Today I thought I'd take a look at the first four novellas published in the My Dark Library collection as curated by Sadie 'Mother Horror' Hartmann. You can find out more about them at Cemetery Gates Media HERE.
Before I begin, I want to make it clear I in no way know Sadie Hartmann, but, as a long time follower on twitter, I do take notice when she tweets, and simply love her taste in horror so, when this series of novellas was announced I couldn't wait to jump right in feet first and get lost in the strange and varied world of torrid tales!
The first 4 novellas provide a little something for every horror aficionado.
STARGAZERS by LP Hernandez oozes CELL vibes, taking me back to how I felt when I read the grandmaster Stephen King's take on a different kind of zombie-like being. Add in a father daughter combo to contend with Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD father/son dynamic and you know you're in for a real treat.
Body dysmorphia and omnipresent hallucinatory monsters make #thighgap by Chandler Morrison a damn scary read. Not only does the body horror take centre stage but the real-world likeness of the character's struggle make this a truly memorable read.
BOUNT FEET by Kelsea Yu is on a whole new level when it comes to scares! This is just plain creepy, but, that's not the selling point. Equal parts horror and heart, BOUNT FEET tells a horrific tale of a child lost and a mother's desperate plight to correct the wrongs done to her young family. The backdrop to this story is Portland's Chinese Garden and Ghost Museum which plays home to some terrifying ghosts and compliments the narrative perfectly. BOUND FEET is a difficult book to gush over without accidently giving away spoilers so I'll stop writing...
On to the fourth book, TABOO IN FOUR COLORS by Tim McGregor. When I first started reading this, I was immediately reminded of the Jack & Maggie Starr series by Max Allan Collins, however any comparison soon paled when the horror kicked in. This novella packed a punch and is probably the best of the four I've read so far.
I'm looking forward to seeing where this series of books goes next!
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