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awkwardreader13's review
5.0
I loved these spooky stories! Got this as an arc from Netgalley, and now I'll definitely keep this author on my radar. The writing was REALLY good, not just the stories, but also the writing in itself. Many times I paused my reading and thought "that was really clever" or "that was really beautifully written". My favorite stories: The Door, Haunting Matilda & Light In Her Eyes
CW: These stories contain some descriptions that might be triggering or disturbing to some people. There are specific trigger warnings in the beginning of the book.
CW: These stories contain some descriptions that might be triggering or disturbing to some people. There are specific trigger warnings in the beginning of the book.
elles_shelves's review
5.0
The Door and Other Uncanny Tales by Dmetri Kakmi was a beautiful collection of short stories. There are a total of 6 horror tales and overall they are all wonderfully written standalone stories. My favorites were The Door, In the Dark, and Haunting Matilda. These stories were all captivating and I found myself fully immersed in them, which is not easy to do in 30 minutes time. Kakmi is able to create characters whom I actually cared about. Overall, I highly recommended The Door and Uncanny Tales to horror lovers.
amrap's review against another edition
5.0
This is a short story collection that was so chilling and creepy. It was ultimately satisfying and I enjoyed dipping in and out of the stories. I feel like each story was more horrific than the next. The first story The Door is almost half the book and had this sense of impending doom with a door that torments the main character Orestos. It was chilling and memorable. The Boy By the Gate was a ghost story that was macabre and atmospheric. In the Dark was so chilling in its sadism and depiction of the undercover world of predators in the suburbs. My favourite story of the collection was The Long Lonely Road with its twist ending. Light in Her Eyes was difficult to read, but also beautiful in its optimism. Haunting Matilda was the most horrific story of the collection and the one that I will find the hardest to push from my mind. Kakmi is a masterful writer and this short story collection was a joy and terror to read. The writing is so visceral and the stories are truly haunting.
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