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The Horror Collection #11
The Horror Collection: Extreme Edition
The Horror Extreme Edition, KJK Publishing celebrates the 11th book of the series with a twist. This special edition is only one of three of the series that showcase stories of a specific theme. This one targets the horror sub-genre — extreme.Featuring explicit, sexy and depraved never-before-published stories from;Nic Brady Matthew M. Clarke David Owain HughesKevin J. KennedyKyle M. ScottMatt ShawNatasha SinclairSince its conception in 2018, The Horror Collection series has been a firm favourite amongst global horror readers.The Extreme Edition is the unruly weirdo in the family who has no filter. The one that all the good crass, uncomfortable and disturbing stories come from — you wouldn’t trust them alone with your wife or kid! Hell, you don’t exactly want to be caught up alone with them yourself! This one has no boundaries. It’s the social anarchist of the relatively straight-laced bunch — that’s even with the freaky bizarro cousin interwoven through the books.If you always wish for that bit more gratuitous sex and violence, this book is for you.
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
229 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2021
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About the author
Kevin J. Kennedy
143 books326 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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August 5, 2021
Extreme Horror fans only! This is called the Extreme Edition for a reason. I myself enjoy extreme horror, and I loved it.
The first story is “The Wife” by Matt Shaw, and if you are familiar with Shaw’s work, you know what to expect. This story is intricate, unpredictable, gruesome and downright nasty in places. It’s also a darke tale about love and loss and insanity as only Shaw can write it.
“Miss Sideshow Nectrotic” by David Owain Hughes is a seriously disturbed and disturbing tale about a woman’s journey to self-discovery in the aftermath of the apocalypse of the undead. This graphic and gruesome story is followed by “Collector’s Edition” by Natasha Sinclair, shich is about a psychopath and a porn start at the beginning of a plague of undead. You have to read this one and experience the unique and clever twist the author has created within the subgenre of the undead.
“Gone Fishing” by Matthew A Clarke is a brutal and evocative story about abduction and torture and inner demons, but it is unlike any other such tale I have read. Following that is “Steak Tartare” by Nic Brady, which is a story about a narcissist cannibal told in first person. This story is messed up in ways I cannot even begin to describe. It has a creep factor that is off the charts and is disturbing in ways you have to experience to understand.
“Rage” by Kevin J. Kennedy is a brutal and violent tale about a guy with anger issues being pushed too far by bullying gang members. An excellent story, but not for the squeamish.
The last story is “Broken Things” by Kyle M. Scott. It is also about bullies, but in this one, a boy is being ruthlessly bullied by his older brother. In addition to some very intense psychological horror, this story has some boundary-crossing graphic content and crosses the line into Splatterpunk. The ending was absolutely mind-blowing.
This collection is a must-have, must-read for extreme horror fans. Check your intestinal fortitude at the cover.
The first story is “The Wife” by Matt Shaw, and if you are familiar with Shaw’s work, you know what to expect. This story is intricate, unpredictable, gruesome and downright nasty in places. It’s also a darke tale about love and loss and insanity as only Shaw can write it.
“Miss Sideshow Nectrotic” by David Owain Hughes is a seriously disturbed and disturbing tale about a woman’s journey to self-discovery in the aftermath of the apocalypse of the undead. This graphic and gruesome story is followed by “Collector’s Edition” by Natasha Sinclair, shich is about a psychopath and a porn start at the beginning of a plague of undead. You have to read this one and experience the unique and clever twist the author has created within the subgenre of the undead.
“Gone Fishing” by Matthew A Clarke is a brutal and evocative story about abduction and torture and inner demons, but it is unlike any other such tale I have read. Following that is “Steak Tartare” by Nic Brady, which is a story about a narcissist cannibal told in first person. This story is messed up in ways I cannot even begin to describe. It has a creep factor that is off the charts and is disturbing in ways you have to experience to understand.
“Rage” by Kevin J. Kennedy is a brutal and violent tale about a guy with anger issues being pushed too far by bullying gang members. An excellent story, but not for the squeamish.
The last story is “Broken Things” by Kyle M. Scott. It is also about bullies, but in this one, a boy is being ruthlessly bullied by his older brother. In addition to some very intense psychological horror, this story has some boundary-crossing graphic content and crosses the line into Splatterpunk. The ending was absolutely mind-blowing.
This collection is a must-have, must-read for extreme horror fans. Check your intestinal fortitude at the cover.
