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Screams From the Ocean Floor: A Horror Anthology by Gage Greenwood, Patrick McNulty, Leigh Kenny, Heather Ann Larson, LM Kaplin, Ollie Gill, Angel Van Atta, Charlie Walls, Chad West, Rhonda Bobbit, Derek Heath, Megan Stockton, Joshua Macmillan, RJ Roles, D W Hitz
4.0
Happy release day to Screams From the Ocean Floor: A Horror Anthology!
Thank you to Broken Brain Books for providing me with an ARC of these deep sea horrors in exchange for an honest review.
The ocean— such an undiscovered and vast otherworld. This makes it the perfect writing prompt. There is room for an expansive amount of imaginative tales, and that's exactly what you get in this wonderfully creepy anthology full of oceanic horrors from some of the best, and some of my favorite indie authors.
The pacing of this collection of sixteen shorts was absolutely fantastic, as well as the endless amount of different tales that are told. Oceanic horror can get quite repetitive, but in Screams From the Ocean Floor, there's something for every reader.
From the semi-political, OceanGate reminiscent Dark Waters by Will Forbis, to Beneath the Waves— a retelling of the Titanic from Ollie Gill, you're in for a wild ride.
This anthology houses a ton of watery creature features, too. The Island of Final Resting Places by Gage Greenwood has a unique spin, while Into the Water by D.W. Hitz takes a creepy, sacrificial take. Rhonda Bobbitt's The Wavlings consists of creatures that are monstrous, murderous, and massive. INEXSUB by Megan Stockton will have you feeling claustrophobic and fearful of what her MC discovers...
Looking for stories on a beckoning ocean? Ocean Lust by RJ Roles and Hearing Things by Chad West are for you.
And if you want merfolk and sirens, check out And Then They Eat Your Eyes by Leigh Kenny or Screams From the Ocean Floor by Heather Ann Larson.
Personally, my favorite stories in this anthology were Beneath the Waves, Fool's Gold, She and the Sea, Screams From the Ocean Floor, and The Island of Final Resting Places. Every last one of these wild stories freaked me out in the best way— leaving a salty, unsavory, and terrible taste in my mouth.
A solid and entertaining collection this one was. For all of my oceanic horror fans— cheers!— this one is for you. If you're ready to set sail, grab this anthology. It will take you from land, to boat, and then to the depths of the horrifying sea.
Thank you to Broken Brain Books for providing me with an ARC of these deep sea horrors in exchange for an honest review.
The ocean— such an undiscovered and vast otherworld. This makes it the perfect writing prompt. There is room for an expansive amount of imaginative tales, and that's exactly what you get in this wonderfully creepy anthology full of oceanic horrors from some of the best, and some of my favorite indie authors.
The pacing of this collection of sixteen shorts was absolutely fantastic, as well as the endless amount of different tales that are told. Oceanic horror can get quite repetitive, but in Screams From the Ocean Floor, there's something for every reader.
From the semi-political, OceanGate reminiscent Dark Waters by Will Forbis, to Beneath the Waves— a retelling of the Titanic from Ollie Gill, you're in for a wild ride.
This anthology houses a ton of watery creature features, too. The Island of Final Resting Places by Gage Greenwood has a unique spin, while Into the Water by D.W. Hitz takes a creepy, sacrificial take. Rhonda Bobbitt's The Wavlings consists of creatures that are monstrous, murderous, and massive. INEXSUB by Megan Stockton will have you feeling claustrophobic and fearful of what her MC discovers...
Looking for stories on a beckoning ocean? Ocean Lust by RJ Roles and Hearing Things by Chad West are for you.
And if you want merfolk and sirens, check out And Then They Eat Your Eyes by Leigh Kenny or Screams From the Ocean Floor by Heather Ann Larson.
Personally, my favorite stories in this anthology were Beneath the Waves, Fool's Gold, She and the Sea, Screams From the Ocean Floor, and The Island of Final Resting Places. Every last one of these wild stories freaked me out in the best way— leaving a salty, unsavory, and terrible taste in my mouth.
A solid and entertaining collection this one was. For all of my oceanic horror fans— cheers!— this one is for you. If you're ready to set sail, grab this anthology. It will take you from land, to boat, and then to the depths of the horrifying sea.