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Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble
The woman's role in horror fiction has ranged from final girl to femme fatale, but what really makes her tick?
In this collection, R. Saint Claire explores the psychological underpinnings that cause the girl next door or suburban mom to wander irretrievably to the dark side.
Foreword by Lydia Peever : Trouble transcends the traditionally feminine here—be it physical, psychological, or perceived—and brings us to a more modern stage but with roots in timeless sensibility. This is the signature of Saint Claire.
"Saint Claire shows a lot of promise and talent." Horror Palace
"Claire is an absolute talent!"
"The author really knows how to write a horror tale."
Collection
Foreword by Lydia Peever
Snowblind (novella)
Short Stories
Casa Diablo
The Best of Intentions
Mount Gilead
The Starlet Suite
Traci
The Woods and Mister Softee
An Empty Vessel
As Mad as Wild Waves
A Sneak Peek at R. Saint Claire's New Vampire Horror Novel, CODE RED.
The woman's role in horror fiction has ranged from final girl to femme fatale, but what really makes her tick?
In this collection, R. Saint Claire explores the psychological underpinnings that cause the girl next door or suburban mom to wander irretrievably to the dark side.
Foreword by Lydia Peever : Trouble transcends the traditionally feminine here—be it physical, psychological, or perceived—and brings us to a more modern stage but with roots in timeless sensibility. This is the signature of Saint Claire.
"Saint Claire shows a lot of promise and talent." Horror Palace
"Claire is an absolute talent!"
"The author really knows how to write a horror tale."
Collection
Foreword by Lydia Peever
Snowblind (novella)
Short Stories
Casa Diablo
The Best of Intentions
Mount Gilead
The Starlet Suite
Traci
The Woods and Mister Softee
An Empty Vessel
As Mad as Wild Waves
A Sneak Peek at R. Saint Claire's New Vampire Horror Novel, CODE RED.
- GenresHorror
217 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 6, 2022
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About the author
R. Saint Claire
35 books246 followersRegina writes adult and young adult fiction, but always with a dark flair. Writing honors include a Watty Award for best horror novel and multiple screenwriting awards, including a Webby Honoree. Regina is also the contributing editor of the bestselling Local Haunts: A HorrorTube Anthology. Find Regina, and her alter-ego Batilda, at her BookTube channel, Regina's Haunted Library, and on her blog RSaintClaire.com.
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August 29, 2022
I’ve become a fan of R. Saint Claire’s writing and BookTube / HorrorTube channel called Regina’s Haunted Library. We’ve interacted in the comments and done a buddy read for another author’s book. Despite my online interaction with Regina, and developing professional relationship, this is an honest review.
I’ve previously read and enjoyed short stories by R. Saint Claire in the HorrorTube anthologies Local Haunts, Served Cold, and We’re Not Home. I’ve also read her novella Unmasked. Because I was familiar with her work, I knew a couple of the stories in this collection. I like the repeated themes in her works, which includes not only women in trouble, but also self-obsessed characters, and family drama that turns into horror or tragedy.
I like how her stories often come across as inspired by classic films and classic horror stories. I could feel shades of Sunset Boulevard and vibes from scary short stories I’ve read in the past; I would name some more specific stories, but I don’t want to give away spoilers since mentioning them might give away some of the twists and surprises in these tales.
My favorite story in the collection was a horrific tale of an arrogant character obsessed with a failed relationship who initially accidentally kidnaps someone, only to decide to purposely continue with the atrocious act. The ending of the story, as with many of the others in the collection, really hit hard.
I highly recommend this story collection for fans of horror, especially for people looking for female protagonists.
I’ve previously read and enjoyed short stories by R. Saint Claire in the HorrorTube anthologies Local Haunts, Served Cold, and We’re Not Home. I’ve also read her novella Unmasked. Because I was familiar with her work, I knew a couple of the stories in this collection. I like the repeated themes in her works, which includes not only women in trouble, but also self-obsessed characters, and family drama that turns into horror or tragedy.
I like how her stories often come across as inspired by classic films and classic horror stories. I could feel shades of Sunset Boulevard and vibes from scary short stories I’ve read in the past; I would name some more specific stories, but I don’t want to give away spoilers since mentioning them might give away some of the twists and surprises in these tales.
