Category: Short Stories/Novellas

Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Short Stories/Novellas, Words

Ghouls Amongst Us – a Review

by Lisa • July 5, 2018 • 0 Comments

𝑀𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 showed us that aliens live among us disguised as humans.

Bittersweet: 14 Macabre Tales of Love and Loss – a Review

by Lisa • June 11, 2018 • 0 Comments

Each of the fourteen stories in this book by Dan HIlliard is short, to the point, and well-written. They will astonish you and possibly keep you awake if you start thinking about them when trying to go to sleep. The Stories: “My Dark Box” – A chilling tale of a deceived worker at a haunted house.…

Accents of Horror: Four Flavors of Death – a Review

by Lisa • May 8, 2018 • 2 Comments

A hitchhiker, a man with no face, a car crash victim, an out-of-work actor, and Death himself all play a part in the macabre stories in this book.

Until Then Dream Again – a Review

by Lisa • January 15, 2018 • 1 Comment

How mad would you be if your husband was dreaming of another woman every single night? Would you be jealous? How would you react if he told you that even though she existed only in his dreams that he had fallen in love with her? How real are your dreams? A man is on his…

A Hell for All Seasons – a Review

by Lisa • December 18, 2017 • 0 Comments

This is a fantastic collection of short stories. Each one is horrific in its own way. From demons and the occult to curiosity and hypocrisy, the way one wrong turn can completely change a life is subtly and chillingly demonstrated. The way you look at things, including dreams, and the way you think is liable…

Vices and Virtues: A Horror Anthology – a Review

by Lisa • December 11, 2017 • 0 Comments

From weird happenings in the woods to an empathic girl to the Suicide Forest in Japan, these stories are about things such as remembrance, empathy, vanity, lust, etc. “The Girl Who Died” – A girl who loves animals better than people has pity on an animal that she finds dead in the woods. She decided…

Hop-Frog (Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs) – a Review

by Lisa • October 23, 2017 • 0 Comments

Being part of the king’s court should be a dream job, right? Unfortunately, it wasn’t so for Hop-Frog and Tripetta. The king’s jester, Hop-Frog, was a dwarf and a cripple. Hop-Frog wasn’t the name with which he was christened; he was called that because of the way he moved around. Along with a female dwarf,…

Future’s Ending: A Science Fiction Short Story Anthology – a Review

by Lisa • July 13, 2017 • 0 Comments

What will life be like in the future? A number of books have been written about possible futures. Various television shows and movies have depicted what their writers believe future life will be like. The stories in this anthology contain the author’s view of possible ways the future could turn out. Below are my six…

The Missing Butler and Other Life Mysteries – a Review

by Lisa • April 10, 2017 • 2 Comments

These life mysteries are awesome! Each of these stories is a slice of life with the little mysteries that we encounter. The absurd, the comical, and the mysterious aspects of life are presented. Some of these stories are sad enough to bring you to tears. Others are serious enough to cause one to ponder the…

Nibble Nibble Crunch – a Review

by Lisa • January 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

How fond of snowmen are you? Do you have fond memories of playing in the snow, throwing snowballs, and making snowmen? Warning: Once you read this short story, you might not like snowmen so much. You might never want to see one again. It is possible that you could develop a phobia of snowmen. This…