
Title: Linghun
Author: Ai Jiang
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 178
Rating: A-
Recommended?: Yes

Title: Linghun
Author: Ai Jiang
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 178
Rating: A-
Recommended?: Yes
Title: A Dark Corner
Author: Celia Dale
Genre: Classic Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 128
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Title: Transmuted
Author: Eve Harms
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 113
Rating: C+
Recommended?: No
Title: The Girl in the Video
Author: Michael David Wilson
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 108
Rating: C+
Recommended?: No
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Title: This Is Where We Talk Things Out
Author: Caitlin Marceau
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 114
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Batshit crazy mother. Isolated locale. Impending snowstorm. What could possibly go wrong?
This Is Where We Talk Things Out is an engaging psychological horror novella about a woman, Miller, drawn back into a toxic relationship with her mentally disturbed mother Sylvie. Miller’s girlfriend Florence warns her against getting sucked back into Sylvie’s drama, but she reluctantly decides to give her one last chance in a long series of last chances. But when Sylvie’s behavior gets more and more out-of-control, Miller finds herself fighting for her life.
The big reveal of this story was… not surprising. I didn’t mind, though. The predictability didn’t get in the way of me enjoying the book. I liked that even though Sylvie’s homophobic attitudes towards her daughter are touched upon there wasn’t a huge focus on that aspect of the story. The mother-daughter relationship felt very realistic and very uncomfortable. It only jumped the shark a bit and allowed the situation to become borderline cartoonish in the last 10 pages or so. Still, a fun read with some genuinely spooky and disturbing moments.
Title: Ms. Ice Sandwich
Author: Meiko Kawakami
Genre: Literary Novella
Number of Pages: 92
Rating: B
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: What Do Nightmares Dream Of
Author: Antonija Mežnarić
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 122
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Bedfellow
Author: Jeremy C. Shipp
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 224
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood
Author: Eric LaRocca
Genre: Horror
Number of Pages: 236
Rating: B
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Lost
Author: Hans-Ulrich Treichel
Genre: Literary Fiction
Number of Pages: 136
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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