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Category: Short Story Reviews

Reviews of short fiction.

Short Story Review – Maria’s Children – Tobi Ogundiran

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Ben Gilles

It’s been a very long time since I’ve read a ghost ship story. An even longer time since I’ve read one written in this century.… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Boneyard Soup, Horror, Maria's Children, Tobi Ogundiran

Short Story Review – A Compact with a Minor Demon by Kay Chronister

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Ben Gilles

What if H.P. Lovecraft wrote a story about the slow, crushing horror of being socially isolated and pregnant with a child whom you were, at… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Boneyard Soup, Compact with a Minor Demon, Horror, Kay Chronister

Flash Fiction Review Double Feature!

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Ben Gilles

I’ve been getting my ass kicked at work, and as a result I have missed a day of my month of short horror fiction reviews!… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Donyae Coles, flash fiction, Horror, P H Lee

Short Story Review – At The Periphery by Benjamin Peek

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Ben Gilles

At The Periphery is another story that has me splitting hairs about what is and is not horror. It is not scary. It does not… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Benjamin Peek, Horror, Nightmare Magazine, Periphery

Short Story Review – The Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Ben Gilles

This is the equivalent of phoning it in from me, and I am sorry. The point of daily reviews was to push myself to read… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Horror, Lovecraft, Nameless City

Short Story Review – Caw by WC Dunlap

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Ben Gilles

Caw by WC Dunlap is a post apocalyptic horror story that doesn’t center around zombies, a nuclear war, or a pandemic. I would have loved… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Caw, Horror, Nightmare Magazine, WC Dunlap

Short Story Review – A Square Canvas by Anthony M. Rud

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Ben Gilles

I’ve spent a lot of time this month reading newer short horror fiction. Much of it from authors at the start of their careers. For… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Anthony Rud, Horror, Square Canvas, Weird Tales

Short Story Review – Fiat Fiat Fiat by Eliot Fintushel

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Ben Gilles

Fiat Fiat Fiat by Eliot Fintushel is the final story in the October issue of Dark Magazine. Unfortunately, they did not save the best for… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Eliot Fintushel, Fiat, Horror

Short Story Review – The Hide’s Effect by Frances Ogamba

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Ben Gilles

Frances Ogamba gives us a classic “be careful what you wish for story.” It’s a bit formulaic, but with an interesting new element. The object… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Dark Magazine, Frances Ogamba, Horror, The Hide's Effect

Short Story Review – There’s Nothing Left Without the Smoke by Osahon Ize-Iyama

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Ben Gilles

A man wakes up amidst a pile of bodies in a forest. He’s filled with an irresistible desire to burn things. Not the trees, but… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Short Story ReviewsTagged Dark Magazine, Horror, Nothing Left Without the Smoke, Osahon Ize-Iyama

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Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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