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gabriele_queerbookdom's review
2.0
DRC provided directly by Tenebrous Press in exchange for an honest review.
Representation: gay white protagonist, white amputee protagonist.
Content Warning: death, mention of depression, animal death, mention of suicide, suicide ideation, violence, alcohol, self-harm, maiming.
In Somnio edited by Alex Woodroe is an interesting collection of eighteen modern gothic stories, which I enjoyed for the most part.
I quite loved three of them, namely Self Storage, The Blight of Black Creek and A House Without Ghosts. These three really captivated me with their originality.
While I did not like every story present in the collection. I still think it is a work worthy of a read for horror fans, especially for the three stories I mentioned above.
Senescence by J. A. Bryson ★★★,5
The Blight of Black Creek by Mary Rajotte ★★★★,5
Trespass by Aster S. Monroe ★★★
Wild Things by S. E. Zeller ★★
The Beach by Julie Hutchings ★
Needs Must by Helen Whistberry ★
What We Sow by Taylor Jordan Pitts ★
Always an After by A. P. Howell ★
Ghost Light or, to Swell So High That He May Drown Her in Him by Elou Carroll ★★★,5
Self Storage by Barbara A. Barnett ★★★★★
Nude in Repose #37 by Harklin Ashe ★★★,5
Junk Soul by Lauren Bogler ★★,5
We Named You After her by Rachel Unger ★★,5
Silver Hands Against the Devil by Jessica Lévai ★★,5
A House Without Ghosts by M. Lopes da Silva ★★★★
The Reaching Sea by Victoria Nations ★★★,5
After the Apples by Briana Una McGuckin ★★
The Burning of Langston Flare’s Haunted Masquerade and Seafood Restaurant Experience (for Love) by Lin Darrow ★★★
Representation: gay white protagonist, white amputee protagonist.
Content Warning: death, mention of depression, animal death, mention of suicide, suicide ideation, violence, alcohol, self-harm, maiming.
In Somnio edited by Alex Woodroe is an interesting collection of eighteen modern gothic stories, which I enjoyed for the most part.
I quite loved three of them, namely Self Storage, The Blight of Black Creek and A House Without Ghosts. These three really captivated me with their originality.
While I did not like every story present in the collection. I still think it is a work worthy of a read for horror fans, especially for the three stories I mentioned above.
Senescence by J. A. Bryson ★★★,5
The Blight of Black Creek by Mary Rajotte ★★★★,5
Trespass by Aster S. Monroe ★★★
Wild Things by S. E. Zeller ★★
The Beach by Julie Hutchings ★
Needs Must by Helen Whistberry ★
What We Sow by Taylor Jordan Pitts ★
Always an After by A. P. Howell ★
Ghost Light or, to Swell So High That He May Drown Her in Him by Elou Carroll ★★★,5
Self Storage by Barbara A. Barnett ★★★★★
Nude in Repose #37 by Harklin Ashe ★★★,5
Junk Soul by Lauren Bogler ★★,5
We Named You After her by Rachel Unger ★★,5
Silver Hands Against the Devil by Jessica Lévai ★★,5
A House Without Ghosts by M. Lopes da Silva ★★★★
The Reaching Sea by Victoria Nations ★★★,5
After the Apples by Briana Una McGuckin ★★
The Burning of Langston Flare’s Haunted Masquerade and Seafood Restaurant Experience (for Love) by Lin Darrow ★★★
al_austin's review
4.0
Great collection of stories, all of them totally unique and nailing that haunting gothic atmosphere the title promises. There were several which stuck around in my head for quite some time after I read them. The illustrations were lovely too and really added to each story.
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