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vampirehelpdesk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Least favorites: It Wasn't a Wedding Cake; Hollywood Werewolf Conspiracy; Pizza Curse.
As a whole, this is one of the better small-press anthologies I've come across. Interesting prompt/theme, but more interesting is how each author interpreted it. In full honesty, some interpretations of "doing it right" means muddling things down and making horror more wholesome, which I do not personally enjoy. However, those that chose to rely on the tropes as a backbone to their own twist I think succeeded in surprising, diverse ways. Most importantly, I found this collection engaging and eclectic, so I think anyone can find a winner within.
P.S. The drawings in this book are palpably done by a furry, and no, I don't need to fact-check that for myself.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dementia, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexism, Vomit, Cannibalism, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Stalking
It's a horror book, but there are detailed content warnings in the back of the book. Honestly, for a horror reader, I found all of the above pretty mild except when marked as graphic, but I read dark books for pleasure.