A review by tarainez
Dark Matter Presents: Human Monsters by Sadie Hartmann, Ashley Saywers

5.0

4.5 stars, but once again, I rounded up, because this was such a fun read. There were a few stories in here that I felt lukewarm about, but there were many more that I found really interesting. I think the standout story for me was Nat Cassidy’s “Jubilee Juncture.” It hit all the marks for me in just a few short pages. Ventriloquist dummies really creep me out, so do with that what you will. I really enjoyed that not every single story in here was about murder; there were some about torture, some about people who are on the verge of escalating to committing crimes or murder, or just general fucked up shit we do to one another. Some of them really made me question who the true monster was in the story, and I love that. I also love the breadth of storytellers in here; I read a lot of stuff from people I hadn’t read or heard of before, some stuff from very well-known authors, and some stuff from authors I was actually introduced to through NightWorms (L.P. Hernandez, Gemma Amor and C.S. Humble specifically, and I loved all 3 of their stories). Also that cover!