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The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino

2 reviews

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Chronic illness and Rape

ash_hernick's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

This book is an anthology, so content warnings vary from story to story. Most only apply to one or two stories, and are shown at varying degrees of severity on a case-by-case basis. The book includes its own content warning in the front cover, mentioning warnings for "implied sexual abuse and trauma, body horror, gore, violence, death of a child/teenager, mentions of drug/substance abuse, terminal illness" but does not detail which stories these warnings apply to specifically.