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Wild Violence
Wild Violence is the third anthology from Blood Rites Horror, and with a theme of nature and wildlife, this time we're bringing you eleven bursts of gut-wrenching, pulse-shredding horror from twelve fantastic authors. From big cats to poisonous plants, forests harbouring dark secrets to bloodthirsty insects acting on instinct, lovers of violent, descriptive horror will find something to chew on here.
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2021
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June 6, 2021
NOTE:
This is a review centered around the three anthology releases by Blood Rites Horror (Bitter Chills, Parasite Gods, and Wild Violence) as a whole. This is done because while the three themes are all different, the intent and success within each are the same. Showcasing a wide cast of indie talents, new and established, this Blood Rites Trilogy has something for everyone.
Blood Rites Horror is an up and coming independent publishing press that has seen the release of Those You Killed (Christopher Badcock), Miracle Sin (Marcus Hawke) and Hide (Nick Harper) with many more set for release.
In this trilogy of anthologies they have set out a large net to bring out horror authors from all corners. From established indie authors to those making their debut, these three books showcase the diamonds in the rough of an ever growing market. Each story is unique, each anthology brings a separate challenge and style, and the authors are all on their A games in them.
From literary horror to fun b-movie styled adventures, there is something for everyone in each of these anthologies.
This is a review centered around the three anthology releases by Blood Rites Horror (Bitter Chills, Parasite Gods, and Wild Violence) as a whole. This is done because while the three themes are all different, the intent and success within each are the same. Showcasing a wide cast of indie talents, new and established, this Blood Rites Trilogy has something for everyone.
Blood Rites Horror is an up and coming independent publishing press that has seen the release of Those You Killed (Christopher Badcock), Miracle Sin (Marcus Hawke) and Hide (Nick Harper) with many more set for release.
In this trilogy of anthologies they have set out a large net to bring out horror authors from all corners. From established indie authors to those making their debut, these three books showcase the diamonds in the rough of an ever growing market. Each story is unique, each anthology brings a separate challenge and style, and the authors are all on their A games in them.
From literary horror to fun b-movie styled adventures, there is something for everyone in each of these anthologies.
May 30, 2021
A fun, engaging, disturbing, and scary read. All of the stories grab you in and keep you entertained. Spencer Hamilton's "The Overnight Forest" and "Islands of Trees" by Aiden Merchant were among my favorite. Terrific hooks and great stories. Definitely give this one a place on your bookshelf!
May 30, 2021
Wild Violence was another amazing anthology edited by Nick Harper. And it supports Word Wildlife and Conservation. As an animal lover this was a huge bonus!
All the stories were different, yet they all pulled from that sense of frightening freedom and untamed wildness that is animal. We all have a bit of that inside us, but it is tamed by civilization. Not so in these stories!
Some of my highlights:
I loved Grand Daddy Saguro by Patrick Whitehurst. I’ve never read a story about killer cacti and some of the imagery was nightmare inducing!
Island of Trees by Aiden Merchant follows Kirk and dog, Lydra through a post apocalyptic world full of killer plants...and killer mutant animals. I am a sucker for man’s best friend, so this one had all the feels. Plus there was amazing descriptions and world building.
Inside Out by Grace Reynolds was short, sweet and bloody! The fact that this insect exists in real life (I looked it up) is enough to make me never hike in Arizona!
Stories full of terror, adventure and more than a sprinkle of blood and proceeds go to an amazing cause!
All the stories were different, yet they all pulled from that sense of frightening freedom and untamed wildness that is animal. We all have a bit of that inside us, but it is tamed by civilization. Not so in these stories!
Some of my highlights:
I loved Grand Daddy Saguro by Patrick Whitehurst. I’ve never read a story about killer cacti and some of the imagery was nightmare inducing!
Island of Trees by Aiden Merchant follows Kirk and dog, Lydra through a post apocalyptic world full of killer plants...and killer mutant animals. I am a sucker for man’s best friend, so this one had all the feels. Plus there was amazing descriptions and world building.
Inside Out by Grace Reynolds was short, sweet and bloody! The fact that this insect exists in real life (I looked it up) is enough to make me never hike in Arizona!
