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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
it's an anthology, so parts were hit and miss for me, but overall a strong collection that gave me a bunch of new authors to check out!
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
These are horror stories with depth and bits of social commentary weaved in. Internal and external darkness is used as a common underlying theme. I usually can’t get into anthologies, but I thoroughly enjoyed the short stories. → An intruder meets their match in the dark. An immortal exploited by the church. A spiritual doppelganger. A twisted tooth fairy scheme. An anniversary story with a Frankenstein twist. A girl inherits a ‘haunted’ house (WTF). A clairvoyant battling time and fate. A girl cursed by the Devil. A patriarch terrorizes his family via dolls. A meetup between two long lost twins is disturbed by a zombie outbreak.
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
I have To get it from the library again. Not gonna force it since we know I get Short story burnout
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
If you like scary stories, this is the one. This anthology encompasses horror in all the ways you could imagine. Important perspective on horror! Highly recommend this to refresh your repertoire of revulsion. Allow the stories to envelope you in their shadows.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was really disappointed with this anthology. It started out quite enjoyable, I liked the story and I felt the tone carried over from one story to the next but then it went downhill.
"Lights" might have been my favourite short story and I enjoyed "Be Not Afraid" and "All My Best Friends Are Dead".The Teeth Come Out At Night" was okay but I didn't love it. I felt the writing style was easy to read but after a while the story dragged and while I understand it was a short story, I felt the ending could've been wrapped up a bit better. I absolutely hated "I Love Your Eyes". The writing itself was not well-done and the plot twist made absolutely no sense given the POV we were in. "The Consumption Of Vienna Montrose" just left me confused and uncomfortable but not in the way I want to be when I enjoy a horror story. The writing itself was enjoyable but the plot was . . . . not. The rest of the stories felt very average to me and my biggest takeaway was that there seems to be an obsession with teeth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail