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A review by gabriele_queerbookdom
In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror by Alex Woodroe
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 ★★★