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A review by theboldbookworm
Shallow Graves by Robert Essig, Jack Bantry
4.0
A big thanks to Robert Essig for sending me a review copy!
First of all, I love the cover of this book and can't wait to photograph it! I also love the little chapter separator illustration in the book. Now, let's get to the details.
This book contains eleven short stories by Robert Essig and Jack Bantry, most of which have been published elsewhere. They each have their own stories and some are written together. I really enjoyed this collection and most of these were 4-star stories for me. There is a bit of variety here and I feel like these stories will be liked by those new to horror as well as seasoned readers. I am going to give a short synopsis and thoughts on my absolute favorites from the collection.
Clarissa (Robert & Jack) - A girl kept in a cellar makes a shocking discovery. This one was short and sweet, but really packed in the horror. This one gave me chills.
Like Ants on a Carcass (Robert) - This one is a unique story about a guy who wants to get rid of the possessions of the previous owners of his house. I loved the ending of this one!
Dermoufusion (Robert) - This is another very unique story about people who's skin sticks together if they touch. I could feel the pain while reading this one.
By Maggots be Driven (Robert) - This is probably my most favorite out of this collection. It's about a mom who finds a maggot crawling on her and it gets worse from there.
My least favorites in this collection were The Itch (Jack) and Wicking (Robert & Jack), but I even gave those stories 3 stars.
The stories in this collection are short, but they get across what they need to in just a few pages and for those who don't like stories with ambiguous endings, these all have a nice conclusion. I definitely recommend this collection!
First of all, I love the cover of this book and can't wait to photograph it! I also love the little chapter separator illustration in the book. Now, let's get to the details.
This book contains eleven short stories by Robert Essig and Jack Bantry, most of which have been published elsewhere. They each have their own stories and some are written together. I really enjoyed this collection and most of these were 4-star stories for me. There is a bit of variety here and I feel like these stories will be liked by those new to horror as well as seasoned readers. I am going to give a short synopsis and thoughts on my absolute favorites from the collection.
Clarissa (Robert & Jack) - A girl kept in a cellar makes a shocking discovery. This one was short and sweet, but really packed in the horror. This one gave me chills.
Like Ants on a Carcass (Robert) - This one is a unique story about a guy who wants to get rid of the possessions of the previous owners of his house. I loved the ending of this one!
Dermoufusion (Robert) - This is another very unique story about people who's skin sticks together if they touch. I could feel the pain while reading this one.
By Maggots be Driven (Robert) - This is probably my most favorite out of this collection. It's about a mom who finds a maggot crawling on her and it gets worse from there.
My least favorites in this collection were The Itch (Jack) and Wicking (Robert & Jack), but I even gave those stories 3 stars.
The stories in this collection are short, but they get across what they need to in just a few pages and for those who don't like stories with ambiguous endings, these all have a nice conclusion. I definitely recommend this collection!