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100 Word Horrors: Book 4: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles
An Anthology of Horror Drabbles.
100 Word Horrors: Book 4 brings you over one hundred new drabbles from a wealth of horror authors. Some new, some old, but all great. Each and every one of us hope you have a blast with the final instalment in the series.
Included between the pages:
Adam Light - No Time Like the Present
Alanna Robertson-Webb - U R Next
Amber M. Simpson - The Old Man
Andrew Lennon - Cinema
Andrew Lennon - Motivation
Andrew Lennon - The Wave
Ann Christine Tabaka - Water World
Ann-Christine Tabaka - The Children of Earth
Billy San Juan - My Sincerest Apologies to any Innocent Victims
Callum Pearce - Cats
Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer - Haunted House
Chad Lutzke - Shingles on a Graham-Cracker Roof
Chloe Lennon - Hunger Pains
C.M. Saunders - Louie's Room
Constanze Scheib - Sanatorium
Darren Tarditi - The Hunter
David Owain Hughes - Books-A-Million
David Owain Hughes - The Golden Sticker
Dawn DeBraal - Cannibal
Dawn DeBraal - Revived
Dawn DeBraal - Road Kill
Eddie D. Moore - Hide and Seek
Ellen A. Easton - Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood
Eric J. Guignard - Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse
Evans Light - Getting Carried Away
Evans Light - Swing Low
Evans Light - This Little Piggy
Gary McDonough - Curiosity
Greg Bennett - Tiny Terrors
Harris Coverley - Coins
Howard Carlyle - The Theatre of Screams
J. C. Michael - Domestic Bliss
J. C. Michael - Spectrum
Jacek Wilkos - Lair
Jack Lothian - Diamond Lake Killer
Jack Lothian - The Guest Room
Jackk N. Killington - Zombie
Jason Parent - Shape in the Dark
Joe X Young - Believe in Me
Joe X Young - Panto Season
Joel R Hunt - Mister Mushroom
Joel R Hunt - The Transylvania Box
John Boden - Meal
Josh A. Murphy - Slithering
Julian J. Guignard - Molly's Wedding
Kevin Cathy - Inescapable
Kevin Cathy - The Coffin
Kevin J. Kennedy - Missing Halloween
Kevin J. Kennedy - Wrath of the Old Ones
Kevin Wetmore - Chiaroscuro Morning
Kevin Wetmore - Take the Long Way Home
Lee Franklin - Feed the Beast
Lee Franklin - You Look Prettier When You Smile
Lee Mountford - Choke
Lee Mountford - Predator
Mark Cassell - New Home
Mark Steensland - Stop
Matthew A Clarke - Worth It
Micah Castle - Inescapable End
N.M. Brown - Extra-Curricular Clone
Nerisha Kemraj - Asylum
Nerisha Kemraj - Mine
P.J. Blakey-Novis - A Friend for Ellie
P.J. Blakey-Novis - Captive
Paul D. Brazill - Swamplands
Regina Kenney - Fantasy
RJ Meldrum - Livestock
RJ Meldrum - Phantom
RJ Meldrum - Summer Snow
Robin Braid - Blood in the Moonlight
Robin Braid - Undead Champion
Ron Davis - The Job Interview
Ross Baxter - Eternal Life
Ross Jeffery - Poached Egg
Russell Smeaton - Bus Home
Ryan Colley - Cattle
Ryan Colley - Memory Stick
Ryan Colley - Ride-Hailing
Sheldon Woodbury - A Prison Inside Us
Sheldon Woodbury - The Museum of Horrors
Simon Cluett - Lanterns
Stacey Jaine McIntosh - Blood and Bone
Steve Stred - Open Call
Steve Stred - Terra
Terry Miller – To Feed a Monster
Theresa Jacobs - Armageddon
Timothy Friesenhahn - Hair
Timothy Friesenhahn - I
Tina Piney - Awaken to Death <
THIS BOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE A FREE SET OF STICKERS
100 Word Horrors: Book 4 brings you over one hundred new drabbles from a wealth of horror authors. Some new, some old, but all great. Each and every one of us hope you have a blast with the final instalment in the series.