August 21, 2021
The Horror Collection: Extreme Edition is another collection from KJK Publishing that will definitely knock your socks off while simultaneously giving you a punch to the face.
With these collections, I always know that I’m in for quite the ride when I pick one up. With this one, I was so hesitant knowing some of the topics that were tackled here, but I’m so glad I gave it a read!
My two favorites from this collection were Gone Fishin’ by Matthew A. Clarke and Rage by Kevin J. Kennedy.
Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my rating in any way.
More here: https://www.ericarobynreads.com/book-...
With these collections, I always know that I’m in for quite the ride when I pick one up. With this one, I was so hesitant knowing some of the topics that were tackled here, but I’m so glad I gave it a read!
My two favorites from this collection were Gone Fishin’ by Matthew A. Clarke and Rage by Kevin J. Kennedy.
Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my rating in any way.
More here: https://www.ericarobynreads.com/book-...
February 1, 2022
😍
This one was the BESTED one yet!!
Oh WOW!!! I mean I was literally transported right INTO the storyline!!
More please!!
This one was the BESTED one yet!!
Oh WOW!!! I mean I was literally transported right INTO the storyline!!
More please!!
August 25, 2021
This book isn't as extreme as I was expecting. It's made up of several short stories by various authors and its a good collection of horror shorts. But I wouldn't label it as extreme, I've seen films and read books that are far worse. Not bad, but not the best.
October 24, 2021
Well above average collection of short stories and novella's.
October 17, 2021
Although I feature in this collection, I based my rating on the other stories. Not a weak one among them!
September 7, 2023
As with most short story collections, something of a mixed bag. No real clunkers, the overall standard was high and more than sufficient to satisfy any discerning fan of extreme horror. " Miss Sideshow Necrotic" by David Owain Hughes is surely deserving of a sequel or perhaps even a series and Matthew A. Clarke's "Gone Fishin'" read like an abridged version of a much longer work. A gruesome, grisly sampling of deranged depravity. 4 stars +.
December 19, 2023
This particular addition to the Horror Collection despite it`s title was a little tame compared to other titles in the collection. Kevin J Kennedy`s story was I think the best of the bunch , some of the authors names I was unfamiliar with but this is true of all of the editions in the collection . I own currently five with more to come .
April 27, 2022
Not what I thought
Did not finish the Book. Did not like the theme of the stories. Did not appreciate the style of it
Did not finish the Book. Did not like the theme of the stories. Did not appreciate the style of it
March 4, 2023
Wow
A person who likes to read a good scary story, but doesn't have the time to get into a good book, will enjoy this set of short stories.
A person who likes to read a good scary story, but doesn't have the time to get into a good book, will enjoy this set of short stories.
July 5, 2023
Burned through it!
Loved each and every story, especially the last one. I will definitely keep this one in the library as a permanent read.
Loved each and every story, especially the last one. I will definitely keep this one in the library as a permanent read.
August 10, 2023
Amazing
This was a really good and creepy book. I am so addicted to these scary stories. I recommend them to everyone
This was a really good and creepy book. I am so addicted to these scary stories. I recommend them to everyone
December 17, 2024
This collection was of low quality as many of the stories were rushed with unnecessary sexual details. In fact, writing in this way somehow equated the idea of "being extreme" to "being sexually primal", and I do not like it at all because there was a complete lack of creativity. That is, the power and conviction of writing was totally absent, replaced by the mediocrity and abused descriptions of mundane physical temptations.
I felt like this collection was there for the sake of being there. This is not ideal since readers may approach the authors in this collection for the first time in their life. With those stories, I am not sure they are keen on reading more from those authors.
Two stars for the effort of writing and compiling this collection.
I felt like this collection was there for the sake of being there. This is not ideal since readers may approach the authors in this collection for the first time in their life. With those stories, I am not sure they are keen on reading more from those authors.
Two stars for the effort of writing and compiling this collection.
July 11, 2023
To be honest not the extreme I expected. I thought it will be a horror extreme, but this appears to be more of a porn type extreme. I decided not to rate the stories, since extreme sexual horror is not my cup of tea. The only story that stood out and was more or less readable IMHO was Rage by Kevin J. Kennedy. The other story Gone Fishin’ by Matthew A. Clarke uses Islamophobic tropes, which I didn't appreciate. Overall, this was a waste of time.
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