Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

3 reviews

ezriamongthestars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Everyone has different tastes in stories and poetry, so not everything in this anthology will appeal to everyone. I personally found some stories and poems deeply moving and/or interesting, most mildly interesting, and one in particular extremely grating and poorly written. Overall a good read for a queer horror enthusiast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Racism, Vomit, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Mental illness, Hate crime, Gun violence, Addiction, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Alcohol, Suicide, and Homophobia

Minor: Torture, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, and Dysphoria

mnkeemagick's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This was a fun anthology. If you're looking for queer, reexamination of classic ideas or tropes, monsters, genuine horror (looking at you blood creatures), or simply cool new stories from cool new authors, I would definitely recommend this eclectic mix. Every story may not be a hit with you, but there seems to be something for everyone. 

Small note on the audiobook. While it was very well done and a great listen, I would probably give another second or two to the pauses between sections, maybe add a second reader just to help delineate. Otherwise, absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Police brutality, Body shaming, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Death, Confinement, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Racism, Sexual violence, and Body horror

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? N/A

3.5

Definitely recommend this fun anthology of queer horror short stories. Like most anthologies I didn’t love all the stories in here but I’d say my top stories/poems would be Nature’s Mistake, Gruesome my love, Glamour-us, And the moon spun round like a top, and Ghosts of pride past. I like that these stories cover a range of queer experiences and also there is a range of horror from everyday horrors to creature features and pure evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Sexual assault