SHORT SHOTS: ‘Women of the Mere’

(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) "Women of the Mere" by Jessi Ann York illuminates the quiet (and often hidden) strength of tough women as it seamlessly transforms a familial slice-of-life tale into a beautifully creepy work of magical realism. It's Bradbury-esque. I …

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August’s DOUBLE FEATURE | To Be Devoured & Wither and Other Tales

(Editor’s note: DOUBLE FEATURE is a column where I read at least two horror books per month in 2020 and review them for my website.) August’s DOUBLE FEATURE: To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger and Wither and Other Stories by Sonora Taylor. To Be Devoured Released in July 2019, To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger …

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