Included between the pages:
Adam Light - No Time Like the Present
Alanna Robertson-Webb - U R Next
Amber M. Simpson - The Old Man
Andrew Lennon - Cinema
Andrew Lennon - Motivation
Andrew Lennon - The Wave
Ann Christine Tabaka - Water World
Ann-Christine Tabaka - The Children of Earth
Billy San Juan - My Sincerest Apologies to any Innocent Victims
Callum Pearce - Cats
Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer - Haunted House
Chad Lutzke - Shingles on a Graham-Cracker Roof
Chloe Lennon - Hunger Pains
C.M. Saunders - Louie's Room
Constanze Scheib - Sanatorium
Darren Tarditi - The Hunter
David Owain Hughes - Books-A-Million
David Owain Hughes - The Golden Sticker
Dawn DeBraal - Cannibal
Dawn DeBraal - Revived
Dawn DeBraal - Road Kill
Eddie D. Moore - Hide and Seek
Ellen A. Easton - Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood
Eric J. Guignard - Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse
Evans Light - Getting Carried Away
Evans Light - Swing Low
Evans Light - This Little Piggy
Gary McDonough - Curiosity
Greg Bennett - Tiny Terrors
Harris Coverley - Coins
Howard Carlyle - The Theatre of Screams
J. C. Michael - Domestic Bliss
J. C. Michael - Spectrum
Jacek Wilkos - Lair
Jack Lothian - Diamond Lake Killer
Jack Lothian - The Guest Room
Jackk N. Killington - Zombie
Jason Parent - Shape in the Dark
Joe X Young - Believe in Me
Joe X Young - Panto Season
Joel R Hunt - Mister Mushroom
Joel R Hunt - The Transylvania Box
John Boden - Meal
Josh A. Murphy - Slithering
Julian J. Guignard - Molly's Wedding
Kevin Cathy - Inescapable
Kevin Cathy - The Coffin
Kevin J. Kennedy - Missing Halloween
Kevin J. Kennedy - Wrath of the Old Ones
Kevin Wetmore - Chiaroscuro Morning
Kevin Wetmore - Take the Long Way Home
Lee Franklin - Feed the Beast
Lee Franklin - You Look Prettier When You Smile
Lee Mountford - Choke
Lee Mountford - Predator
Mark Cassell - New Home
Mark Steensland - Stop
Matthew A Clarke - Worth It
Micah Castle - Inescapable End
N.M. Brown - Extra-Curricular Clone
Nerisha Kemraj - Asylum
Nerisha Kemraj - Mine
P.J. Blakey-Novis - A Friend for Ellie
P.J. Blakey-Novis - Captive
Paul D. Brazill - Swamplands
Regina Kenney - Fantasy
RJ Meldrum - Livestock
RJ Meldrum - Phantom
RJ Meldrum - Summer Snow
Robin Braid - Blood in the Moonlight
Robin Braid - Undead Champion
Ron Davis - The Job Interview
Ross Baxter - Eternal Life
Ross Jeffery - Poached Egg
Russell Smeaton - Bus Home
Ryan Colley - Cattle
Ryan Colley - Memory Stick
Ryan Colley - Ride-Hailing
Sheldon Woodbury - A Prison Inside Us
Sheldon Woodbury - The Museum of Horrors
Simon Cluett - Lanterns
Stacey Jaine McIntosh - Blood and Bone
Steve Stred - Open Call
Steve Stred - Terra
Terry Miller – To Feed a Monster
Theresa Jacobs - Armageddon
Timothy Friesenhahn - Hair
Timothy Friesenhahn - I
Tina Piney - Awaken to Death <
113 pages, Paperback
First published December 28, 2019
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About the author
Kevin J. Kennedy
142 books325 followersKevin J. Kennedy is a horror author, editor, and anthologist. He is the owner of KJK Publishing and runs the bestselling 'The Horror Collection' series. He is the author of Halloween Land, The Clown and Nothing is Real.
He lives in the heart of Scotland with his beautiful wife, three cats, Carlito, Ariel and Luna, and a Pomchi called Orko. He can be found on Facebook if you want to chat with him.
He lives in the heart of Scotland with his beautiful wife, three cats, Carlito, Ariel and Luna, and a Pomchi called Orko. He can be found on Facebook if you want to chat with him.
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December 31, 2019
100 Word Horrors Book 4 is another amazing anthology of horror drabbles by Kevin J. Kennedy.
I just cannot get enough of these! These tales are perfect for readers that want to keep them on hand and read one or two every now and again. Of course, you can also cruise right through them all, like I did… I just can’t help myself!
Each tale is so wonderfully written. With each of these collections I’m just amazed at the world these authors can create in just 100 words.
My favorites are the drabbles that start light but then in the very last sentence turn dark.
Per usual with these types of collections, here are my rating breakdowns for each story along with some immediate thoughts/reactions:
Forward
In the quick forward, the author explains that this will be the last in this series for a bit. I totally understand and I’m wicked excited for his other future projects! Of course, if another Drabble collection is out together down the road, I’ll be here for it!
Extra-Curricular Clone by N. M. Brown – 5/5
Is there anything more horrific than being in a very scary situation and hearing a giggle?!
Water World by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Truly one of my nightmares!
Swamplands by Paul D. Brazill – 3/5
What the?!
Choke by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yes!! What loyalty!
Eternal Life by Ross Baxter – 5/5
Aww a sad one, but interesting!
Mister Mushroom by Joel R Hunt – 4/5
That ending!
Chiaroscuro Morning by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Super creepy!!
Road Kill by Dawn DeBraal – 3/5
Oh gosh!!
The Wave by Andrew Lennon – 5/5
Terrifying!!
Better Off Dead by Zoey Xolton – 4/5
Woah!
The Children of Earth by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Ooh! An interesting and terrifying thought!
Swing Low by Evans Light – 4/5
Eek! This one is screaming for more info!
The Golden Sticker by David Owain Hughes- 5/5
Oh my gosh! What an awesome idea! I love led collecting stickers when I was a kid and actually thought about starting up again recently with stickers from local breweries! Monsters are way cooler though!
Livestock by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh my goodness! Yikes!
Molly’s Wedding by Julian J. Guignard – 5/5
So spooky!!! I love this one!
Zombie by Jackk J. Killington – 5/5
Love, love, love this! What a claustrophobic Drabble!
Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood by Ellen A. Easton – 4/5
Eek! So creepy. Stay out of the forest!
Revived by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Oh no, poor Charlotte!
No Time Like the Present by Adam Light – 5/5
Woah! Not what I was expecting. I need more info here!!
A Prison Inside Us by Sheldon Woodbury – 5/5
Terrifying!!
To Feed A Monster by Terry Miller – 5/5
Heartbreaking!
