| Title | : | Monsters |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 363 |
| Publication | : | First published August 20, 2019 |
What miracles can one hundred debut to bestselling authors do with 100 words?
More than three hundred 100-word drabbles from around the world.
Monsters Reviews
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This is the third book in an ongoing series of microfiction anthologies by Australian publishers Black Hare Press. I should say from the outset that I am the author of two drabbles featured in this anthology ('Debt' and 'Howl' ) but there's over 300 tales inside to scare your socks off.
The anthology has been included on the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award recommended reading list for 2019, and there's a lot to love here. Although horror is not my strongest genre to write in–or my favourite to read–there's some really great and truly terrifying/horrifying stuff here.
As with previous editions in the Dark Drabbles series, I have selected the stories which stood out for me below:
- Horace by Rich Rurshell
- Breakfast by Nicole Little
- The Deal by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
- Choices by Joel R. Hunt
- Rorrim by Alanna Robertson-Webb
- The Taste of Salt and Vengeance by Aiki Flinthart
- 7709 by Sinister Sweetheart
- Form-a-Fiend by Shawn M. Klimek
- No Monsters by Charlotte O'Farrell
A perfect book for Halloween! -
This was so hard to push myself through. I almost DNF'd it but I refuse to DNF books so... I have completed it.
Aside from the fact that this was a mixture of really powerful short pieces spread among awful short pieces, I think one of the main failures of this book was that it didn't carry a theme past the point of monsters. Which I understand... except going from werewolves, to tree squids, to dragons, to mermaids was just too much. You need this to be 200 pages of horror monsters... but the unicorns and fairies, and dragons in a fantasy monster thing.
Whatever, I just don't like this style of storytelling. -
Much like the creatures in this Dark Drabbles anthology, I gobbled up these stories with fiendish delight. I wanted to single out a few favorites but in all honesty, it was too difficult to choose: each drabble was it’s own tasty morsel of fright and delight. An immensely eclectic, electrifying collection featuring writers from all around the world, it has simply whet my appetite and left me starving for more.
Bravo! -
I am one of the authors, but I enjoyed the stories by the other authors immensely. A good variety. Proud to be with them.
