| Title | : | Fright 1 |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9789814984775 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 |
| Publication | : | Published November 1, 2022 |
Ghost stories and tales of fright have a long verbal and written tradition in Singapore, and so Epigram Books is proud to present a new annual anthology series of terrifying local fiction. Featuring all the winners of the 2022 Storytel Epigram Horror Prize, Fright 1 celebrates all subsets of the horror genre, told with a Singaporean twist.
Contents
The General’s Wife | Meihan Boey
That Is Their Tragedy | Wen-yi Lee
When We Are All Alive and Well | O Thiam Chin
Breakwater | Kelly Leow (1st prize)
Dreams | Quek Shin Yi
Untitled Train Story | Teo Kai Xiang
Under the Banana Tree | Dew M. Chaiyanara (3rd prize)
Forty Winks Before Dawn | Kimberly Lium
Hamsters | Tan Lixin
Hantu Hijau | Dave Chua (2nd prize)
Ah Boy | Jane Huang
Fright 1 Reviews
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4.25 ⭐️, honestly a fantastic collection of short stories.
My top 3 stories:
🚂 Untitled Train Story
🌊 Breakwater
👁️ Forty Winks Before Dawn
Honorable mention:
🍌 Under the Banana Tree
Thank you Epigram for this copy! -
rounding this up to 🧟♀️🧟♀️🧟♀️🧟♀️/5. truly enjoyed reading this horror short stories collection by epigram books!! honestly both short stories and horror are not my go-to genre in the first place but im so glad to pick this one up.
just like any other short stories, its quite like a mixed bag; average stories and then there are some better than the others. it distinctly shows how different authors write differently too so i guess it really depends on reader's preferences when it comes to the writing style - like for instance, i do find some that are too flowery and personally felt like it was kinda off a lil bit/didnt quite suit the genre.
but!!! i love how there is a variety in it and a lot of exploring other various themes. it would definitely reach to a lot of different readers and esp for locals - there might be some stories that are more memorable/relatable as you might have experienced similar ~encounters~. 🙂 i might be crazy but i wished it was generally scarier/weirder than i thought tho like pls !!! u have the full permission to mAKE ME UNABLE TO SLEEP !!!!
stories that sends me the ultimate chills: untitled train story / under the banana tree / hantu hijau / ah boy. 👻 i literally didnt know who the top 3 winners were and decided to check it out right after i was done with the entire book. i was q shook that 2 of them that i've picked were actually in it!!
anyways, this is overall such a fantastic debut and surprisingly i cant wait for more 👀🫣
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Some good, some not so good ... but I support Singapore writers!