Lanterns by Simon Cluett – 5/5
Goodness! Not where I saw this one going!
The Guest Room by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Yikes!!! Terrifying!
Wrath of the Old Ones by Kevin J. Kennedy- 5/5
What a terrifying idea!
My Brother Gets Released Today by Tristan Drue Rogers –
Unfortunately I think I’m missing something with this one…
A Shape in the Dark by Jason Parent – 5/5
Very suspenseful and spooky!!
The Coffin by Kevin Cathy – 4/5
Another straight from my nightmares!
Louie’s Room by C. M. Saunders – 5/5
Oh my god, that last sentence…
Mine by Nerisha Kemraj- 4/5
So scary!
The Theater of Screams by Howard Carlyle- 5/5
Oh my god! Terrifying!
Worth It by Matthew A Clarke – 3/5
Dark!
Blood in the Moonlight by Robin Braid – 5/5
Oooh!!! This one totally calls for more info but is also just perfect as is! Love it!!
Feeding the Beast by Lee Franklin – 4/5
Woah!! I loved how this one takes a minute to figure out!
A Friend for Ellie by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
Cattle by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Absolutely horrible! Ah, internet rabbit holes…
Open Call by Steve Stred – 5/5
Oh my gosh!! How clever!
The Job Interview by Ron Davis – 4/5
Woah, what an interview!
The Transylvania Box by Joel R Hunt – 5/5
Oh no!
Hide and Seek by Eddie D. Moore – 4/5
Oh gosh! The end…
Inescapable End by Micha Castle – 3/5
Spooky!
Vulture by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Eerie!
Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes – 5/5
Oh my gosh!!! What a way to go out.
Hair by Timothy Friesenhahn – 5/5
Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!! Terrifying!
Stop by Mark Steensland – 5/5
Eek!!!! Just like one of those chain letters!!
Meal by John Boden – 3/5
Oh no.
Sanatorium by Constanze Scheib – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
The Hunter by Darren Tarditi – 5/5
Absolutely horrifying!
Armageddon by Theresa Jacobs – 5/5
A perfect zombie tale!
Dark Legion by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Dark one!
The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb – 5/5
Terrifying!! Oh my gosh. This one spooked me!
My Sincerest Apologies to Any Innocent Victims by Billy San Juan – 5/5
What payback!! But also… how scary does that title make the story?!
Blood and Bone by Stacey Jaine McIntosh – 3/5
Interesting. I want to know how the kid was born!
Shingles on a graham-cracker roof by Chad Lutzke – 5/5
Eeek! This one made me cringe so much!
Pants Season by Joe X Young – 5/5
Oh no! Horrific!
Cats by Callum Pearce – 5/5
Yikes! This one made me wish I had my back to a wall!
Curiosity by Gary McDonough – 4/5
So eerie!! Shoulda listened to mum!
Missing Halloween by Kevin J. Kennedy – 5/5
Did not see that coming!
Hunger Pains by Chloe Lennon – 3/5
A lighter but interesting tale! This one will make ya think about what the world of tale one is like after getting this little glimpse…
Lair by Jacek Wilkos- 4/5
Yikes yikes yikes!
Awaken to Death by Tina Piney – 5/5
An absolute nightmare!!!
Bus Home by Russell Smeaton – 5/5
Oh no! Terribly sad but perfectly written.
Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse by Eric J. Guignard- 5/5
Love this!
Haunted House by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer- 5/5
So spooky!! I felt bad for the poor wheezing asthmatic girl.
Motivation by Andrew Lennon – 4/5
That’s some dedication!
Slaughter by the Full of the Moon by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eek! Creepy!!
Predator by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yasss! Perfect.
Grave Concerns by Zoey Xolton – 5/5
Love it! What a scene this one set in just two sentences!
Summer Snow by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh no… A wicked sad one.
The Museum of Horrors by Sheldon Woodbury – 4/5
Eek!
Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Uh oh…
Long Limbs at the E.R. by Tristian Drue Rogers – 4/5
Yikes!!
Inescapable by Kevin Cathy – 5/5
Terrifying!
Undead Champion by Robin Braid – 4/5
Woah! What an idea!
You Look Prettier When You Smile by Lee Franklin – 5/5
Yikes!!!
Captive by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 4/5
Absolutely terrifying! Another situation right out of my nightmares!
Memory Stick by Ryan Colley – 5/5
So so so creepy!! Don’t use random memory sticks!
Terra by Steve Stred – 3/5
Oh gosh! What happened?!
I by Timothy Friesenhahn – 3/5
Oh no! What a creepy premise.
Compelled to Rise by Toneye Eyenot – 5/5
Beautifully written! What a tale!
Believe in Me by Joe X Young – 5/5
That ending!
The Old Man by Amber M. Simpson – 4/5
Yikes! So much for being polite….
All Alone by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Creepy!!
Poached Egg by Ross Jeffery – 4/5
Disgustingly disturbing.
Domestic Bliss by J.C. Michael – 4/5
Uh oh!!
Tiny Terrors by Greg Bennett – 4/5
Oh no! So creepy. Wonderful zombie tale!
Slithering by Josh A. Murphy – 4/5
Yikes!! Glad I don’t have a letterbox!
Getting Carried Away by Evans Light – 5/5
Oh my gosh! Love this! I always enjoy not really understanding what’s going on until the last sentence in a Drabble!
Asylum by Nerisha Kemraj – 5/5
Oh no!! So scary!
Fantasy by Regina Kenney – 4/5
Oh boy….
