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Farrow Street - Elizabeth Hand
A young American woman is alone in London for Christmas, with the city largely closed down for the holiday. She stumbles upon a mysterious place filled with an assortment of people... this one felt at once Dickensian and Lovecraftian to me.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:28AM
A young American woman is alone in London for Christmas, with the city largely closed down for the holiday. She stumbles upon a mysterious place filled with an assortment of people... this one felt at once Dickensian and Lovecraftian to me.
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The Hangman's Bride - Sarah Pinborough
The longest story in the collection is a gothic Dickensian tale, featuring chimney sweeps and an Onryo.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:53AM
The longest story in the collection is a gothic Dickensian tale, featuring chimney sweeps and an Onryo.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Hiking Through - Michael Koryta
A man reeling from heartbreak sets out on an immense trek through the Appalachian trail, where he encounters a ghost story in the flesh, so to speak.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:48AM
A man reeling from heartbreak sets out on an immense trek through the Appalachian trail, where he encounters a ghost story in the flesh, so to speak.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Home - Tim Lebbon
A dystopian Earth, centering the last known man alive. Had shades of dark fantasy for me, and while this is spoiler-y, I do think it adds to the enjoyment of the story to approach it with the understanding that the MC is old Saint Nick himself. I enjoyed this one.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:43AM
A dystopian Earth, centering the last known man alive. Had shades of dark fantasy for me, and while this is spoiler-y, I do think it adds to the enjoyment of the story to approach it with the understanding that the MC is old Saint Nick himself. I enjoyed this one.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Honor Thy Mother - Angela Slatter
A disrespected mother prepares to reveal her true colors to her ungrateful children. Another "Good for her" story. 👏🏽
— Jan 01, 2025 01:40AM
A disrespected mother prepares to reveal her true colors to her ungrateful children. Another "Good for her" story. 👏🏽
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Yankee Swap - John M. McIlveen
A brutal spin on the Yankee swap, or White Elephant game. Unhinged and in the vein of Saw, this one was nasty, fast -paced fun.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:36AM
A brutal spin on the Yankee swap, or White Elephant game. Unhinged and in the vein of Saw, this one was nasty, fast -paced fun.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Doctor Velocity - Jonathan Maberry
A dystopian feeling setting, featuring a jaded artist desperate to feel inspiration. While well-written, the fact that this was a story that was a part of a world featured in one of Maberry's series was glaring, and I couldn't help but feel that I was missing context by not having read the other works.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:33AM
A dystopian feeling setting, featuring a jaded artist desperate to feel inspiration. While well-written, the fact that this was a story that was a part of a world featured in one of Maberry's series was glaring, and I couldn't help but feel that I was missing context by not having read the other works.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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The Second Floor of the Christmas Hotel - Joe R. Lansdale
2 old friends reconnect and reminisce near Christmas. After one relays a harrowing experience at an abandoned family hotel to the other, they decide to revisit the hotel together... this was a descriptive and intriguing story that had me saying, "Good for her."
— Jan 01, 2025 01:19AM
2 old friends reconnect and reminisce near Christmas. After one relays a harrowing experience at an abandoned family hotel to the other, they decide to revisit the hotel together... this was a descriptive and intriguing story that had me saying, "Good for her."
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Snake's Tail - Sarah Langan
Abnegation. This story examines human nature and features changelings, old gods, cycles of death/destruction and rebirth, much like the ouroboros, infinitely consuming its own tail.
— Jan 01, 2025 01:11AM
Abnegation. This story examines human nature and features changelings, old gods, cycles of death/destruction and rebirth, much like the ouroboros, infinitely consuming its own tail.
Cristi Smith-Jones
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Mistletoe and Holly - James A. Moore
Deanna, the emotionally conflicted widow of a fallen soldier and mother of 2 sons, gets more than she bargained for Christmas in this one. 🥴
— Dec 03, 2024 06:02PM
Deanna, the emotionally conflicted widow of a fallen soldier and mother of 2 sons, gets more than she bargained for Christmas in this one. 🥴
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It's a Wonderful Knife - Christopher Golden
A Hollywood holiday party, a sleazy studio head, a Midwestern girl on a mission, a lost film... Atta girl, indeed.
— Dec 02, 2024 02:06AM
A Hollywood holiday party, a sleazy studio head, a Midwestern girl on a mission, a lost film... Atta girl, indeed.
