A review by dana_yamaguchi
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino

3.0

Stay by Erica Waters
“Granny said the only family you need is the family that stays.”
-Melissa, from Stay by Erica Waters

The Tallest Poppy by Chloe Gong
“Neat as a picture, a garden with not a poppy out of place.”
-Chloe Gong, The Tallest Poppy

Love by All, Save One by Tori Bovalino
“And I will remember.”
-Jenna, from Love by All, Save One by Tori Bovalino

One Lane Bridge by Hannah Whitten
“None of this is for you. Nothing I feel is yours to take. You got a taste, and that’s all you’re getting. Do you understand?”
-Jules, from One Lane Bridge by Hannah Whitten

Ghost on the Shore by Allison Saft
“At the end of it all, we’re just two girls kneeling in the wreckage of our love.”
-Maud, from Ghost on the Shore by Allison Saft

Petrified by Olivia Chadha
“They were frozen in the bone forest forever.”
-Dhara, from Petrified by Olivia Chadha

Third Burn by Courtney Gould
“The Devil is in her room tonight.”
-Charlene Skaggit, from Third Burn by Courtney Gould

It Stays With You by Aden Polydoros
“There was no scale of justice in life.”
-Marlow, from It Stays With You by Aden Polydoros

Truth or Dare by Alex Brown
“It was impossible to keep something that never intended to stay.
No. It was more than impossible. It was exhausting.
Heartbreaking. The kind of thing that tore you to shreds, only to hastily put you back together, with no regard to where the pieces were being placed.
It was a painful process. A punishment.”
-Sienna, from Truth or Dare by Alex Brown

The Burning One by Shakira Toussaint
“Stay High. Stay safe. Nothing good Below.”
-Shakira Toussaint, The Burning One