Coins by Harris Coverly – 3/5
Oh no!
New Home by Mark Cassell – 4/5
Oh no! What’s going on?!
Cannibal by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Clever trap! Terrifying people!
Advice by Valerie Lioudis – 5/5
Horrifying!!!
Take the Long Way Home by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Yikes!!
Cinema by Andrew Lennon –
Not for me.
Phantom by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Woah!! That rules and is wonderfully scary!
Fiddlestyx by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eep! I can’t remember the last time I hear someone say that term… high school maybe?
Ride-Hailing by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Another of my nightmares! I’ve only taken a Lyft once alone… never again.
Too Little Too Late by Veronica Smith – 5/5
Oh no! That last sentence!
Spectrum by J.C. Michael – 3/5
Oh boy!
This Little Piggy by Evans Light – 4/5
Yuck!
Afterward
A wonderful wrap up!
My Final Thoughts
I love this collection so much! I very highly recommend it to all types of horror fans! There’s something here for everyone. I cannot wait to return to this one again soon!
I just cannot get enough of these! These tales are perfect for readers that want to keep them on hand and read one or two every now and again. Of course, you can also cruise right through them all, like I did… I just can’t help myself!
Each tale is so wonderfully written. With each of these collections I’m just amazed at the world these authors can create in just 100 words.
My favorites are the drabbles that start light but then in the very last sentence turn dark.
Per usual with these types of collections, here are my rating breakdowns for each story along with some immediate thoughts/reactions:
Forward
In the quick forward, the author explains that this will be the last in this series for a bit. I totally understand and I’m wicked excited for his other future projects! Of course, if another Drabble collection is out together down the road, I’ll be here for it!
Extra-Curricular Clone by N. M. Brown – 5/5
Is there anything more horrific than being in a very scary situation and hearing a giggle?!
Water World by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Truly one of my nightmares!
Swamplands by Paul D. Brazill – 3/5
What the?!
Choke by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yes!! What loyalty!
Eternal Life by Ross Baxter – 5/5
Aww a sad one, but interesting!
Mister Mushroom by Joel R Hunt – 4/5
That ending!
Chiaroscuro Morning by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Super creepy!!
Road Kill by Dawn DeBraal – 3/5
Oh gosh!!
The Wave by Andrew Lennon – 5/5
Terrifying!!
Better Off Dead by Zoey Xolton – 4/5
Woah!
The Children of Earth by Ann Christine Tabaka – 5/5
Ooh! An interesting and terrifying thought!
Swing Low by Evans Light – 4/5
Eek! This one is screaming for more info!
The Golden Sticker by David Owain Hughes- 5/5
Oh my gosh! What an awesome idea! I love led collecting stickers when I was a kid and actually thought about starting up again recently with stickers from local breweries! Monsters are way cooler though!
Livestock by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh my goodness! Yikes!
Molly’s Wedding by Julian J. Guignard – 5/5
So spooky!!! I love this one!
Zombie by Jackk J. Killington – 5/5
Love, love, love this! What a claustrophobic Drabble!
Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood by Ellen A. Easton – 4/5
Eek! So creepy. Stay out of the forest!
Revived by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Oh no, poor Charlotte!
No Time Like the Present by Adam Light – 5/5
Woah! Not what I was expecting. I need more info here!!
A Prison Inside Us by Sheldon Woodbury – 5/5
Terrifying!!
To Feed A Monster by Terry Miller – 5/5
Heartbreaking!
Lanterns by Simon Cluett – 5/5
Goodness! Not where I saw this one going!
The Guest Room by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Yikes!!! Terrifying!
Wrath of the Old Ones by Kevin J. Kennedy- 5/5
What a terrifying idea!
My Brother Gets Released Today by Tristan Drue Rogers –
Unfortunately I think I’m missing something with this one…
A Shape in the Dark by Jason Parent – 5/5
Very suspenseful and spooky!!
The Coffin by Kevin Cathy – 4/5
Another straight from my nightmares!
Louie’s Room by C. M. Saunders – 5/5
Oh my god, that last sentence…
Mine by Nerisha Kemraj- 4/5
So scary!
The Theater of Screams by Howard Carlyle- 5/5
Oh my god! Terrifying!
Worth It by Matthew A Clarke – 3/5
Dark!
Blood in the Moonlight by Robin Braid – 5/5
Oooh!!! This one totally calls for more info but is also just perfect as is! Love it!!
Feeding the Beast by Lee Franklin – 4/5
Woah!! I loved how this one takes a minute to figure out!
A Friend for Ellie by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
Cattle by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Absolutely horrible! Ah, internet rabbit holes…
Open Call by Steve Stred – 5/5
Oh my gosh!! How clever!
The Job Interview by Ron Davis – 4/5
Woah, what an interview!
The Transylvania Box by Joel R Hunt – 5/5
Oh no!
Hide and Seek by Eddie D. Moore – 4/5
Oh gosh! The end…
Inescapable End by Micha Castle – 3/5
Spooky!
Vulture by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Eerie!
Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes – 5/5
Oh my gosh!!! What a way to go out.
Hair by Timothy Friesenhahn – 5/5
Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!! Terrifying!
Stop by Mark Steensland – 5/5
Eek!!!! Just like one of those chain letters!!
Meal by John Boden – 3/5
Oh no.
Sanatorium by Constanze Scheib – 5/5
Terrifying!!!
The Hunter by Darren Tarditi – 5/5
Absolutely horrifying!