My favorite story in the collection was a horrific tale of an arrogant character obsessed with a failed relationship who initially accidentally kidnaps someone, only to decide to purposely continue with the atrocious act. The ending of the story, as with many of the others in the collection, really hit hard.
I highly recommend this story collection for fans of horror, especially for people looking for female protagonists.
August 15, 2024
2.5⭐
I didn't exactly love this one, but it wasn't bad. Some of the subject matter/content of these stories simply didn't appeal to me. I do always enjoy this author's writing, though, and while this is my least favorite of her work I still look forward to her other books in the future.
I highly recommend checking out Code Red and Carni.
I didn't exactly love this one, but it wasn't bad. Some of the subject matter/content of these stories simply didn't appeal to me. I do always enjoy this author's writing, though, and while this is my least favorite of her work I still look forward to her other books in the future.
I highly recommend checking out Code Red and Carni.
January 22, 2022
Excellent!
March 5, 2022
I know of Regina through her awesome YouTube channel, and was very excited to get into this work!
Boy....did it not disappoint! From the very first story, it kept me reading. A good variety of horror, yet with enough of a cohesive nature to really solidify the book. Some parts made me go "sheeeew!" But hey....that's why we love horror, right?
Boy....did it not disappoint! From the very first story, it kept me reading. A good variety of horror, yet with enough of a cohesive nature to really solidify the book. Some parts made me go "sheeeew!" But hey....that's why we love horror, right?
June 3, 2022
Interesting and varies horror short stories
This is an anthology that feature women in trouble. And troubled women. And women who are trouble.
If you like horror you will probably enjoy a few of those stories (Casa Diablo was my favourite)
This is an anthology that feature women in trouble. And troubled women. And women who are trouble.
If you like horror you will probably enjoy a few of those stories (Casa Diablo was my favourite)
February 24, 2022
Single author collections on a theme can run afoul of getting samey, but not in Saint Claire's hands.
A brilliant foreword by Lydia Peever primes you to expect more than the obvious from the title of the collection and then we're off.
'Casa Diablo' is one of my stand out stories. A wicked slice of Hollywood Gothic that I could easily see being a lost episode of Rod Serling's 'The Night Gallery' or an episode in a Netflix horror anthology.
'The Best of Intentions' takes us on a slide into chaos and an ending that made me say "What the f***!" in the best possible way.
It's not the only story which swerves somewhere extremely dark and unexpected, 'An Empty Vessel' is another one of those - wild!
Stories like that are balanced with the delicate, coming of age melancholy of 'Mount Gilead' and the gothic psychological chiller 'As Mad as Wild Waves'.
A well rounded, diverse and always entertaining collection.
A brilliant foreword by Lydia Peever primes you to expect more than the obvious from the title of the collection and then we're off.
'Casa Diablo' is one of my stand out stories. A wicked slice of Hollywood Gothic that I could easily see being a lost episode of Rod Serling's 'The Night Gallery' or an episode in a Netflix horror anthology.
'The Best of Intentions' takes us on a slide into chaos and an ending that made me say "What the f***!" in the best possible way.
It's not the only story which swerves somewhere extremely dark and unexpected, 'An Empty Vessel' is another one of those - wild!
Stories like that are balanced with the delicate, coming of age melancholy of 'Mount Gilead' and the gothic psychological chiller 'As Mad as Wild Waves'.
A well rounded, diverse and always entertaining collection.
February 27, 2022
Review to come.
April 27, 2022
I really like Regina's YouTube channel so I feel bad that didn't like this more. The constant spelling errors drove me up the wall, every story had more than one. I will say that the stories were propulsive and I read the whole collection quite quickly because I found myself wanting to return to it but the level and brand of darkness that she went for maybe wasn't my personal taste but I think lots of people would really enjoy it. Just please hire a proofreader, is that a thing?
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February 23, 2022Mostly harmless short story collection but I would not recommend.
December 13, 2023
I finished Women in Trouble by Regina Saint Claire last night. An anthology with women you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley or broad daylight for that matter. These femme fatales have their own tricks for survival and aren't afraid to use them! Enjoyed this provoking read!
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