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"Gabriel Metsu, Man Writing a Letter, c. 1664-66" by Helen McClory
Is this about a haunted painting? A mentally ill museum docent? I don't know, but I struggled to get through these five pages. 1.5/5
— Mar 30, 2022 10:35PM
Is this about a haunted painting? A mentally ill museum docent? I don't know, but I struggled to get through these five pages. 1.5/5
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"Parakeets" by Kevin Brockmeier
An eerie short about a cold spot that means so much more. Poor birds. 4/5
— Mar 31, 2022 07:30PM
An eerie short about a cold spot that means so much more. Poor birds. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Visiting Hours" by Lilliam Rivera
Pregnancy as body horror. The crushing oppression of a bad marriage. A creepy unexplained old lady. A hospital. 3/5
— Mar 31, 2022 07:29PM
Pregnancy as body horror. The crushing oppression of a bad marriage. A creepy unexplained old lady. A hospital. 3/5
Jamesboggie
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"Joy, and Other Poisons" by Vajra Chandrasekera
"We will never stop coming. We know they think of us as the monsters." Body horror (undiscovered fangs, unhinged jaws) and an Invasion of the Body Snatchers type insidious takeover from the perspective of relentless, emotionless post-human monsters. 4.5/5
— Mar 30, 2022 10:43PM
"We will never stop coming. We know they think of us as the monsters." Body horror (undiscovered fangs, unhinged jaws) and an Invasion of the Body Snatchers type insidious takeover from the perspective of relentless, emotionless post-human monsters. 4.5/5
Jamesboggie
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"Instrument of the Ancestors" by Troy L. Wiggins
This is a supernatural revenge story cum cautionary tale in the mode of an urban legend. I could see this in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. That said, these boys don't deserve this. 4/5
— Mar 30, 2022 10:38PM
This is a supernatural revenge story cum cautionary tale in the mode of an urban legend. I could see this in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. That said, these boys don't deserve this. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Pictures of Heaven" by Ben Loory
This seems to be a surreal story of infernal punishment. It reminds me of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey or "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang with a stronger horror bent. 4/5
— Mar 30, 2022 10:32PM
This seems to be a surreal story of infernal punishment. It reminds me of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey or "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang with a stronger horror bent. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Human Milk for Human Babies" by Lindsay King-Miller
This is a creepy story of stranger danger. The ending is no surprise, but the story effectively builds tension and dread until the other shoe drops. More Internet horror stories should be like this and less like Unfriended. 4/5
— Mar 27, 2022 04:04PM
This is a creepy story of stranger danger. The ending is no surprise, but the story effectively builds tension and dread until the other shoe drops. More Internet horror stories should be like this and less like Unfriended. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Downpour" by Joseph Salvatore
This is a surreal story. I didn't know why people at a New York train station reacted so aggressively to a rat. I guess the ending attack explained the unsettling response. It truly is horrifying. 3.5/5
— Mar 27, 2022 04:00PM
This is a surreal story. I didn't know why people at a New York train station reacted so aggressively to a rat. I guess the ending attack explained the unsettling response. It truly is horrifying. 3.5/5
Jamesboggie
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"Caravan" by Pedro Iniguez
This story follows a boy in a migrant caravan on its way to the US. It depicts a harrowing trip of danger and fear. It reminded me of The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro. 4/5
— Mar 27, 2022 03:57PM
This story follows a boy in a migrant caravan on its way to the US. It depicts a harrowing trip of danger and fear. It reminded me of The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Veins, Like a System" by Eshani Surya
This story is a tense story about an oil executive relying on "petrochemical therapy." An oil exec literally injecting oil into his body regularly to live and spiraling as a result is an uncomfortable metaphor for our societal oil addiction. 4/5
— Mar 27, 2022 03:53PM
This story is a tense story about an oil executive relying on "petrochemical therapy." An oil exec literally injecting oil into his body regularly to live and spiraling as a result is an uncomfortable metaphor for our societal oil addiction. 4/5
Jamesboggie
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"Leg" by Brian Evenson
This nautical [?] story could be interpreted as cosmic horror. 4/5
— Mar 25, 2022 10:15PM
This nautical [?] story could be interpreted as cosmic horror. 4/5
