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A review by drakaina16
Hotel Macabre Volume 1: Tales of Horror by Joe Mynhardt
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Thank you to Crystal Lake Publishing for providing a review copy.
This anthology is chock full of flash fiction, short stories, dark poetry, and even a couple of comic strips. The wide variety makes my ADHA brain happy. Many of the names in the collection were familiar to me, but I also ended up finding a couple of new authors to check out. 4.5 stars
The Cage by Alessandro Manzetti ⭐⭐⭐.5
For Beth by Derek Odom ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Anatomy of a Killer by Wil Dalton ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Scritch, Scritch, Scritch by A.K. McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Night of Fevers by John Claude Smith ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Room 636 by Bridgett Nelson ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Summer People by Tom Deady ⭐⭐⭐.25
Wendigo Hunter by Colleen Anderson ⭐⭐⭐.5
Chain Smoking at Bus Stops by Devin M. Anderson ⭐⭐⭐
The Birdcage by Michael Lawrence ⭐⭐⭐.25
The Empath by John Palisano ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Do Not Tempt Her with Apples by Diana Olney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Lingering Taste of Your Last Supper by Matthew R. Davis⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
The Fear of Missing Out by Dylan Wells ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Day Tripper by John Meachen ⭐⭐⭐.75
This Was Not the End We Were Promised by Maxwell I. Gold ⭐⭐⭐
-in case the chloroform wears off by Jennifer Osborn ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Red Tent by Chris Phelon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Message from the Past, A Message from the Future by Jonathan Gensler ⭐⭐⭐.5
Burial Day by Stephanie M. Wytovich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Saving Face by Sean Eads & Josh Viola ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vultures by Naching T. Kassa ⭐⭐⭐
A Clown at Midnight by Mia Dalia ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Suspension by Brandon Wills ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Hello by Karen Bayly ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Philly's Little Boy by Linda D. Addison ⭐⭐⭐.25
Ashes in Wood by Jonathan Winn ⭐⭐⭐
A dramatic video reading of “Taking the Piss” by Jasper Bark ⭐⭐⭐⭐
All We Endure by Grant Longstaff ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
On a Swing by Patrick Malka ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Hell Come Home by Amanda M. Blake ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nothing Funny About a Clown After Midnight by Mark Allen Gunnells ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Growing Gardens by Nick Roberts & Chrissy Winters ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Unsolicited Advice from a Witch Who's Been There by Diana Olney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Batsquatch Lives! by Larry Hinkle ⭐⭐⭐.5
All the Children are Inside by Jamal Hodge ⭐⭐⭐
Smile by Robin Brown ⭐⭐⭐.5
Goodbeak by Gregg Stewart ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
The Hug by Gary McMahon ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Dullahan’s Reckoning by Claire Davon ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Little Thief by Esteban Vargas ⭐⭐⭐.5
Check-In/Check-Out by Pixie Bruner ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
This anthology is chock full of flash fiction, short stories, dark poetry, and even a couple of comic strips. The wide variety makes my ADHA brain happy. Many of the names in the collection were familiar to me, but I also ended up finding a couple of new authors to check out. 4.5 stars
The Cage by Alessandro Manzetti ⭐⭐⭐.5
For Beth by Derek Odom ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Anatomy of a Killer by Wil Dalton ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Scritch, Scritch, Scritch by A.K. McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Night of Fevers by John Claude Smith ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Room 636 by Bridgett Nelson ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Summer People by Tom Deady ⭐⭐⭐.25
Wendigo Hunter by Colleen Anderson ⭐⭐⭐.5
Chain Smoking at Bus Stops by Devin M. Anderson ⭐⭐⭐
The Birdcage by Michael Lawrence ⭐⭐⭐.25
The Empath by John Palisano ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Do Not Tempt Her with Apples by Diana Olney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Lingering Taste of Your Last Supper by Matthew R. Davis⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
The Fear of Missing Out by Dylan Wells ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Day Tripper by John Meachen ⭐⭐⭐.75
This Was Not the End We Were Promised by Maxwell I. Gold ⭐⭐⭐
-in case the chloroform wears off by Jennifer Osborn ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Red Tent by Chris Phelon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Message from the Past, A Message from the Future by Jonathan Gensler ⭐⭐⭐.5
Burial Day by Stephanie M. Wytovich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Saving Face by Sean Eads & Josh Viola ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vultures by Naching T. Kassa ⭐⭐⭐
A Clown at Midnight by Mia Dalia ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Suspension by Brandon Wills ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Hello by Karen Bayly ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Philly's Little Boy by Linda D. Addison ⭐⭐⭐.25
Ashes in Wood by Jonathan Winn ⭐⭐⭐
A dramatic video reading of “Taking the Piss” by Jasper Bark ⭐⭐⭐⭐
All We Endure by Grant Longstaff ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
On a Swing by Patrick Malka ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Hell Come Home by Amanda M. Blake ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nothing Funny About a Clown After Midnight by Mark Allen Gunnells ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Growing Gardens by Nick Roberts & Chrissy Winters ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Unsolicited Advice from a Witch Who's Been There by Diana Olney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Batsquatch Lives! by Larry Hinkle ⭐⭐⭐.5
All the Children are Inside by Jamal Hodge ⭐⭐⭐
Smile by Robin Brown ⭐⭐⭐.5
Goodbeak by Gregg Stewart ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
The Hug by Gary McMahon ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Dullahan’s Reckoning by Claire Davon ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Little Thief by Esteban Vargas ⭐⭐⭐.5
Check-In/Check-Out by Pixie Bruner ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5