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A review by slimeandslashers
Collected Easter Horror Shorts by Christina Bergling, Christopher Motz, Latashia Figueroa, Kevin J. Kennedy, Suzanne Fox, David Chrisley, Mark Lukens, C.S. Anderson, Veronica Smith, Brandy Yassa, Weston Kincade, Lisa Vasquez, Mark Fleming, Lex H. Jones, Briana Robertson, Peter Oliver Wonder, Amy Cross, Mark Cassell, Steven Stacy, Jeff Menapace, James Matthew Byers, Andrew Lennon, J.C. Michael, Jeff Strand
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up for Goodreads.
This was an incredibly fun collection of short horror stories. I loved that all were Easter-related -- what a unique concept! It was extra thematic for me as I read this around Easter time with Peeps and Easter chocolate in tow. It was a very enjoyable experience.
Plenty of creativity lurks within the pages of this one: killer jelly beans and monster Peeps; stories of resurrection gone wrong; zombie-like bunny creatures; chilling children; a sinister scavenger hunt; a claw machine filled with toys crawling with life and a desire to escape; and so much more!
Only a few distracting spelling issues kept this from being a straight four-star read.
Some of my favorite stories from this collection:
"Easter Eggs" by Latashia Figueroa is about a young boy who befriends an elderly neighbor. With the help of unexplainable and unexpected allies, they all take on the boy's abusive stepfather.
"Last Supper" by Suzanne Fox details a deadly dinner party, where salmon is served alongside a heaping portion of revenge.
"Hatch" by Christina Bergling in which a homely-looking egg is much more than it appears to be, and the little boy who finds it may never be the same again.
"Sulphur" by Mark Fleming is about man on a drunken binge. He believes the little girl who lives next door is out to torture him as she gleefully tosses Easter eggs at him and his property, leaving a disgusting and smelly plume of sulphur in the air. But why does she continue to pester him? Why does the smell of sulphur follow him around like a looming cloud?
This was an incredibly fun collection of short horror stories. I loved that all were Easter-related -- what a unique concept! It was extra thematic for me as I read this around Easter time with Peeps and Easter chocolate in tow. It was a very enjoyable experience.
Plenty of creativity lurks within the pages of this one: killer jelly beans and monster Peeps; stories of resurrection gone wrong; zombie-like bunny creatures; chilling children; a sinister scavenger hunt; a claw machine filled with toys crawling with life and a desire to escape; and so much more!
Only a few distracting spelling issues kept this from being a straight four-star read.
Some of my favorite stories from this collection:
"Easter Eggs" by Latashia Figueroa is about a young boy who befriends an elderly neighbor. With the help of unexplainable and unexpected allies, they all take on the boy's abusive stepfather.
"Last Supper" by Suzanne Fox details a deadly dinner party, where salmon is served alongside a heaping portion of revenge.
"Hatch" by Christina Bergling in which a homely-looking egg is much more than it appears to be, and the little boy who finds it may never be the same again.
"Sulphur" by Mark Fleming is about man on a drunken binge. He believes the little girl who lives next door is out to torture him as she gleefully tosses Easter eggs at him and his property, leaving a disgusting and smelly plume of sulphur in the air. But why does she continue to pester him? Why does the smell of sulphur follow him around like a looming cloud?