Status Updates From We Are Providence: Tales of...

Close Behind - Barry Lee Dejasu - This just goes to show, that women are not the only ones who should not walk home alone late at night.

A Possession - H.Y. Hsu - the horror aspect of this story is overshadowed by the family drama.

Ghosts of Waterfire - Mary Robles - poem

Mary's Mama's Heart - Faye Ringel - I had to look up the "New England Vampire Panic" after reading this one.

Spectacle Cove - L.E. Daniels - Two sisters from an unusual family are trying to recover from their mother's death. 3 stars

Long Live the River - Mary Robles - Poem

Alex's Tree - Mr. Michael Squid - Sometime no matter what you do, you can not protect your children from their desires.

Soul Parasite - Paul Magnan - A Couple start to drift away after a husband picks something up during a walk.

A Providence Thing - Jason Parent - Now this is what I was getting myself into when picked up this book. I expected heavy Lovecraft influence and Jason Parent game me that.

The Hidden Heart - Victoria Dalpe - There is a much larger story in the bones of this short tale. I, like Ellie would like to know how the cuts work.

Who Lives in The Shunned House - Mary Robles Ok. It was a poem.

Testing a Horrible Superstition - Christina Carmen. Whenever I read a story about bullying in school, I have to wonder if I am more horrified by the very level of cruelty I read in the story, or by the idea that there are kids out there experiencing it in real life. I really hope to God that they are exaggerated for the sake of the stories.

Blood in the Sand - John Lynch - I'm not sure why I thought all these stories were set in Rhode Island. That one in on me. What the heck was in that village? 3.5 stars

The Scariest Story - Joshua Rex - Four Men, a deserted camp, and a tradition not to be missed, an entertaining if predictable story 2.5 stars