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Shadow Lab, Volume Two: A Blackstone Publishing Anthology
Just in time for Halloween 2025, it’s Shadow Lab, Volume Two!
In Gibbett Hill by Faith Merino, Virginia has moved with her husband to the town of Gibbet Hill, where they plan to raise their three-month-old daughter. But as a Gold Rush reenactment festival begins to blur the line between real and imaginary, Virginia finds herself the target of the town’s strange hanging ritual.
In Forty Weeks by Adam Godfrey, Sarah is transformed into a vampire after her husband’s research team finds a dormant virus buried in the arctic permafrost. When her husband is killed by his employers, Sarah flees in search of someone else who’s infected, operating on the rumor that their death would trigger an antibody surge that could save not only her, but her unborn child …
In The Retreat by Gemma Amor, a troubled military veteran tries to get her life back in order by taking an office job, and soon finds herself on the fast track to success. But when she’s invited to a corporate retreat in the middle of the wilderness, she encounters dark and mysterious forces at work, and she must use all of her skills to survive.
Find these and more horrifying tales in the second Shadow Lab anthology from Blackstone Publishing.
In Gibbett Hill by Faith Merino, Virginia has moved with her husband to the town of Gibbet Hill, where they plan to raise their three-month-old daughter. But as a Gold Rush reenactment festival begins to blur the line between real and imaginary, Virginia finds herself the target of the town’s strange hanging ritual.
In Forty Weeks by Adam Godfrey, Sarah is transformed into a vampire after her husband’s research team finds a dormant virus buried in the arctic permafrost. When her husband is killed by his employers, Sarah flees in search of someone else who’s infected, operating on the rumor that their death would trigger an antibody surge that could save not only her, but her unborn child …
In The Retreat by Gemma Amor, a troubled military veteran tries to get her life back in order by taking an office job, and soon finds herself on the fast track to success. But when she’s invited to a corporate retreat in the middle of the wilderness, she encounters dark and mysterious forces at work, and she must use all of her skills to survive.
Find these and more horrifying tales in the second Shadow Lab anthology from Blackstone Publishing.
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Published September 30, 2025
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August 12, 2025
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Shadow Lab is filled with some great horror short stories. A lot of new to me authors. Vampires, demons, awkward work retreats….a little bit of everything.
My favorite was The Retreat by Gemma Amore. Veteran, Laura, is just lucky to have a job coming out of the military. But this boring office job is getting to her. Until a disgruntled employee brings a gun to work and Laura’s military training kicks in. She’s invited to a very exclusive work retreat with the hope of a promotion and more money, but finds the company worships more than the all mighty dollar.
Shadow Lab is filled with some great horror short stories. A lot of new to me authors. Vampires, demons, awkward work retreats….a little bit of everything.
My favorite was The Retreat by Gemma Amore. Veteran, Laura, is just lucky to have a job coming out of the military. But this boring office job is getting to her. Until a disgruntled employee brings a gun to work and Laura’s military training kicks in. She’s invited to a very exclusive work retreat with the hope of a promotion and more money, but finds the company worships more than the all mighty dollar.
September 3, 2025
This collection of short to medium length (in my opinion) horror stories suck you right into their atmosphere. They all had their own "thing" or variety...they all were unique and were about their own thing, whether you want a monster or creature, something more psychological, or a thriller, etc. The stories were all very descriptive...the characters, for the most part were pretty well developed with their own motives and internal/ external struggles. Their feelings or fears were shown...or whatever the emotion of the story they were in was...they mostly matched the vibe of the story. The writing style was to me clear for the most part.
I do admit with some stories, I had to read things all over again, but I think it depended on my interest in the story more than anything. If you are in the mood for a good collection of stories for Halloween, I would recommend this collection. What stood out most to me was Chopknuckle by Noah Pohl. It was a longer story in this collection and this took me 2 or 3 sessions to read and I am a pretty fast reader, but hey, it did keep my interest, it was easy to break into sections due to the divisions or transitions between the scenes, and it was very descriptive.
I do admit with some stories, I had to read things all over again, but I think it depended on my interest in the story more than anything. If you are in the mood for a good collection of stories for Halloween, I would recommend this collection. What stood out most to me was Chopknuckle by Noah Pohl. It was a longer story in this collection and this took me 2 or 3 sessions to read and I am a pretty fast reader, but hey, it did keep my interest, it was easy to break into sections due to the divisions or transitions between the scenes, and it was very descriptive.
October 6, 2025
An anthology of horror short stories sure to set your hair on end every time you hear a creaking floorboard. I love antholgies. I discover new-to-me authors and stretch my genre preferences. "Different" is easy to discover when you sample an author's skillful ability to scare you in fewer pages than most chapters in a novel. As always, some of the stories are better than others, but all of these are winners.
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