – 5/5
Love it! What a scene this one set in just two sentences!
Summer Snow by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh no… A wicked sad one.
The Museum of Horrors by Sheldon Woodbury – 4/5
Eek!
Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Uh oh…
Long Limbs at the E.R. by Tristian Drue Rogers – 4/5
Yikes!!
Inescapable by Kevin Cathy – 5/5
Terrifying!
Undead Champion by Robin Braid – 4/5
Woah! What an idea!
You Look Prettier When You Smile by Lee Franklin – 5/5
Yikes!!!
Captive by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 4/5
Absolutely terrifying! Another situation right out of my nightmares!
Memory Stick by Ryan Colley – 5/5
So so so creepy!! Don’t use random memory sticks!
Terra by Steve Stred – 3/5
Oh gosh! What happened?!
I by Timothy Friesenhahn – 3/5
Oh no! What a creepy premise.
Compelled to Rise by Toneye Eyenot – 5/5
Beautifully written! What a tale!
Believe in Me by Joe X Young – 5/5
That ending!
The Old Man by Amber M. Simpson – 4/5
Yikes! So much for being polite….
All Alone by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Creepy!!
Poached Egg by Ross Jeffery – 4/5
Disgustingly disturbing.
Domestic Bliss by J.C. Michael – 4/5
Uh oh!!
Tiny Terrors by Greg Bennett – 4/5
Oh no! So creepy. Wonderful zombie tale!
Slithering by Josh A. Murphy – 4/5
Yikes!! Glad I don’t have a letterbox!
Getting Carried Away by Evans Light – 5/5
Oh my gosh! Love this! I always enjoy not really understanding what’s going on until the last sentence in a Drabble!
Asylum by Nerisha Kemraj – 5/5
Oh no!! So scary!
Fantasy by Regina Kenney – 4/5
Oh boy….
Coins by Harris Coverly – 3/5
Oh no!
New Home by Mark Cassell – 4/5
Oh no! What’s going on?!
Cannibal by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Clever trap! Terrifying people!
Advice by Valerie Lioudis – 5/5
Horrifying!!!
Take the Long Way Home by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Yikes!!
Cinema by Andrew Lennon –
Not for me.
Phantom by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Woah!! That rules and is wonderfully scary!
Fiddlestyx by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eep! I can’t remember the last time I hear someone say that term… high school maybe?
Ride-Hailing by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Another of my nightmares! I’ve only taken a Lyft once alone… never again.
Too Little Too Late by Veronica Smith – 5/5
Oh no! That last sentence!
Spectrum by J.C. Michael – 3/5
Oh boy!
This Little Piggy by Evans Light – 4/5
Yuck!
Afterward
A wonderful wrap up!
My Final Thoughts
I love this collection so much! I very highly recommend it to all types of horror fans! There’s something here for everyone. I cannot wait to return to this one again soon!
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