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So, I’m between a rock and a hard place with this unique little anthology of horror. You see, I'm in it, and I have made a commitment to refrain from rating my own work. My contribution to this collection consists of two haikus, six total lines within 150 pages. So maaaayyybeee I can review it? Without technically rating it? The haikus are fantastic (haha jk), but seriously, the collection of short stories and poetry is worth a look. Standouts for me include:
Kevin Hollaway's graveyard crime story Unrest
Nicole Luttrell's environmental horror piece Everything Is Fine
Sci-fi horror The Hunger Between the Stars by Kody Greene
Kathy Sherwood's The Roadside Room about a dangerous one night stand
Glenn B. Dungan's weird The Bug Room about a boy and sentient bugs with cryptic lessons
Rob Swystun's touch of folk horror with Canta Hotinza, about a mysterious construction site spreading across the land
But that’s not all. Sarah Das Gupta has both poetry and short stories of merit, and the rest of the collection has the potential to resonate with readers of a variety of tastes and interests.
Better yet, the curator of this collection, Jim Phoenix, plans to give the proceeds of this book to a worthy charity, the children of Ukraine. Anthologies are a great way to get in a touch of reading when you’re too busy to commit to a full fledged novel. And this one is for a great cause! Check it out. I recommend it even if I’m technically a part of it. My part is two cents worth of the entire book, so I think I might get a pass this time. 😉
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