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A review by booksandbacon
Starving Grounds: Tales of Folk Horror by Jay Alexander
4.0
I was offered an eARC in exchange for an honest opinion.
After reading "The Launching" which I loved, I was offered the opportunity to read "Starving Grounds" and I'm so glad to say what a fantastic collection of creepy/gory/haunted stories all bundled together as a great read.
The collection comprises seven folklore horror stories, each creepy and violent with plenty of mutilated bodies and gallons of blood.
They're all very creepy but my favourites are:
The Bowels is a mysterious hole in the woods together with a very strange hotel where guests are welcomed but not allowed to leave.
Why Doth Nana Cleave Me So? this one really got me! A bit unsettling but creepy as hell, left me wanting more.
Jay's writing style is something else, especially when explaining what Nana does with the cleaver, which left me a bit squeamish but wanting more.
So, overall a great read and looking forward to his future projects.
After reading "The Launching" which I loved, I was offered the opportunity to read "Starving Grounds" and I'm so glad to say what a fantastic collection of creepy/gory/haunted stories all bundled together as a great read.
The collection comprises seven folklore horror stories, each creepy and violent with plenty of mutilated bodies and gallons of blood.
They're all very creepy but my favourites are:
The Bowels is a mysterious hole in the woods together with a very strange hotel where guests are welcomed but not allowed to leave.
Why Doth Nana Cleave Me So? this one really got me! A bit unsettling but creepy as hell, left me wanting more.
Jay's writing style is something else, especially when explaining what Nana does with the cleaver, which left me a bit squeamish but wanting more.
So, overall a great read and looking forward to his future projects.