A review by illtakethenightshiftx
Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories by Thomas Anguti Johnston, Cara Bryant, Gayle Kabloona, Ann R. Loverock, K.C. Carthew, Repo Kempt, Jay Bulckaert, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Johnston, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley

dark tense

3.0

I was super excited when I read the back of this and grabbed it a few months ago - horror written by indigenous folks set in a remote place? Checks a LOT of boxes for me!!

As with most short story anthologies, the stories are a really hit or miss. For folks who like ‘winter/snow/Arctic horror’ (“winter” feels reductive because all of the stories are so different, but that’s the common thread between them), I definitely recommend this. All of these could be considered horror, save for “Lounge,” which is darker sci-fi with horror elements.

Overall, it was a strong collection and there are a few authors who I think I’ll read further, but the collection as a whole didn’t totally hit for me.
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