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Killing It Softly
The Best of Women in Horror
A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology of Short Stories
Suzie Lockhart and Digital Horror Fiction are thrilled to present 31
chilling tales of terror from some of the best authors in horror.
Includes stories from New York Times best selling authors Nancy
Holder and Elaine Cunningham, together with more shocking short
nightmares from the finest award winning female authors in the genre.
Contained within you will read:
Torn Asunder—Rebecca Snow
Lambent Lights—H.R. Boldwood
Nosophoros—Christine Lucas
What the Rain Brings—Gerri Leen
Taking it for The Team—Tracie McBride
Here We Go Round—Rie Sheridan Rose
Songs for Dead Children—Aliya Whiteley
Music in the Bone—Marion Pitman
All of a Heap—Jenner Michaud
Traitorous, Lying, Little Star—Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert
Truth Hurts—Carole Gill
A Trick of the Dark—Tina Rath
Abysmoira—Airika Sneve
Skin Deep—Carson Buckingham
Orbs—Chantal Boudreau
Rule of Five—Eleanor R. Wood
Guilty by Chance—Nidhi Singh
Ecdysis—Rebecca J. Allred
Coralesque—Rebecca Fraser
The Funhouse—Jo-Anne Russell
Graffiti—K. S. Dearsley
Complete—Amanda Northrup Mays
Ellensburg Blue—M.J. Sydney
Abandoned—Rose Blackthorn
The Call of the House of Usher—Annie Neugebauer
Ravens—Elaine Cunningham
Foxford—Sandra Kasturi
The Root—Jess Landry
Long Time, No See—Sarah Hans
Millie's Hammock—Tory Hoke
Changed—Nancy Holder
A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology of Short Stories
Suzie Lockhart and Digital Horror Fiction are thrilled to present 31
chilling tales of terror from some of the best authors in horror.
Includes stories from New York Times best selling authors Nancy
Holder and Elaine Cunningham, together with more shocking short
nightmares from the finest award winning female authors in the genre.
Contained within you will read:
Torn Asunder—Rebecca Snow
Lambent Lights—H.R. Boldwood
Nosophoros—Christine Lucas
What the Rain Brings—Gerri Leen
Taking it for The Team—Tracie McBride
Here We Go Round—Rie Sheridan Rose
Songs for Dead Children—Aliya Whiteley
Music in the Bone—Marion Pitman
All of a Heap—Jenner Michaud
Traitorous, Lying, Little Star—Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert
Truth Hurts—Carole Gill
A Trick of the Dark—Tina Rath
Abysmoira—Airika Sneve
Skin Deep—Carson Buckingham
Orbs—Chantal Boudreau
Rule of Five—Eleanor R. Wood
Guilty by Chance—Nidhi Singh
Ecdysis—Rebecca J. Allred
Coralesque—Rebecca Fraser
The Funhouse—Jo-Anne Russell
Graffiti—K. S. Dearsley
Complete—Amanda Northrup Mays
Ellensburg Blue—M.J. Sydney
Abandoned—Rose Blackthorn
The Call of the House of Usher—Annie Neugebauer
Ravens—Elaine Cunningham
Foxford—Sandra Kasturi
The Root—Jess Landry
Long Time, No See—Sarah Hans
Millie's Hammock—Tory Hoke
Changed—Nancy Holder
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482 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2017
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December 18, 2017
A week or so ago, I reviewed Killing It Softly 2. Some of you may have wondered why I did the sequel before the original. The answer is simple, I got the sequel first. THAT was quickly remedied. To sum it up in a single word, WOW!
Killing It Softly is an anthology of horror fiction written by women. The point of this anthology is to prove that women can write horror as well as a man. Well, it is a fact I always knew, but damn did these ladies prove it! Not only do these tales scare, but they will also give food for thought.
Is there a difference between horror written by a man as opposed to a woman? YES! For me, there is more depth of feeling, whether it is fear, anger, dread, joy, surprise, what have you, the feeling is ever present and holds you hostage. Also, word for word, the fear grabs you by the throat, holds you hostage, gets under your skin, into your brain, and leaves you wrung out like a damp dish rag…and THAT is a good thing!
End result GET THIS BOOK! Really, go, get it, read it, embrace it.
5 out of 5 Bookmarks.
