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The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino
14 reviews
ash_hernick's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
This book is an anthology, so content warnings vary from story to story. Most only apply to one or two stories, and are shown at varying degrees of severity on a case-by-case basis. The book includes its own content warning in the front cover, mentioning warnings for "implied sexual abuse and trauma, body horror, gore, violence, death of a child/teenager, mentions of drug/substance abuse, terminal illness" but does not detail which stories these warnings apply to specifically.megj23's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Body horror
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
dark
tense
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
Overall, a great anthology with all sorts of spooky, goosebump-raising rural tales and urban legends come to life. Favorites were Ghost on the Shore, One Lane Bridge, and Truth or Dare (which resonated so chillingly. I wish I had a tunnel to drown my ex in).
Content warnings (general): gore, blood, phobias, psychological horror and fear
Additional content warnings specific to “It Stays With You”: suicidal ideation, cancer, sexual abuse, child abuse
Content warnings (general): gore, blood, phobias, psychological horror and fear
Additional content warnings specific to “It Stays With You”: suicidal ideation, cancer, sexual abuse, child abuse
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, and Cancer
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
This is a HORROR anthology and contains elements deliberately included to thrill and scare the reader. Content warnings specific to “It Stays With You”: suicidal ideation, cancer, sexual abuse, child abusekarynreads's review against another edition
3.75
A delightfully spooky anthology! I'm a big fan of folk horror (Children of the Corn is one of my all-time favorite short stories), so I was super excited to receive this ARC. It's hard to rate anthologies since I had very different feelings toward each story, but my favorites were STAY by Erika Waters and THE BURNING ONE by Shakira Toussaint.
CWs for gore/body horror and child SA.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
CWs for gore/body horror and child SA.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Minor: Child abuse
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