Cellar Door: Words of Beauty, Tales of Terror

by Shawna L. Bernard (Editor), Sydney Leigh (Editor), Gregory L. Norris (Contributor)

Cellar Door... Linguists call it the most beautiful phrase in the English language based solely on the way it sounds. But as you can imagine, what it represents may be something far more sinister. In a spectacular display of poetry, artwork, fiction, and photography, the talent of fifty contributors is showcased within these pages. Voices from behind cellar doors all over the world come together in unison to whisper in your ear...can you hear them? Are they knocking on your cellar door? Edited by Shawna L. Bernard, each piece in this anthology has a beautiful title intrinsically connected to the tale that follows, and a door will be the common theme which connects the widely varied styles, genres, and stories told. Will you take your chances and find what's lurking behind your cellar door?

Genres: Horror

334 pages, Paperback

First published September 13, 2013

Reviews

[Mark Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This anthology is filled with nuggets of flash fiction, art work, poetry, and short stories. All anthologies should have this variety in size, content, and style. I turned the table of contents into a ouija board, and my thumb wandered from place to place. Every piece of art it took me to was smart and satisfying. A great piece of dark art.

[Gothic Readers Book Club · Rating 5 out of 5]

GOTHIC READERS CHOICE AWARD WINNER

Edited by Shawna L. Bernard, Cellar Door: Words of Beauty, Tales of Terror is a unique collection. The stories are linked by title to create a loose thread between the tales. A simulation of opening doors, passing through, never to return to your point of origin. The poetry, flash fiction, and short stories take the reader down shadowy corridors and through haunted cold spots to reveal monstrous horrors hidden in the darkness. The works here are eclectic and terrifying.

If You Like: Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant



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[Megan S Spark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This showed so much creativity! Poetry, visual arts, and of course, the stories. The content made me think of the wonderful old stories from bygone times, very subtle. Effective horror can hide in plain sight, only being recognized by those who- in certain slant of light- glimpse it. After being turned off from modern horror time and again, I wondered if I was stuck re reading the classics. But with persistence, you can find books such as this, which not only entertain, but also show the art is not lost. Encouraging to know there are people who still get it, and a fun read. A keeper.

[Crystal Rafuse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll write a review when I have a bit more time...