Armageddon by Theresa Jacobs – 5/5
A perfect zombie tale!
Dark Legion by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Dark one!
The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb – 5/5
Terrifying!! Oh my gosh. This one spooked me!
My Sincerest Apologies to Any Innocent Victims by Billy San Juan – 5/5
What payback!! But also… how scary does that title make the story?!
Blood and Bone by Stacey Jaine McIntosh – 3/5
Interesting. I want to know how the kid was born!
Shingles on a graham-cracker roof by Chad Lutzke – 5/5
Eeek! This one made me cringe so much!
Pants Season by Joe X Young – 5/5
Oh no! Horrific!
Cats by Callum Pearce – 5/5
Yikes! This one made me wish I had my back to a wall!
Curiosity by Gary McDonough – 4/5
So eerie!! Shoulda listened to mum!
Missing Halloween by Kevin J. Kennedy – 5/5
Did not see that coming!
Hunger Pains by Chloe Lennon – 3/5
A lighter but interesting tale! This one will make ya think about what the world of tale one is like after getting this little glimpse…
Lair by Jacek Wilkos- 4/5
Yikes yikes yikes!
Awaken to Death by Tina Piney – 5/5
An absolute nightmare!!!
Bus Home by Russell Smeaton – 5/5
Oh no! Terribly sad but perfectly written.
Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse by Eric J. Guignard- 5/5
Love this!
Haunted House by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer- 5/5
So spooky!! I felt bad for the poor wheezing asthmatic girl.
Motivation by Andrew Lennon – 4/5
That’s some dedication!
Slaughter by the Full of the Moon by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eek! Creepy!!
Predator by Lee Mountford – 5/5
Yasss! Perfect.
Grave Concerns by Zoey Xolton – 5/5
Love it! What a scene this one set in just two sentences!
Summer Snow by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Oh no… A wicked sad one.
The Museum of Horrors by Sheldon Woodbury – 4/5
Eek!
Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian – 5/5
Uh oh…
Long Limbs at the E.R. by Tristian Drue Rogers – 4/5
Yikes!!
Inescapable by Kevin Cathy – 5/5
Terrifying!
Undead Champion by Robin Braid – 4/5
Woah! What an idea!
You Look Prettier When You Smile by Lee Franklin – 5/5
Yikes!!!
Captive by P.J. Blakey-Novis – 4/5
Absolutely terrifying! Another situation right out of my nightmares!
Memory Stick by Ryan Colley – 5/5
So so so creepy!! Don’t use random memory sticks!
Terra by Steve Stred – 3/5
Oh gosh! What happened?!
I by Timothy Friesenhahn – 3/5
Oh no! What a creepy premise.
Compelled to Rise by Toneye Eyenot – 5/5
Beautifully written! What a tale!
Believe in Me by Joe X Young – 5/5
That ending!
The Old Man by Amber M. Simpson – 4/5
Yikes! So much for being polite….
All Alone by Veronica Smith – 4/5
Creepy!!
Poached Egg by Ross Jeffery – 4/5
Disgustingly disturbing.
Domestic Bliss by J.C. Michael – 4/5
Uh oh!!
Tiny Terrors by Greg Bennett – 4/5
Oh no! So creepy. Wonderful zombie tale!
Slithering by Josh A. Murphy – 4/5
Yikes!! Glad I don’t have a letterbox!
Getting Carried Away by Evans Light – 5/5
Oh my gosh! Love this! I always enjoy not really understanding what’s going on until the last sentence in a Drabble!
Asylum by Nerisha Kemraj – 5/5
Oh no!! So scary!
Fantasy by Regina Kenney – 4/5
Oh boy….
Coins by Harris Coverly – 3/5
Oh no!
New Home by Mark Cassell – 4/5
Oh no! What’s going on?!
Cannibal by Dawn DeBraal – 5/5
Clever trap! Terrifying people!
Advice by Valerie Lioudis – 5/5
Horrifying!!!
Take the Long Way Home by Kevin Wetmore – 5/5
Yikes!!
Cinema by Andrew Lennon –
Not for me.
Phantom by RJ Meldrum – 5/5
Woah!! That rules and is wonderfully scary!
Fiddlestyx by Toneye Eyenot – 4/5
Eep! I can’t remember the last time I hear someone say that term… high school maybe?
Ride-Hailing by Ryan Colley – 5/5
Another of my nightmares! I’ve only taken a Lyft once alone… never again.
Too Little Too Late by Veronica Smith – 5/5
Oh no! That last sentence!
Spectrum by J.C. Michael – 3/5
Oh boy!
This Little Piggy by Evans Light – 4/5
Yuck!
Afterward
A wonderful wrap up!
My Final Thoughts
I love this collection so much! I very highly recommend it to all types of horror fans! There’s something here for everyone. I cannot wait to return to this one again soon!
January 24, 2020
100 Word Horrors: Book 4 is another fantastic collection of horror drabbles brought to you by Kevin Kennedy and the last installment in the 100 Word Horrors series of collections.
If you missed the first three and don’t know what a drabble is, allow me to enlighten you. A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words, not including the title. Basically, it is very precise flash fiction. I was hooked on drabbles after the first edition of 100 Word Horrors. There is something amazing and sinister about an entire horror story being 100 words long.
As with 100 Word Horrors, 100 Word Horrors Part 2, and 100 Word Horrors Book 3, Book 4 is a diverse collection of stories from different horror subgenres. This means that you may not absolutely love every single one, but the book as a whole is a dark treasure of horror drabble indulgence. And I do love to indulge in drabbles.
