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Lukas Deicke
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"Ankle Snatcher" by Grady Hendrix
This was a straightforward horror short story about a young man who has a monster under his bed and gets realistically incriminated for the death of the human snacks the Ankle Snatcher is yoinking. It was well written, but nothing that really stuck with me. Anyway, neeeext please!
3/5
— Jan 25, 2026 04:24PM
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This was a straightforward horror short story about a young man who has a monster under his bed and gets realistically incriminated for the death of the human snacks the Ankle Snatcher is yoinking. It was well written, but nothing that really stuck with me. Anyway, neeeext please!
3/5
Lukas Deicke
is on page 222 of 384
"The Last Four Things" by Christopher Rowe
This was an exhausting one. The plot is hard to describe. I think the best description would be: What if James Joice and Catholic Cateshism would have a post-human child. Exhausting but not entirely unenjoyable. 2,5/5.
— Jan 11, 2026 09:24AM
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This was an exhausting one. The plot is hard to describe. I think the best description would be: What if James Joice and Catholic Cateshism would have a post-human child. Exhausting but not entirely unenjoyable. 2,5/5.
Lukas Deicke
is on page 202 of 384
"Resurrection Highway" by A. R. Capetta
This short story was by far the worst one I have read so far in this anthology. The plot is decent enough. A redemption story set in a Mad Max setting, but with car necromancy. However, the thing is written in simple present and the second person singular making it a self insert narrative. I didn't know I could dislike a choice of narrative so much. 1,5/5. 1,5 points for plot.
— Jan 10, 2026 02:06PM
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This short story was by far the worst one I have read so far in this anthology. The plot is decent enough. A redemption story set in a Mad Max setting, but with car necromancy. However, the thing is written in simple present and the second person singular making it a self insert narrative. I didn't know I could dislike a choice of narrative so much. 1,5/5. 1,5 points for plot.
Lukas Deicke
is on page 191 of 384
"Form 8774-D" by Alex Irvine
This story was a definite highlight of the anthology. It follows the daily work life of a desk clerk who has to make sure, that the registration paperwork of every human, who possesses an emergent superpower, is in order. Everything is here, from the weird and funny over the wholesome to the menacing and escalating. The typical life of a lower government official. Very good. 4/5
— Dec 27, 2025 01:31AM
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This story was a definite highlight of the anthology. It follows the daily work life of a desk clerk who has to make sure, that the registration paperwork of every human, who possesses an emergent superpower, is in order. Everything is here, from the weird and funny over the wholesome to the menacing and escalating. The typical life of a lower government official. Very good. 4/5
Lukas Deicke
is on page 160 of 384
"The Blade and the Bloodwright" by Sloane Leong
An elite team of warriors "escorts" a sort of flesh magician to the city centers of the enemy where she proceeds to kill everyone by turning them all into body horror flesh clouds. In the end, she and the other protagonist are eaten by the god of death who emerges from the waves. Brilliant! A lot of trans-human topics going on there. Thought about that a lot. 4/5
— Dec 18, 2025 04:04PM
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An elite team of warriors "escorts" a sort of flesh magician to the city centers of the enemy where she proceeds to kill everyone by turning them all into body horror flesh clouds. In the end, she and the other protagonist are eaten by the god of death who emerges from the waves. Brilliant! A lot of trans-human topics going on there. Thought about that a lot. 4/5
Lukas Deicke
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"Calypso's Guest" by Andrew Sean Greer
It's the story of Odysseus stranding on Calypso's island...BUT IN SPACE. The island is a planet and O's ship is a space ship. Calypso is also a dude who was imprisoned by a mighty (one might even say godly)precursor race for betraying his race. This story is about the depression of loneliness and the curse of monotinous eternity. A very melancholic one. 3/5
— Dec 14, 2025 03:41PM
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It's the story of Odysseus stranding on Calypso's island...BUT IN SPACE. The island is a planet and O's ship is a space ship. Calypso is also a dude who was imprisoned by a mighty (one might even say godly)precursor race for betraying his race. This story is about the depression of loneliness and the curse of monotinous eternity. A very melancholic one. 3/5
