Women of the Woods by the Fabled Collective et. al. is a collection of dark fantasy and folk horror short stories, reminiscent of a contemporary style of Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving.
I haven’t been so impressed by a collection of short stories in a while. If I could give this a 6/5, I would! Each story is polished, well-paced, great character development, and awesome stories.
Read MoreEach story touches on the holiday spirit, from “Candy Cane” about a little girl who puts her bullies on the “naughty list” to “Blessed Silence,” about one character who finds complete silence during the holiday break.
One of my favorite stories is “Blacker than Coal,” where we focus on Santa Claus. He is watching Fox News and complaining about how everyone doesn’t fear Christmas because they can get whatever they want from Amazon.
Read MoreShadowy Natures edited by Rebecca Rowland is a horror anthology with twenty-one different stories of “serial killers and sociopaths, fixations and fetishes, breakdowns and bad decisions crafted by authors as diverse as their writing styles.” If you like horror, especially psychological horror, then you may find a new favorite horror story in Shadowy Natures.
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