As I did with Book 3, I will take a moment to mention a few of the drabbles from 100 Word Horrors: Book 4 that stood out to me.
“Swing Low” by Evans Light and “Zombie” by Jackk N. Killington, while nothing alike, are both flowing, sensory shorts of growing horror.
“Lanterns” by Simon Cluett is sick and twisted and fabulous.
“Louie’s Room” by C.M. Saunders is dark and wrenching and horrifying.
“Open Call” by Steve Stred is creative, so creative. It is dark humor at its finest.
“Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse” by Eric J. Guignard really spoke to me. Something wicked in me identifies with this story.
“Motivation” by Andrew Lennon makes me wonder what it says about me that it made me laugh out loud.
“Ride Hailing” by ryan Colley is the epitome of modern horror.
I also enjoyed many other drabbles from this excellent collection. Toneye Eyenot and Veronica Smith never disappoint, and Kevin Kennedy has his own fantastic stories herein as well. This collection is an absolute must for flash fiction horror fans.
If you missed the first three and don’t know what a drabble is, allow me to enlighten you. A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words, not including the title. Basically, it is very precise flash fiction. I was hooked on drabbles after the first edition of 100 Word Horrors. There is something amazing and sinister about an entire horror story being 100 words long.
As with 100 Word Horrors, 100 Word Horrors Part 2, and 100 Word Horrors Book 3, Book 4 is a diverse collection of stories from different horror subgenres. This means that you may not absolutely love every single one, but the book as a whole is a dark treasure of horror drabble indulgence. And I do love to indulge in drabbles.
As I did with Book 3, I will take a moment to mention a few of the drabbles from 100 Word Horrors: Book 4 that stood out to me.
“Swing Low” by Evans Light and “Zombie” by Jackk N. Killington, while nothing alike, are both flowing, sensory shorts of growing horror.
“Lanterns” by Simon Cluett is sick and twisted and fabulous.
“Louie’s Room” by C.M. Saunders is dark and wrenching and horrifying.
“Open Call” by Steve Stred is creative, so creative. It is dark humor at its finest.
“Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse” by Eric J. Guignard really spoke to me. Something wicked in me identifies with this story.
“Motivation” by Andrew Lennon makes me wonder what it says about me that it made me laugh out loud.
“Ride Hailing” by ryan Colley is the epitome of modern horror.
I also enjoyed many other drabbles from this excellent collection. Toneye Eyenot and Veronica Smith never disappoint, and Kevin Kennedy has his own fantastic stories herein as well. This collection is an absolute must for flash fiction horror fans.
June 6, 2020
Great!
I love Drabbles so I had to read it! :) This was a great collection with lots of different stories. I really like the ones about ghosts!
I love Drabbles so I had to read it! :) This was a great collection with lots of different stories. I really like the ones about ghosts!
May 21, 2021
There are some awesome stories, in this book, but even my least favourite story was still good, I would recommend reading in a bit at a time, so the stories have time to sink in.
January 17, 2020
One of the things I noticed when reading these anthologies is the placement of the stories. There is such a cohesiveness to the placement - which allows the reading process to flow evenly and with great ease. I’ve mentioned this before in one of my reviews for one of the other editions of this these anthologies, but for some reason this edition seemed to have been given even more attention to the order of the stories. The drabbles were as always brilliant, original and terrifying on many different levels. The array of talent contributing to the collection was once again stellar and included some of the finest Independent Authors out there. This is, as I’ve said of this or any anthology that has various authors, is a wonderful way to get to know authors that you may not have had an opportunity to read previously. It’s also a way to get a look at some work from authors you do know. Original, clever, sinister, eerie, spectral, shadowy, unearthly, incorporeal - just a few adjectives to describe the fantastic collection of stories found within the pages of this tome of masterful drabbles.
The Blurb: 100 Word Horrors: Book 4 brings you over one hundred new drabbles from a wealth of horror authors. Some new, some old, but all great. Each and every one of us hope you have a blast with the final instalment in the series.