Stories full of terror, adventure and more than a sprinkle of blood and proceeds go to an amazing cause!
October 25, 2021
This is the third anthology I’ve read from Blood Rites Horror and it’s another solid collection. Thanks to the variety of authors, there’s a story here for every horror fan. My personal favorites were Furry Skins by L. Pine and Inside Out by Grace Reynolds.
May 23, 2021
Great Read!
Each story is unique and well written. Also disturbing. Highly recommend this book to everyone. I was sad when I finished it, because I wanted more.
Each story is unique and well written. Also disturbing. Highly recommend this book to everyone. I was sad when I finished it, because I wanted more.
December 18, 2021
4.5/5
A great range of nature based horror stories. A lot if fun to be had here! I liked every story in the collection! If you are looking for some natural horrors, look no further! Stories including;
The Overnight Forest - A forest has appeared in the Vatican City... I like the setting, not many horrors set there. Paolo questioning the forest and it's sudden appearance, combined with the dark reality of the forest works! 4.5/5
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Over the River And Through The Woods - Keiran is making a documentary about Harper meeting their family for the first time, deep in the woods... A very twisty, turny tale that keeps you on edge. I enjoyed how all the pieces come together and the family element 4.5/5
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Furry Skins - Jack Shaw has been hired to hunt and kill a beast, but soon the hunt takes a turn... A very curious tale that I kept reading and wanting to get answers from. 4.25/5
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Power Lines - Our narrator has power lines running through their land, but they can hear a loud banging. Soon they're caught in a snow storm and seek refuge in a cabin... A good and very unexpected tale which takes the reader on a unique journey 4.25/5
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In the Beginning - A retelling of Adam and Eve from Eve's POV... I like the imagery and the creative scene setting for this one. I like the story! 4.25/5
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The Perigean Turn - the Narrator's twin, Jonah Blue speaks of his love for the ocean and mermaids but what will happen when they meet a real life mermaid?... A progressively darker story that is good story. I like the mermaid element! 4.25/5
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Inside Out - Mark Dillon is stationed out at a base in Arizona and enjoys hiking. He soon comes across a tarantula and tarantula hawk wasp... A very brutal, nasty story that I liked! Horrible. But brilliant! 4.5/5
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Descent - Deep in a cave, our narrator experiences a change... It's hard to describe this one. It's a good creative creature feature 4.25/5
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Island of Trees - The Change came 14 months ago and the Spread began, covering the country in trees. Kirk and his dog Lydra are finding their way in this strange new world... It's a good and reliable concept with a human and animal together in a new land. A very nice setting and I liked this new world 4.5/5
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Grand Daddy Saguaro - Van has crossed the US/ Mexico border but soon finds himself face to face (?) With giant saguaro cacti... I had no idea what a saguaro was before this one. A great fun, story with some weird wonderful villains. A nice twisted end! 4.5/5
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Krodha - In India, we hear of a tigresses who's shot and wounded but saved and comes back as Krodha, hungry for revenge... I like this one a lot! Nature gets revenge really works as a concept!! 4.5/5
A great range of nature based horror stories. A lot if fun to be had here! I liked every story in the collection! If you are looking for some natural horrors, look no further! Stories including;
The Overnight Forest - A forest has appeared in the Vatican City... I like the setting, not many horrors set there. Paolo questioning the forest and it's sudden appearance, combined with the dark reality of the forest works! 4.5/5
.
Over the River And Through The Woods - Keiran is making a documentary about Harper meeting their family for the first time, deep in the woods... A very twisty, turny tale that keeps you on edge. I enjoyed how all the pieces come together and the family element 4.5/5
.
Furry Skins - Jack Shaw has been hired to hunt and kill a beast, but soon the hunt takes a turn... A very curious tale that I kept reading and wanting to get answers from. 4.25/5
.
Power Lines - Our narrator has power lines running through their land, but they can hear a loud banging. Soon they're caught in a snow storm and seek refuge in a cabin... A good and very unexpected tale which takes the reader on a unique journey 4.25/5
.
In the Beginning - A retelling of Adam and Eve from Eve's POV... I like the imagery and the creative scene setting for this one. I like the story! 4.25/5
.
The Perigean Turn - the Narrator's twin, Jonah Blue speaks of his love for the ocean and mermaids but what will happen when they meet a real life mermaid?... A progressively darker story that is good story. I like the mermaid element! 4.25/5
.
Inside Out - Mark Dillon is stationed out at a base in Arizona and enjoys hiking. He soon comes across a tarantula and tarantula hawk wasp... A very brutal, nasty story that I liked! Horrible. But brilliant! 4.5/5
.
Descent - Deep in a cave, our narrator experiences a change... It's hard to describe this one. It's a good creative creature feature 4.25/5
.
Island of Trees - The Change came 14 months ago and the Spread began, covering the country in trees. Kirk and his dog Lydra are finding their way in this strange new world... It's a good and reliable concept with a human and animal together in a new land. A very nice setting and I liked this new world 4.5/5
.
Grand Daddy Saguaro - Van has crossed the US/ Mexico border but soon finds himself face to face (?) With giant saguaro cacti... I had no idea what a saguaro was before this one. A great fun, story with some weird wonderful villains. A nice twisted end! 4.5/5
.
Krodha - In India, we hear of a tigresses who's shot and wounded but saved and comes back as Krodha, hungry for revenge... I like this one a lot! Nature gets revenge really works as a concept!! 4.5/5
May 1, 2021
If you haven't carved out a spot for this one on your shelves yet, do so right now. This collection contains some absolutely fantastic pieces of writing, and includes a humble offering from yours truly, a story called POWER LINES.
The stories within are so diverse from one to the next, but as a collective experience they all mesh together in a way that unsettles you, raises the hairs on your neck, and straight up scares you. What's more, some of them challenge the concept of horror head on, showing the reader that there is so much more to horror than scary, gory bits.
Sometimes, horror is in your backyard, just beyond the tree line.
I was blown away by these stories, and I am honored to be included with such great talent.
The stories within are so diverse from one to the next, but as a collective experience they all mesh together in a way that unsettles you, raises the hairs on your neck, and straight up scares you. What's more, some of them challenge the concept of horror head on, showing the reader that there is so much more to horror than scary, gory bits.
Sometimes, horror is in your backyard, just beyond the tree line.
I was blown away by these stories, and I am honored to be included with such great talent.
October 4, 2021
Have you ever read an anthology or short story collection that’s just meh and then found a story or two that makes slugging through all the rest of the collection worth it? That’s Wild Violence, where all the stories have a theme involving nature/animals as the main antagonists. Each story was mediocre at best, except two. Inside Out by Grace Reynolds was the best story by far. It involves a tarantula hawk (look it up, especially the females egg laying ritual…or be safe and don’t), a spoiled dinner and one unlucky bastard just out for a hike. I won’t soon forget this one and have already mentioned it to a few people. The other gem is Krodha by J. D. Keown. This one explores a mother’s love for her offspring and a vengeful muse of Mother Nature (?) teaming up to get the jump on some big game hunters deep in the African jungle. This collection is on KU, so even if you get it and just read these two stories it’s well worth the hour or so invested.
July 30, 2021
This was my favorite so far of all the Bloodrites anthologies I've read. The nature theme really got my hippie ass excited!
June 25, 2021
This anthology blew me away. Every story was good, and there were a few that were absolutely extraordinary. Every story centers on the wilderness and/or mother nature in some way, and this loose theme garners a lot of creativity and cleverness. If you like killer cacti, killer bugs, killer forests, and other natural killers, I highly recommend this. A few of my favorites were:
"Furry Skins" by L. Pine
"The Overnight Forest" by Spencer Hamilton
"Islands of Trees" by Aiden Merchant
"Furry Skins" by L. Pine
"The Overnight Forest" by Spencer Hamilton
"Islands of Trees" by Aiden Merchant
March 3, 2022
Blood Rite Horror has released a trilogy of anthologies: Bitter Chills, a composition of winter themed horror; Parasite Gods, tales of gods and monsters; and now Wild Violence with its nature and wildlife motif. Of course, in all anthologies there are stories that resonate more than others with certain readers. My favorites:
Spencer Hamilton's "The Overnight Forest" was a brutal way of kicking off this anthology with its censure of the Catholic Church's sins.
"Islands of Trees" by Aiden Merchant follows a man and his dog through a post-apocalyptical landscape of monstrous plants and animals. I'm always a sucker for a dog but the world building was so intriguing I wanted more.
In "Furry Skins" by L. Pine, hunter Jack Shaw is up against an unknown creature. Jack's a stereotypical macho type so I was rooting for the beast from the start.
Carla Eliot's "In the Beginning" tackled religion as well, in the form of the Garden of Eden and Adam and Eve.
Bloody and ferocious, this was a solid anthology with a great range of topics and themes.
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Spencer Hamilton's "The Overnight Forest" was a brutal way of kicking off this anthology with its censure of the Catholic Church's sins.
"Islands of Trees" by Aiden Merchant follows a man and his dog through a post-apocalyptical landscape of monstrous plants and animals. I'm always a sucker for a dog but the world building was so intriguing I wanted more.
In "Furry Skins" by L. Pine, hunter Jack Shaw is up against an unknown creature. Jack's a stereotypical macho type so I was rooting for the beast from the start.
Carla Eliot's "In the Beginning" tackled religion as well, in the form of the Garden of Eden and Adam and Eve.
Bloody and ferocious, this was a solid anthology with a great range of topics and themes.
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August 24, 2022
I don't think this can be bought anymore, which is a shame because it's got some cracking stories in it.
Rib cracking, brain smashing, flesh eating stories. I enjoyed every one. They dug into the power of nature and all that exists within it. Some exposed the wrongs we inflict upon our planet, others the wrongs we inflict upon each other.
And all delivered on the premise of horror in nature. There was a good balance of supernatural and realistic horror throughout the anthology. I don't think there was a single story I didn't enjoy.
I did have some favourites, though.
Over the River and Through the Woods by Mocha Pennington
Furry Skins by L. Pine
Inside Out by Grace Reynolds
Descent by Sarah Roberts and Michael Benavidez
Islands of Trees by Aiden Merchant
Krodha by J.D. Keown
These pieces all have either great twists, great plots, amazing prose, or a combination of the three.
I was especially impressed by how much Descent gripped me considering it takes a rather experimental approach, but it works so well with the madness and deterioration of the narrator (but I won't spoil the details).
If you can find a way to read this, I would recommend it.
Rib cracking, brain smashing, flesh eating stories. I enjoyed every one. They dug into the power of nature and all that exists within it. Some exposed the wrongs we inflict upon our planet, others the wrongs we inflict upon each other.
And all delivered on the premise of horror in nature. There was a good balance of supernatural and realistic horror throughout the anthology. I don't think there was a single story I didn't enjoy.
I did have some favourites, though.
Over the River and Through the Woods by Mocha Pennington
Furry Skins by L. Pine
Inside Out by Grace Reynolds
Descent by Sarah Roberts and Michael Benavidez
Islands of Trees by Aiden Merchant
Krodha by J.D. Keown
These pieces all have either great twists, great plots, amazing prose, or a combination of the three.
I was especially impressed by how much Descent gripped me considering it takes a rather experimental approach, but it works so well with the madness and deterioration of the narrator (but I won't spoil the details).
If you can find a way to read this, I would recommend it.
February 18, 2022
As with all anthologies, some stories are home runs and others just ok. The amazing thing with Blood Rites Horror, is there never seem to be any flops or stories added just to fill pages, and I love that. My favorites of this edition are The Overnight Forest, Inside Out, and Big Daddy Saguaro. Descent was another fantastic one that is just plain creepy. I should have included it in my video review.
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June 1, 2021Includes my story "The Overnight Forest."
October 15, 2022
Strong opener by Spencer Hamilton, good finale by JD Keown, the rest I found just OK for the most part. One I almost skipped because I was just confused while reading it.
October 27, 2021
A collection of 11 short stories.
My favorites: Over the River and Through the Woods by Mocha Pennington, Furry Skins by L. Pine. The stories in the book were good, but nothing really thrilled me. I was hoping for more.
My favorites: Over the River and Through the Woods by Mocha Pennington, Furry Skins by L. Pine. The stories in the book were good, but nothing really thrilled me. I was hoping for more.
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