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This book is a fucking gut punch holy shit. I’m crying every 10 pages.

I’m not okay. Szeth my baby. My child.

Reached the Honor Chasm scene on my reread and broke down crying.

This book is fucking devastating

Holy shit this book is god tier

A Grief of the Dead - 5/5

An absorbing, powerful tale. Perfect mix of surrealism and horror and drama. This was one of the longer stories in the collection, but I couldn’t put it down!

The Norwood Trouble - 4/5

Short, sweet, nasty. A great little story that I wish more of the stories in this collection were like. Reminded me of similar themes to The Rider.

The Strongest Obeah Woman of the World - 2.5/5

An interesting twist on a possession story, with intriguing prose. It was fine, but I wanted a little more horror. It felt too calm.

Flicker - 5/5

Eerie. Short. Pitch perfect prose. Loved this one. I would have loved a whole ass movie from this premise, but the succinct nature of it makes it stick in my mind even more.

Dark Home - 2.5/5

A good premise, but a little half-baked. Feels like a scene from the middle of a horror movie, but without the satisfying resolution of an ending.

I want to bash my skull in with a silver-lined crowbar bc I hate this book

I am so fucking close to DNFing this

Oh lord I fear this book is about to unleash the age gap discourse wolf within me

Having *just* been on a mountain…this book is fucking terrifying

Pressure - 3.5/5

Love that this was in second person. It’s short, simple, and brutal. Effective, but wish it had just a bit more meat. Solid enough!

The Aesthete - 1.5/5

Great flowing prose, but a premise that is too convoluted and ultimately boring. I wish this was better.

The Rider - 3.5/5

A well-written story, with a nice little supernatural element. I feel this one could have (and should have) been longer as I felt the intrigue could have been expanded on.

Lasirèn - 5/5

This was an eerie lyrical story, reminiscent of a fairy tale. Creepy and lasting. Loved it.

The Other One - 4/5

I really liked this one. A clingy woman gets strange messages from her ex-boyfriend’s new lover. Great use of prose and imagery!

Invasion of the Baby Snatchers - 3.5/5

This story was great, well-written and compelling but the ending fell flat. Not sure I *got* it. I would definitely read more from this writer.

Wandering Devil - 4/5

Really enjoyed the prose and character work in this piece about a man whose soul won’t let him stay in one place.

Eye and Tooth - 3.5/5

A solid monster hunter short story - pretty predictable but short and fun to read!

Reckless Eyeballing - 3/5 stars

An intriguing little tale about a brutal cop feeling his actions are watched.

Forgot how much this book FUCKING SLAPS

This book’s prose is kinda addicting. Like I can’t stop reading it.

The main character is absolutely insufferable. I want to DNF

It’s like Brandon knew I became a One Piece stan last year and wrote this book specifically for me

OMG I LOVED THIS! All the heroes hunting down Koichi? Amazing.

This girl is obsessed with her mom — weird vibes

Neji vs. Spider guy was a GREAT fight! The way these fights unfold are very clever and fun to read.