Contributing authors and drabbles found within the pages:
Adam Light - No Time Like the Present
Alanna Robertson-Webb - U R Next
Amber M. Simpson - The Old Man
Andrew Lennon - Cinema
Andrew Lennon - Motivation
Andrew Lennon - The Wave
Ann Christine Tabaka - Water World
Ann-Christine Tabaka - The Children of Earth
Billy San Juan - My Sincerest Apologies to any Innocent Victims
Callum Pearce - Cats
Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer - Haunted House
Chad Lutzke - Shingles on a Graham-Cracker Roof
Chloe Lennon - Hunger Pains
C.M. Saunders - Louie's Room
Constanze Scheib - Sanatorium
Darren Tarditi - The Hunter
David Owain Hughes - Books-A-Million
David Owain Hughes - The Golden Sticker
Dawn DeBraal - Cannibal
Dawn DeBraal - Revived
Dawn DeBraal - Road Kill
Eddie D. Moore - Hide and Seek
Ellen A. Easton - Every Fifty Years the Roots Need Blood
Eric J. Guignard - Misadventures of an Aggrieved Recluse
Evans Light - Getting Carried Away
Evans Light - Swing Low
Evans Light - This Little Piggy
Gary McDonough - Curiosity
Greg Bennett - Tiny Terrors
Harris Coverley - Coins
Howard Carlyle - The Theatre of Screams
J. C. Michael - Domestic Bliss
J. C. Michael - Spectrum
Jacek Wilkos - Lair
Jack Lothian - Diamond Lake Killer
Jack Lothian - The Guest Room
Jackk N. Killington - Zombie
Jason Parent - Shape in the Dark
Joe X Young - Believe in Me
Joe X Young - Panto Season
Joel R Hunt - Mister Mushroom
Joel R Hunt - The Transylvania Box
John Boden - Meal
Josh A. Murphy - Slithering
Julian J. Guignard - Molly's Wedding
Kevin Cathy - Inescapable
Kevin Cathy - The Coffin
Kevin J. Kennedy - Missing Halloween
Kevin J. Kennedy - Wrath of the Old Ones
Kevin Wetmore - Chiaroscuro Morning
Kevin Wetmore - Take the Long Way Home
Lee Franklin - Feed the Beast
Lee Franklin - You Look Prettier When You Smile
Lee Mountford - Choke
Lee Mountford - Predator
Mark Cassell - New Home
Mark Steensland - Stop
Matthew A Clarke - Worth It
Micah Castle - Inescapable End
N.M. Brown - Extra-Curricular Clone
Nerisha Kemraj - Asylum
Nerisha Kemraj - Mine
P.J. Blakey-Novis - A Friend for Ellie
P.J. Blakey-Novis - Captive
Paul D. Brazill - Swamplands
Regina Kenney - Fantasy
RJ Meldrum - Livestock
RJ Meldrum - Phantom
RJ Meldrum - Summer Snow
Robin Braid - Blood in the Moonlight
Robin Braid - Undead Champion
Ron Davis - The Job Interview
Ross Baxter - Eternal Life
Ross Jeffery - Poached Egg
Russell Smeaton - Bus Home
Ryan Colley - Cattle
Ryan Colley - Memory Stick
Ryan Colley - Ride-Hailing
Sheldon Woodbury - A Prison Inside Us
Sheldon Woodbury - The Museum of Horrors
Simon Cluett - Lanterns
Stacey Jaine McIntosh - Blood and Bone
Steve Stred - Open Call
Steve Stred - Terra
Terry Miller – To Feed a Monster
Theresa Jacobs - Armageddon
Timothy Friesenhahn - Hair
Timothy Friesenhahn - I
Tina Piney - Awaken to Death
Toneye Eyenot - Compelled to Rise
Toneye Eyenot - Dark Legion
Toneye Eyenot - Fiddlestyx
Toneye Eyenot - Slaughter by the Full of the Moon
Tristan Drue Rogers - Long Limbs at the E.R.
Tristan Drue Rogers - My Brother Gets Released today
Valerie Lioudis - Advice
Veronica Smith - All Alone
Veronica Smith - Too Little, Too Late
Veronica Smith - Vulture
Zoey Xolton - Better Off Dead
Zoey Xolton - Grave Concerns
Other Project by Kevin J. Kennedy: The Horror Collection: Gold Edition (THC Book 1); The Horror Collection: Black Edition (THC Book 2); The Horror Collection: Purple Edition (THC Book 3); The Horror Collection: White Edition; Dark Thoughts: A Collection of Horror Stories; Dark Places, Evil Places Volume II; Carnival of Horrors: A Carnival Themed Horror Anthology; Collected Christmas Horror Short (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 1); Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2 (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 4); Collected Halloween Horror Shorts: Trick r’ Treat (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 3); Collected Easter Horror Short (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 2); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 1); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 2); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 3); Spooky Halloween Drabbles 2016; Hydrophobia: Charity Anthology for Victims of Hurricane Harvey; Spooky Halloween Drabbles 2015; You Only Get One Shot: A Horror Novella; The Queuing Dead: A Very British Zombie Anthology; Screechers: A Post-Apocalyptic Novella; VS: U.S. vs U.K. Horror; Made in Britain; Fifty Shades of Slay; Tales from the Braided Pony; Unleashed: Monsters vs Zombies Volume II; The Gatekeeper: A Kindle Short; No Place Like Home: Twisted Tales from the Yellow Brick Road; The Reverend Burdizzo’s Hymn Book; The Speculative Book; et. al.
February 7, 2020
Loved it!!!!
I couldn’t wait to get this book. I have read the other three and loved the. With this one I was not disappointed. I am sad that this will be the last one though. I never heard of a drabble until I read volume 1. What I love about how Kevin J Kennedy puts these together, is you get so many sub horror genres in one book. Anything from creatures to plane psycho crazy killing. He states that when he picks these stories that he pics the ones that he enjoys. Well all I have to say is, thank you Mr Kennedy. You have great taste and I will always trust your judgement. So if you are a fan of drabbles or are just in the mood for a quick fun horrific read check it out. Also check out the other three volumes they are equally fantastic.
I couldn’t wait to get this book. I have read the other three and loved the. With this one I was not disappointed. I am sad that this will be the last one though. I never heard of a drabble until I read volume 1. What I love about how Kevin J Kennedy puts these together, is you get so many sub horror genres in one book. Anything from creatures to plane psycho crazy killing. He states that when he picks these stories that he pics the ones that he enjoys. Well all I have to say is, thank you Mr Kennedy. You have great taste and I will always trust your judgement. So if you are a fan of drabbles or are just in the mood for a quick fun horrific read check it out. Also check out the other three volumes they are equally fantastic.
January 2, 2020
Kevin J Kennedy has gathered the best drabbles in the world for Book 4. When you only have a couple minutes to read, you can still be horrified. In only 100 words the reader will be terrified and entertained.
