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A review by hannih
Horrorama by A.S. Coomer, Lucas Mangum, Matt Harvey
2.0
i really wanted to like this one. the idea to write a book of short stories similar to old horror movies is great, the little film posters advertising the stories in between were great, but... it just wasn't my jam.
2 stars to stor-all self-storage by a. s. coomer. it's a solid story, but it felt a little forced and the constant name-dropping of tolstoi and co, to show how widely read the protagonist was, just annoyed me. i really liked the beginning of the story even though it's more a sci-fi take on horror movies.
0 stars to primitive by lucas mangum. this story was filled to the brim with sexism, toxic masculinity, manly men, homophobia, clichés and obviously bestiality. it was super on the nose and i felt like the author was aware of those things, but ... why write them?? i hated the twist why the homophobia was "necessary" because it was just so freaking obvious from the get go, and unneccessary and still homophobic in the end. like dude... if you want to read "horrorama" just skip this story all together. the story is boring, too, and the protagonist is just the guy i'd use as an example to explain what i hate about men/male socialization.
4 stars to the vessel by matt harvey. it's a good cult story. i liked that it wasn't first person narrated (even though i usually prefer first person over third). it's well written (besides the typical r/menwritingwomen problems) and it's fun and a little gory. for me, it was the only "horror movie" story that i expected. if you only want to read one of the stories, definitely read this one.
2 stars to stor-all self-storage by a. s. coomer. it's a solid story, but it felt a little forced and the constant name-dropping of tolstoi and co, to show how widely read the protagonist was, just annoyed me. i really liked the beginning of the story even though it's more a sci-fi take on horror movies.
0 stars to primitive by lucas mangum. this story was filled to the brim with sexism, toxic masculinity, manly men, homophobia, clichés and obviously bestiality. it was super on the nose and i felt like the author was aware of those things, but ... why write them?? i hated the twist why the homophobia was "necessary" because it was just so freaking obvious from the get go, and unneccessary and still homophobic in the end. like dude... if you want to read "horrorama" just skip this story all together. the story is boring, too, and the protagonist is just the guy i'd use as an example to explain what i hate about men/male socialization.
4 stars to the vessel by matt harvey. it's a good cult story. i liked that it wasn't first person narrated (even though i usually prefer first person over third). it's well written (besides the typical r/menwritingwomen problems) and it's fun and a little gory. for me, it was the only "horror movie" story that i expected. if you only want to read one of the stories, definitely read this one.