Strange and Unusual: A collection of short, dark, erotic horror stories.

by Ivy Graves

A collection of short, adult-only stories from the twisted mind of author Ivy Graves.
Bunny's High Tea
Trigger Point
Water Creature
Conjuring
Espresso Martini
Sadistic Mrs Brownstone
Muted Moon
The Crossroads
A Profusion of Darkness
Moss Painted
Anubis in Aisle Six
From the Edge

130 pages, Paperback

Published May 17, 2025

Reviews

[Savanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

-eARC Review-

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

This was a new take for Ivy and I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. There was one or two stories that I didn’t fully understand what was happening but overall I had fun reading. There was maybe one short story that I didn’t like but again, that might relate back to me not being able to understand it.

Ivy has become easily one of my favorite authors and I’m really loving the different types of content she has been releasing! This is compilation of short stories is for anyone who needs a quick read but also wants to read a bunch of little stories.

[David-Jack Fletcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid writing and some cool stories. For people who are after spicy stories and throbbing genitalia, this one won’t disappoint!

There are a range of stories, from cosmic to kidnapping, which I appreciated. The novella was intriguing, and it’s always good to see pedos getting tortured.

For me, some greater character depth would have helped all round to be fully immersed in the worlds Graves was creating; some of them felt like snapshots rather than fully fleshed out stories.

***I received an arc from the author in exchange for an honest review***

[Heath Steph Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun novella collection of short stories. One minute I’m in space with a horny cyclops and the next I’m in a cottage with a witch making sex potions. This was a fun quick read with spice and very random adventures lol. Ivy definitely put Strange and Unusual in strange and unusual. Solid spicy weird ass read!

*I received this eARC from the author for my honest review.

[Arielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Madam, WHAT are you doing to me? I swear the more of your books I read, the more I get HOOKED to everything you create!! I LOVED all of the stories, some more than others like Conjuring?? UM WHAT!? I think Trigger point was my favorite to be honest!! God I love your work so much Ivy!! Now time to curl up and read Her Muse! <3

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's a intriguing, dark and short novella. it was so fun to jump in the depths of Ivy Graves's mind. cannot wait to read more like this one.

[Peta Schwartz · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the mind of Ivy Graves comes some very strange things. This collection of shorts was intersting. Not what i was expecting but still good.

[Angie]

I wanted to like this, but the second story made no sense at all. DNF at 28%.

[Laneie · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved all the short stories. I want more. The water creature made me cry. I want to know more about Sylvia and bunny high tea. I cheered when Mrs. Brownstone got what she deserved.

[Haleigh Kjelvik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was nothing I was expecting at all. I knew it was going to be dark and smutty. but it still shocked me!

[Tracy Booktalk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything Ivy writes I love. This is a quick read with a perfect bunch of short stories to thrill you!

[Heather. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a unique collection of dark short stories. A perfect title for these short stories as you dive into each one they are truly Strange and Unusual in the best way.