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A review by horrorandscience
The Dead Inside by Sandra Ruttan, Laurel Hightower
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Dead Inside has spoiled me for all further anthologies. With most anthologies and short story collections, there’s always a few miss stories. With The Dead Inside, I rated mostly everything highly and liberally gave out five star ratings.
Each one of the stories in this collection has to do with identity. It’s very personal, and I loved seeing a little bit into each author’s head as I read. There’s such a variety of stories that it’s hard to summarize—but they all come down to the main character and their identities. This is also one of the most diverse collections I’ve ever read.
I loved so many of the stories in this collection, but here are some of my favorites:
From Within by S.H. Cooper
A Most Bulbous Congregation by Eric Raglin
Cookies by Michelle Mellon
Selective Memory by Evelyn Freeling
It Eats Away at You by Marcus Woodman
Cuca vai te Pegar by Roxie Voorhees
And of course, the poetry. It was so nice to have sprinklings of poetry in between the stories. They were all so beautiful, for all different reasons.
There are a lot of content warnings in this book for the varying stories, but they are provided in the actual book. Please check these out before reading.
Each one of the stories in this collection has to do with identity. It’s very personal, and I loved seeing a little bit into each author’s head as I read. There’s such a variety of stories that it’s hard to summarize—but they all come down to the main character and their identities. This is also one of the most diverse collections I’ve ever read.
I loved so many of the stories in this collection, but here are some of my favorites:
From Within by S.H. Cooper
A Most Bulbous Congregation by Eric Raglin
Cookies by Michelle Mellon
Selective Memory by Evelyn Freeling
It Eats Away at You by Marcus Woodman
Cuca vai te Pegar by Roxie Voorhees
And of course, the poetry. It was so nice to have sprinklings of poetry in between the stories. They were all so beautiful, for all different reasons.
There are a lot of content warnings in this book for the varying stories, but they are provided in the actual book. Please check these out before reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria