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Murmur: Collected Horror
This collection pays homage to favourite speculative horror tropes with music inspiration, interwoven with themes of humanity and struggles with morality. A playful mix-tape of horror.
— A grim, dark creature-feature set at sea.
— Bloodlust hits Glasgow’s west end.
— Scattering Grandma’s ashes takes a gruesome turn.
— A dose of Christmas spousal revenge.
— Girls obsess and scheme to find their coven and make their solstice sacrifice.
— Locked in. One man has had enough of the Neighbour.
— A hard-hitting, graphic metamorphosis fuelled by unfettered desire when man becomes beast.
— A poetic meander through a victim’s fractured state of transition; her confusion, horror, and rage after her brutal, grisly murder.
— Punk teens hanging out in the woods, enjoying moonshine, sex and shrooms, what could possibly go wrong?
Contains depictions of graphic sex and violence. Therefore consider this your warning — if one is needed.
— A grim, dark creature-feature set at sea.
— Bloodlust hits Glasgow’s west end.
— Scattering Grandma’s ashes takes a gruesome turn.
— A dose of Christmas spousal revenge.
— Girls obsess and scheme to find their coven and make their solstice sacrifice.
— Locked in. One man has had enough of the Neighbour.
— A hard-hitting, graphic metamorphosis fuelled by unfettered desire when man becomes beast.
— A poetic meander through a victim’s fractured state of transition; her confusion, horror, and rage after her brutal, grisly murder.
— Punk teens hanging out in the woods, enjoying moonshine, sex and shrooms, what could possibly go wrong?
Contains depictions of graphic sex and violence. Therefore consider this your warning — if one is needed.
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Published June 21, 2021
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About the author
Natasha Sinclair
58 books24 followers‘Audacious stories marinated in macabre, magic and mayhem.’
From the heart of Scotland, Natasha Sinclair is an independent writer, editor and artist. Working under her brand ‘Clan Witch’ for her creative endeavours and ‘Word Refinery’ for editorial works.
Her writing is often woven with horror, sex and psychological elements. She loves to frolic in the darkness with folklore and the macabre and rich history of her homeland.
Art is unrestrained freedom, as is how storytellers choose to wield the fluid movement and global diversity of language to carve captivating and authentic tales that woe, excite or terrorise an audience. Sinclair passionately embraces that, painting original characters with true form, dialect and depth. The devil is in the details.
She is the co-conspirator of ‘Brazen Folk Horror’ with her writing partner, Ruthann Jagge. The Brazen Folk Horror duo’s debut collaborative novel, ‘Delevan House’ releases in February 2023.
Sinclair is a member of The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).
From the heart of Scotland, Natasha Sinclair is an independent writer, editor and artist. Working under her brand ‘Clan Witch’ for her creative endeavours and ‘Word Refinery’ for editorial works.
Her writing is often woven with horror, sex and psychological elements. She loves to frolic in the darkness with folklore and the macabre and rich history of her homeland.
Art is unrestrained freedom, as is how storytellers choose to wield the fluid movement and global diversity of language to carve captivating and authentic tales that woe, excite or terrorise an audience. Sinclair passionately embraces that, painting original characters with true form, dialect and depth. The devil is in the details.
She is the co-conspirator of ‘Brazen Folk Horror’ with her writing partner, Ruthann Jagge. The Brazen Folk Horror duo’s debut collaborative novel, ‘Delevan House’ releases in February 2023.
Sinclair is a member of The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).
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May 14, 2022
I got given this in exchange for an honest review and honestly I really liked it. ✔️
It's a short story collection, the stories are very short and too the point; perfect for reading before bed.
The stories are gruesome, filled with sex, violence and some disturbing.
The writing is straight to the point with no filler, it's quite influential to me personally because she makes it seem so easy to write something enjoyable.
What made me enjoy it also was she uses locations around my hometown, Glasgow. 🏴
My favourites from this collection were "Underworld Donation" & "Moonshine Cinnamon"
Highly recommend to those who enjoy short horror stories.
Also check out 'Asylum Daughter' by this author, it's also really good.
It's a short story collection, the stories are very short and too the point; perfect for reading before bed.
The stories are gruesome, filled with sex, violence and some disturbing.
The writing is straight to the point with no filler, it's quite influential to me personally because she makes it seem so easy to write something enjoyable.
What made me enjoy it also was she uses locations around my hometown, Glasgow. 🏴
My favourites from this collection were "Underworld Donation" & "Moonshine Cinnamon"
Highly recommend to those who enjoy short horror stories.
Also check out 'Asylum Daughter' by this author, it's also really good.
August 17, 2021
I’d read a handful of Natasha’s shorts in various anthologies and always loved them, so when I saw she had put a collection of her own tales together it was a no brainier! Murmur has a wide variety of stories, from creature features to strange possessions, so there is sure to be a flavour to your liking.
Without wanting to spoil anything, my personal favourite involved a dead relative that wasn’t quite ready to move on.
Five stars!!
Without wanting to spoil anything, my personal favourite involved a dead relative that wasn’t quite ready to move on.
Five stars!!
May 6, 2023
Thank You Natasha Sinclair
This Collection has Rats, Werewolves, and Supernatural themes and music sprinkle throughout this Novella.
Definitely a up-and-coming author in Horror, Splatterpunk and Supense. This is my fourth book I read of hers. I really like her writing style. 99.9 percent that you will enjoy this book.
This Collection has Rats, Werewolves, and Supernatural themes and music sprinkle throughout this Novella.
Definitely a up-and-coming author in Horror, Splatterpunk and Supense. This is my fourth book I read of hers. I really like her writing style. 99.9 percent that you will enjoy this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 19, 2023
I was sent this book in exchange for an honest review.
Usually short story collections can be a bit hit-and-miss but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and gleefully devoured each tale not leaving a single crumb.
Gruesome, violent, thought provoking and just enough gallows humour to soften some of the more harder hits.
Personal favourites:
Don’t Rock the Boat
Wrappers
Neighbours
Oh, and I’ll never look at sweet wrappers the same way again!
Usually short story collections can be a bit hit-and-miss but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and gleefully devoured each tale not leaving a single crumb.
Gruesome, violent, thought provoking and just enough gallows humour to soften some of the more harder hits.
Personal favourites:
Don’t Rock the Boat
Wrappers
Neighbours
Oh, and I’ll never look at sweet wrappers the same way again!
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