Killing It Softly is an anthology of horror fiction written by women. The point of this anthology is to prove that women can write horror as well as a man. Well, it is a fact I always knew, but damn did these ladies prove it! Not only do these tales scare, but they will also give food for thought.
Is there a difference between horror written by a man as opposed to a woman? YES! For me, there is more depth of feeling, whether it is fear, anger, dread, joy, surprise, what have you, the feeling is ever present and holds you hostage. Also, word for word, the fear grabs you by the throat, holds you hostage, gets under your skin, into your brain, and leaves you wrung out like a damp dish rag…and THAT is a good thing!
End result GET THIS BOOK! Really, go, get it, read it, embrace it.
5 out of 5 Bookmarks.
April 5, 2018
Disclaimer: I have a story in here, and I'm so happy it's surrounded by top horror by women who write with talent and diversity
December 29, 2016
This Anthology Kills It Indeed!
This is an anthology chock-full of chills!
Most anthologies are a mixed bag - you're going to have some stories that shine, and others that are, more or less, filler.
Suzi Wargo Lockhart's "Killing It Softly: A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology" is a 'best of' affair, full of dark and disturbing tales by women. Every story is well worth reading, even though some were more to my taste than others. I found Geri Leen's "What the Rain Brings", Aliya Whiteley's "Songs for Dead Children", and Airika Sneve's "Abysmoira" particularly disturbing.
If you like 'bumps in the night', be sure to pick this one up, and read it alone...
This is an anthology chock-full of chills!
Most anthologies are a mixed bag - you're going to have some stories that shine, and others that are, more or less, filler.
Suzi Wargo Lockhart's "Killing It Softly: A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology" is a 'best of' affair, full of dark and disturbing tales by women. Every story is well worth reading, even though some were more to my taste than others. I found Geri Leen's "What the Rain Brings", Aliya Whiteley's "Songs for Dead Children", and Airika Sneve's "Abysmoira" particularly disturbing.
If you like 'bumps in the night', be sure to pick this one up, and read it alone...
February 1, 2017
I loved this book. Each story lends its own unique voice to a mixture of quiet horror and hard-hitting shock. All the stories included are intensely creepy so that every horror fan will find something they like here. Between these pages you'll find a brilliant line-up of highly skilled horror writers, who also happen to be female. I bet you'll find a new favorite author, too. Don't miss out.
February 17, 2017
Horror at its Best
I gave this anthology five stars because it contains spine chilling stories. Women wrote these stories, and many of them had a twist that raised them up above the usual horror stories. It introduced me to new authors who I want to read more of their works.
I gave this anthology five stars because it contains spine chilling stories. Women wrote these stories, and many of them had a twist that raised them up above the usual horror stories. It introduced me to new authors who I want to read more of their works.
February 11, 2017
Anthology ; most of the stories are very good, and a couple are excellent.
February 15, 2017
Good variety of short horror stories. I liked most of them.
May 5, 2017
Some stories were better than others. I actually did read the whole book and I found that the stories in the last third of the book were better than the first two thirds. Overall, nice creepy crawly book where some stories were really atmospheric and creepy and others were "meh". I want to go through it again to remember the stories I liked in order to check out the authors' work for nice creepy reads.
February 24, 2017
Well, it took me FOREVER to read this anthology. I mainly read it at work, though, so that's my excuse. There are roughly 30 stories in this compilation, all written by women.
Overall, I rate this 3/5. Some stories were very poorly written, others too predictable, and finally: boring. Maybe a portion of what I read I found to be truly original and/or spooky.
Glad I read this. Glad I didn't pay more than $1.00 for it! Don't know if I would jump into one of these anthologies again, though. This is definitely the year of the short stories for me.
Overall, I rate this 3/5. Some stories were very poorly written, others too predictable, and finally: boring. Maybe a portion of what I read I found to be truly original and/or spooky.
Glad I read this. Glad I didn't pay more than $1.00 for it! Don't know if I would jump into one of these anthologies again, though. This is definitely the year of the short stories for me.
April 18, 2017
Humbled to be included
I have a story in this book, but I would have loved it anyway. The stories are amazing. I am humbled to be in this company of outstanding female horror authors.
I have a story in this book, but I would have loved it anyway. The stories are amazing. I am humbled to be in this company of outstanding female horror authors.
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