Spooky Shorts 2023
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #13: M is for Matty-Bob
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐ (2 out of 5 stars) The story, as you may have guessed, is about a ‘crazy’ fan trespassing on his house and his personal boundaries one regular day. There are absolutely bizarre things that are in here, true, but this story made me laugh more than scared. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #12: L is for Lamia
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3 out of 5 stars) I am really loving the ending of these stories. It gives you something to think about but not so much that the story feels incomplete. It’s just an extra kick of scare or sadness for the road. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #11: K is for Klutz
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 out of 5 stars) One of the best things about jumping into a story or a book without reading the summary beforehand is being pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. This is definitely one of those cleverly written stories. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #10: J is for Jaws
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 out of 5 stars) As predictable as the core storyline is from the title, this short story is still a success in my book as it provides great motivation to readers by making us invested in the romance aspect of it. I found myself rooting for Nat and Conrad to live. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #9: I is for Ice
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 out of 5 stars) ‘I is for Ice’ does a great job of creating suspense as the end of the world serves as a backdrop for isolating two people on the verge of extinction. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #8: H is for Hell
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (2.5 out of 5 stars) This is your typical plot where the snob, rich adult gets what’s coming to him/her. It’s not badly written, but it was unfortunately predictable so early in the story. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #7: G is for Genome
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5 out of 5 stars) This one is an interesting story! It’s the type of horror that makes you most fearful of all the possibilities the ending gives. Absolutely well-executed by building up the suspense. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #6: F is for Feral
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3 out of 5 stars) A hormone-driven teenage male gets lured into the woods by three teenage girls. I thought I saw where the plot was going but I was happily wrong. It would’ve been really disappointing if the plot was that simple. The good things and the not-so-good things about this… Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #5: E is for Exterminator
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 stars) I don’t consider myself easily spooked by insects in real life much less in works of fiction, but man this story gave me the creeps. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #4: D is for Degenerate
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 stars) Because the whole story revolves around Lempit and his sick desires toward animals, I was squeamish and visibly uncomfortable for the entire thing. But hey, that’s very on-brand for the season. There are different kinds of horrors and this was definitely horrifying for me. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #3: C is for Clown
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3.5 out of 5 stars) This was a bit of a letdown after the first two stories but since I’m one of those people who are afraid of clowns, this was still okay. Continue reading
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Spooky Shorts 2023 #2: B is for Bogeywoman
Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 stars) I will not be dangling my legs beside my bed anytime soon. Yes, this story gave me the chills. The child finding out what’s under the bed is like straight out of a horror movie. I keep on saying ‘no, no, no’, and yet the character looks… Continue reading
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