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A review by maddys_needful_reads
Starving Grounds: Tales of Folk Horror by Jay Alexander
5.0
This is a collection of seven tales of folk horror that take you to the dark, gory, horrifying, and beautiful forests and marshes of rural Britain. They're chock full of exactly what I want from folk horror: antlers, mud, blood, skulls and bones, cults and pagan churches, unknown gods.
I give every story in this collection five stars. They are each so different in regards to style and plot, but they work together well. The stories are original, and most of the endings completely surprised me. I'm not going to review/describe each story individually because I had so much not knowing what was coming next while reading, and I don't want to ruin that for anyone else. Just know that they were beautiful and terrifying (and a little gross).
Jay Alexander's writing is wonderful. I find it very easy to read - it's not simple (in fact, it's highly detailed), but everything flows so well that I get lost in it. One of the stories is written in second person, which I normally can't stand, but he pulls it off, and the effect is very unsettling. I also appreciate that the dialogue is realistic and natural.
I cannot recommend Starving Grounds enough. Seriously, if you like horror, you have to read this. It is easily one of my favorite short story collections.
Thank you so much to Jay Alexander for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I give every story in this collection five stars. They are each so different in regards to style and plot, but they work together well. The stories are original, and most of the endings completely surprised me. I'm not going to review/describe each story individually because I had so much not knowing what was coming next while reading, and I don't want to ruin that for anyone else. Just know that they were beautiful and terrifying (and a little gross).
Jay Alexander's writing is wonderful. I find it very easy to read - it's not simple (in fact, it's highly detailed), but everything flows so well that I get lost in it. One of the stories is written in second person, which I normally can't stand, but he pulls it off, and the effect is very unsettling. I also appreciate that the dialogue is realistic and natural.
I cannot recommend Starving Grounds enough. Seriously, if you like horror, you have to read this. It is easily one of my favorite short story collections.
Thank you so much to Jay Alexander for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.