February 10, 2021
Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was a bit sad to read the foreword and find out that this is, for now, the last book in the series. I just love to read the 100-word horrors, because you get so many different stories in just one book.
With the 100-word horror stories, I'm always surprised how much worldbuilding can be on just one page. I love the plot twists, and the stories that shock you with the final sentence are definitely my favorites. I'm just drinking all these creative, creepy, gory and scary short stories and as you can see, I rushed through.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
I was a bit sad to read the foreword and find out that this is, for now, the last book in the series. I just love to read the 100-word horrors, because you get so many different stories in just one book.
With the 100-word horror stories, I'm always surprised how much worldbuilding can be on just one page. I love the plot twists, and the stories that shock you with the final sentence are definitely my favorites. I'm just drinking all these creative, creepy, gory and scary short stories and as you can see, I rushed through.
Full review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
May 19, 2020
3.5 stars
February 5, 2020
The last book in the series holds a solid set of shorts. My review is available here ---> https://wp.me/p5t5Tf-1SX
February 24, 2020
Final drabble.
Mixed emotions about this book. Loved reading it. The quality of stories were just as good as the first in the series. I managed to get involved this time and get a drabble published my first published work. So I am proud of this. Sad that this is the final in the series, I love dropping into these drabbles when out and about or at work. Being transported somewhere different in 100 words, different tales. Scary, deep, sad, happy, a wide range of emotions stirred up from very short stories. As with Friday 13th part 4: Final chapter it wasnt really over and we got 6 more installments and spin offs and remakes. I wait with baited breath for the open submissions to book 5, Drabbles the return.
Mixed emotions about this book. Loved reading it. The quality of stories were just as good as the first in the series. I managed to get involved this time and get a drabble published my first published work. So I am proud of this. Sad that this is the final in the series, I love dropping into these drabbles when out and about or at work. Being transported somewhere different in 100 words, different tales. Scary, deep, sad, happy, a wide range of emotions stirred up from very short stories. As with Friday 13th part 4: Final chapter it wasnt really over and we got 6 more installments and spin offs and remakes. I wait with baited breath for the open submissions to book 5, Drabbles the return.
February 24, 2020
Final drabble.
Mixed emotions about this book. Loved reading it. The quality of stories were just as good as the first in the series. I managed to get involved this time and get a drabble published my first published work. So I am proud of this. Sad that this is the final in the series, I love dropping into these drabbles when out and about or at work. Being transported somewhere different in 100 words, different tales. Scary, deep, sad, happy, a wide range of emotions stirred up from very short stories. As with Friday 13th part 4: Final chapter it wasnt really over and we got 6 more installments and spin offs and remakes. I wait with baited breath for the open submissions to book 5, Drabbles the return.
Mixed emotions about this book. Loved reading it. The quality of stories were just as good as the first in the series. I managed to get involved this time and get a drabble published my first published work. So I am proud of this. Sad that this is the final in the series, I love dropping into these drabbles when out and about or at work. Being transported somewhere different in 100 words, different tales. Scary, deep, sad, happy, a wide range of emotions stirred up from very short stories. As with Friday 13th part 4: Final chapter it wasnt really over and we got 6 more installments and spin offs and remakes. I wait with baited breath for the open submissions to book 5, Drabbles the return.
February 12, 2023
4.5 stars.
The last in this series, Book 4 was definitely my favourite. I felt like the stories were just consistently engaging and I genuinely loved a large portion of them. Some of these felt like the start of what could be really great novels/novellas. I will cross my fingers that some of these authors expand on these drabbles because they were GOOD.
As always, a few favourites: Extra-Curricular Clone by N.M. Brown (ooh children are creepy), Better of Dead by Zoey Xolton (a sad one), Swing Low by Evans Light (excellent use of a song), Livestock by RJ Meldrum (made me gag a little tbh), The Guest Room by Jack Lothian (subtle House of Leaves vibes), Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes (this is how I will go one day), The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb (would be great as a longer story!), Bus Home by Russell Smeaton (actually really sad), Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian (another by this author with epic vibes, would be a great movie!) and Ride-Hailling by Ryan Colley (because this is my worst nightmare).
The last in this series, Book 4 was definitely my favourite. I felt like the stories were just consistently engaging and I genuinely loved a large portion of them. Some of these felt like the start of what could be really great novels/novellas. I will cross my fingers that some of these authors expand on these drabbles because they were GOOD.
As always, a few favourites: Extra-Curricular Clone by N.M. Brown (ooh children are creepy), Better of Dead by Zoey Xolton (a sad one), Swing Low by Evans Light (excellent use of a song), Livestock by RJ Meldrum (made me gag a little tbh), The Guest Room by Jack Lothian (subtle House of Leaves vibes), Books-A-Million by David Owain Hughes (this is how I will go one day), The Hunter by Alanna Robertson-Webb (would be great as a longer story!), Bus Home by Russell Smeaton (actually really sad), Diamond Lake Killer by Jack Lothian (another by this author with epic vibes, would be a great movie!) and Ride-Hailling by Ryan Colley (because this is my worst nightmare).
June 2, 2020
Mostly same ol' same ol' .
Too many zombies and homicidal maniacs, not enough supernatural, cosmic horror. Some mediocre writing. Mostly a collection to just pass the time.
Too many zombies and homicidal maniacs, not enough supernatural, cosmic horror. Some mediocre writing. Mostly a collection to just pass the time.
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