Quite the Collection: An Extreme Horror from the author of Sick B*stards

by Matt Shaw

She knew better than to cut through the park after dark. The news was already full of horror stories from people being attacked there but, with alcohol flowing through her system, she didn’t stop to use common sense. She carried on, keen to get home to where her bed was waiting.Her life changed that night when she became another statistic of assault. She lost all trust for people and struggled to even leave her house; the latter being something she managed to overcome thanks to her therapist. Still, life wasn’t what it once was. That is, until she realised what would make her feel She’d go out at the weekends, she would find the men most deserving of her wrath and - she would start to build her collection... And, what a collection it was to This is an extreme story. There are moments within these pages which "mainstream" horror lovers may not enjoy.

102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2023

About the author

Biography

MATT SHAW was born, quite by accident (his mother tripped, he shot out) September 30th 1980 in Winchester hospital where he was immediately placed on the baby ward and EBay. Some twelve years later (wandering the corridors of the hospital and playing with road kill when he was on day release), the listing closed and he remained unsold, he was booted out of the hospital to start his life as a writer and hobbit – beginning with writing screenplays and short stories for his own amusement before finally getting published when he was twenty-seven years and forty-five seconds old.


Once Published weekly in a lad's magazine with his photography work, Matt Shaw is also a published author and cartoonist. Has to be said, can be a bit of a flirt and definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, somewhat of a klutz.

Favourite books
"Roald Dahl's Collection of Short Stories"
Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Anything, really, written by himself. Because he is that good.

Reviews

[♡Chrystianna♡]

cannot wait to read this one, i am the main character in it!!!!!

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yikes!

I don’t think of this as extreme horror although some of it is a bit gruesome. Then comes the very surprising twist and the ending. I liked because it was different than anything else I have read. Matt Shaw is quite a writer.

[Hail Hydra! ~Dave Anderson~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Come on, one drink. It’s not going to kill you, is it? Let me buy you a drink.’

A smile spread across Chrystianna’s face. ‘Sure. Why not?’

The man smiled. He sat on the bar stool next to her and - with a confident wave - gestured for the barman.

[Mellisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Christyanna is deeply traumatised by the vicious attack she went through. She feels she needs to protect all women from ever having to feel the same. She's found a way of doing this, and it's stopping the nightmares at the same time, along with building up her unique collection...

I think I've possibly read too many 'extreme' horrors to class this as extreme. It doesn't hot me with the same horror as books from, say Jon Athan. I can see this definitely had potential, it just lacked something for me that really pushed the book to the extreme side.

[Diane · Rating 2 out of 5]

If the authors name hadn't been printed on this book,I'd have never in a million years guessed it was written by Matt Shaw...this was most definitely NOT one of his better books, the story was repetitive and slightly boring and the ending was completely stupid...Yes...OK..I got the meaning to the book and the understanding of the story loud and clear...but come on, this was never extreme horror at its best,it was just a run if the mill story aimed to shock a little...not for me, I'm just glad it was a short novel😵😫😩🥴

[Shantelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite the collection by Matt Shaw
This needs to be said this book is NOT for the faint of heart and is NOT a romance in anyway. This book is straight up horror and it's gross. So that being said on to my review.

Okay so I am normally a dark romance girly and will for ever be one but I enjoy a bit of splatter punk/ extreme horror from time to time. Sue me I am the extreme when I read. I enjoy the strange and dark in my reading. Something that in my real life I could never.

This book had me throughout the whole thing until the end. I really hate when innocent people die. Someone who did nothing wrong makes me irritated. I am all for punishing the evil/ wrong doers. I don't want the "bad guy" so to speak to win and even tho the fmc was technically a bad guy she wasn't really in my book because she was dishing justice for something so terribly wrong with certain men in society. Then the bish had to lose me with her last final act. She had to do it. I will say nice twist with the mmc though. I did not see that coming. I am giving a 4 star because Matt Shaw did the thing and made another awesome read. He will forever be an author I will read no matter what, even if I know it's going to irritate me in the end.

Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Teah Sennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good idea...2.5 rounded up to 3.

(Possible potential spoilers)
Also: (TW: I know it comes with one, but I think it should be noted a graphic sexual assault takes place on the very first page of the book)
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I enjoyed the idea. And the story started out strong, but the ending just...Didn't do it for me. Maybe it was the pacing of the story, but everything was too rushed to feel plausible. There are serial killers who never reveal their true nature's to the wives they've been married to for 20+ years. I find it extremely hard to believe that a serial killer would reveal themselves to someone they've only known for for like 3 days.
The book would've been better had it been longer. Everything felt kind of rushed and straight to the point. No real build up or anything. And, it was incredibly repetitive imo. Every other paragraph was the MC talking about how empty she felt and how "not normal" she is. Good idea, just not very well executed.

[Gracey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this book actually had potential. It had similar qualities to that of extreme horror- gory, gruesome, over sexualised - but had an actual story and broken character. However, it just went completely down hill. Her aim throughout the novel is to target unworthy men who cannot take no for an answer, yet she ends up killing a man she had a genuine connection with and who was entirely respectful? Even with the knowledge that she would be fine with him getting away and informing the police? Just seemed like a pointless and heartless plot point. Maybe that was the point though?
As this was a short novel it didn't feel entirely pointless and a waste of my time, and I still thought parts of the novel were okay.

[Justine Biddle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a quick enjoyable read
Liked the twist. Feel like this is one of Matt's better books that I've read in a while from him. It's closer to the stuff I do enjoy reading of his. 3.5