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Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Volume II by Tori Potenza, Abigail Waldron, Tracy Gossage, Lucy Derry-Holmes, Ellen K, Mae Murray, Beyza Ozer, Betsy Nicchetta, Laura TH Riordan, Molly Henery, Jamie Alvey, Megan Fariello, Lor Gislason, Amber T, Jolene Marie Richardson, Melanie Moyer, Dylyn C.S, Sophie Raine, Antonia Rachel Ward, Lakkaya Palmer, Logan-Ashley Kisner, Jessica Gleason, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, Jackie Jardine, Ariel Powers-Schaub, Alice Collins, Jamie Arena, Sydney Bollinger, Natasha C. Marchini, Caitlin Marceau, Jenn Adams, Ariel Baska

ande_thomas's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

 Few things in life are as certain, for a horror fan, as having to answer the question, “Why would you watch things like that?” It’s a deceptively difficult question to answer, and one that I’ve spent an unholy amount of time contemplating, myself. Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Volume II, a collection of over 30 personal essays by women and non-binary horror fans, seeks to deliver a range of diverse answers to that question. By highlighting these voices, and in particular, by using their series as a way to boost otherwise marginalized perspectives, The Voices of Horror proves that no matter who we are or where we come from, horror can be a warm and welcoming community. Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Volume II is a powerful testament to horror’s ability to reach out and touch the people who need it, often in the times they need it most. For these authors, horror goes beyond the thrill of blood and gore and the imaginative ways a writer can kill off their characters. As Laurel Hightower writes in the book’s foreword, “Horror is our world, our language, and through it we can know ourselves and one another.”

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daynpitseleh's review

slow-paced

3.0

sydboll's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0