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
Short Story Review – A Square Canvas by Anthony M. Rud
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
Short Story Review – Fiat Fiat Fiat by Eliot Fintushel
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
Short Story Review – The Hide’s Effect by Frances Ogamba
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
Short Story Review – There’s Nothing Left Without the Smoke by Osahon Ize-Iyama
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
Short Story Review – Hundreds of Little Absences by Aimee Ogden
I love cheesey horror movies. My wife and I went to see Insidious 2 on our first date. Neither of us had seen Insidious 1.… Continue reading
Short Story Review – Fading Memories by Michael Bracken
[Content Warning: This one is pretty much erotica] On Twitter I announced that I had a personal goal of reading one short horror story for… Continue reading
Short Story Review – Double Dare by Serena Jayne
Double Dare by Serena Jayne is a modern twist on a classic horror formula. A person desecrates a grave, corpse, or some other artifact of… Continue reading
Short Story Review – Darkness in August by Bentley Little
[Content Warning: Rape] There’s a kind of subgenre that crops up from time to time in short form horror fiction. I don’t know if it… Continue reading
Short Story Review – The Wemategunis by James Edward O’Brien
The Wemategunis is a story about a creature from Native American folklore (pronounced: weh-mah-teh-guh-neese) that struck me as being similar to the huldufólk from Icelandic… Continue reading