Lockdown: Horror #1

Lockdown: Horror

by D. Kershaw (Editor), Maggie Pawsey (Editor), S.N. Graves (Editor)

Only Ever Night by L.P. Hernandez
No Touching by Amber M. Simpson
Halloween Pub Night by D.M. Burdett
Hungry by Dale Parnell
The Butcher of Blengarth by David Bowmore
Dolly by Erica Schaef
Howls by Galina Trefil
Karma by Galina Trefil
Cannibals of Kentucky by J.L. Royce
Reinventing the Night by Jacqueline Moran Meyer
The Boy by Jodi Jensen
Ritual by Kimberly Rei
The Tea Party by Kimberly Rei
The Nocturnal Soldier by Matthew M. Montelione
Dead Faces by R.J. Meldrum
Candy Corn Wolves by Stacey Jaine McIntosh
Death Spores by Stephen Herczeg
Pig Man by Stephen Herczeg
Sinister Changeling by Zoey Xolton
Unbreakable by Zoey Xolton

Genres: Horror

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2020

Reviews

[Zain · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Pleasure!

It’s been a real pleasure reading these stories from Lockdown Horror. All of the stories are great. They are short and sweet.

Some of the stories are extremely short, but are still very much worth reading. The book gets five stars easily.

Five fantastic stars. ✨✨✨✨✨

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a 3.5 star read.

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a bit more miss for me on some stories than the Sci-Fi #1, hence the 3 star. The ones that were misses were stereo-typical horror to me or just not emotion inducing.

The other ones though, oh man, one had me literally curled in a ball reading through one eye whilst I cringed and the other good ones had great set ups and excellent twists at the end. One I could sort of see coming but the author did so well writing wise at slow building the sense of impending doom that I kept questioning until the ending if it would actually go that direction. So, well done!

For free and a quick read, you'd be hard pressed to beat such a distraction by this publisher.

[Charles Reis · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great collection of tales, some are quite short so that can help with those looking for a quick read. Every author did a great job coming up with various tales of terror. The ones that stood out the most were "Death Spore" by Stephen Herczeg for to its Sci-fi/horror B-movie vibe and "Howl" by Galina Trefil is an interesting take on zombie story-telling.

Highly recommended.

[Dion Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little collection of short (some very short) stories, it reminds me of the TV show tales form the crypt, something for everyone

[Jennifer Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dale Parnell outshines the rest!

The others... Not great but truly talented. I could without the one page tales. Good collection overall. Keep them coming

[Helen M Merrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lockdown Horror#1 is a diverse little anthology of twenty short tales ranging from superbly executed microfictions, like Erica Schaef’s "Dolly", to longer stories with teasing twists. The horror ranges from the chillingly graphic realism of Zoey Xolton’s "Unbreakable", to Jacqueline Moran Meyer’s darkly comic girls on a mission tale, "Reinventing The Night", to the wonderfully gory "The Butcher of Blengarth" by David Bowman. Each story is uniquely entertaining and had me turning the pages wanting more. And this is a FREE read, given away to readers during the lockdown. I can’t recommend it enough.

[Tomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of short-stories (some are as short as 1 page), presents multiple authors and their works which all have the same premise - some kind of lockdown. All stories are about situations from which the victim cannot escape and the inevitable comes at the end. Some ideas are interesting, most are brutal, some are mediocre. Interesting collection anyway.

[Cherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy cool stories

A great mix of creepy cool stories. Well written and imaginative. Really enjoyed this book I definitely recommend this to everyone who loves a great horror mix

[Elizabeth Shrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories were really short, but Reinventing the Night made it.

Some stories were only a page long. The story Reinventing the Night was amazing though. Good quick read. Some of the stories were disturbing.

[Tehnehn Kaijaah Edwards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent

As a whole the collection is not my fave. Most of the stories are predictable and there were some typos. That really does not bother me, the stories were just okay. Nevertheless I love seeing indie writers work and supporting them. Its awesome to see.

[David Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Talented authors combine for a fun, pocket-sized horror anthology with something for everyone.

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very interesting. Seems dull

[lorenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and deadly

I recommend this book to a true psychological horror fan, who lives for the the quickening of psyche, for the ending are never what you think.

[David Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

hit and miss but entertaining none the less

[Harvey Dias · Rating 3 out of 5]

An assortment of mainly really short stories. The "Ritual" is probably the best story in this.