Categorie: short story
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Movie Marathon: The Black Phone (2022)
Synopsis: Finney Blake is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of no use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are…
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Novella ‘Brandende Man, uit de wereld van Heugenis, Smart en het Sterrenzwaard’
Synopsis (Dutch): ‘Talloze jaren later schrik ik nog op in het holst van de nacht met zijn gekwelde gezicht voor mij. En in deze vreselijke dromen ben ik nimmer in staat zijn lijden te verlichten’. Zo begint deze korte roman van Tad Williams: Brandende man. Over een geheimzinnige stiefvader, een voorspellende heks, een gewonnen en…
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Anthology review ‘Devil’s Rejects’
Synopsis: When you’re a writer, rejection is just part of the process This anthology gives a second chance to twelve twisted and unsettling stories that are sure to satisfy any fan of indie horror. Featuring stories by Jeremy Megargee, Jamie Stewart, Grace R. Reynolds, Marcus Hawke, Miguel Gonçalves, Jacob Ian Decoursey, Kay Hanifen, Nikki R.…
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Short story review ‘No Strings’
Author: Jamie Stewart Publisher: independently published Publishing year: 2022 Number of pages: 27 My rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Jamie Stewart, the author who took you to Montague’s Carnival of Delights and Terror, presents a wicked tale of what happens when we sever the strings that bind us. No Strings is the story of Lyra, a child…
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Novella review ‘The Book of Færie (A Færie tale)’
Author: Kalob Dàniel Publisher: Publishing year: 2022 Number of Pages: 58 (kindle) Prequel to ‘The Nexus of Destiny’ Series: A Færie Tale My rating: 4/5 Synopsis: This prequel short story is about the history of faeriekind. It starts with the creation of faeries and encompasses over 1500 years before the magic of The Veil thrusts Vvellion…
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Short story review ‘The Ritual: a Holiday Folk Horror Story’
Author: Michael R. Goodwin Publisher: independently published Publishing year: 2021 Number of pages: 17 (kindle) My rating: 4,5/5 Synopsis: “Let us bow our heads and close our eyes,” the villagers chanted, “for the Bell waits not for the one who dies.” In the square, the villagers had gathered for The Ritual, which hasn’t been performed…
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