Friday Fiction: I Saw Cubes (Part 2 of 3)
The cube is back, as it always was going to be. There are impossible things afoot in the second part of this story. Strange happenings that will change the course of our main character’s life.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 10th, 2023
The cube is back, as it always was going to be. There are impossible things afoot in the second part of this story. Strange happenings that will change the course of our main character’s life.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 8th, 2023
I’d not read anything by T. Kingfisher before this novel, but given the grace of the prose, The Hollow Places will not be the last. She’s shown her sureness within both this subgenre and in the art of simply telling a good story.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 6th, 2023
Starting worst and going toward best, this is a shorter but much more spoiler-heavy breakdown of these six spooky tales.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 3rd, 2023
So many stories start with something inexplicable happening. Something that seems impossible. In this case, that thing is a cube.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 1st, 2023
I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House is a stark contrast to the first book in the “I Found Horror” series. It’s technically the second book, but was published first. I’m unsure of why it’s set up that way, except perhaps to give a better starting impression.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 31st, 2023
As is our tradition around here, we’ve got an extra short story for you, delivered by me, your humble Fictionmonger. And written by our usual prolific scribe, Brandon Scott.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 30th, 2023
“Big Bad” made for an interesting end to the Creature Feature collection. It’s the only story in it that fits within any of my preconceived expectations. It’s about a werewolf. The werewolf follows normal horror werewolf rules (as opposed to paranormal werewolf rules), and the story has a lot of gore and tense moments in it.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 27th, 2023
I stared at the adult person, or adult person-shaped thing, standing there. They didn’t do anything at first. I risked glancing back to make sure that there wasn’t a second ghost person in the mirrored corner. There wasn’t. That didn’t make me feel better.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 25th, 2023
“Best of Luck” is pulling as my favorite story in the collection. Although “Ankle Snatcher” is the only one that scared me, this one was the most fun to read. I actively wish there were more pages, that the story didn’t have to be over so soon.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 23rd, 2023
“In Bloom” just kept missing. Each time the horror felt like it was going to build to something, each time I thought the concept was going to hit harder, it just failed to work.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 20th, 2023
The open door of The Phobia Box filled my vision. The idea that I could fall into the damn thing occurred to me, and I stepped back from it.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 18th, 2023
If there was an award for the most middle-of-the-road story in this collection, “It Waits in the Woods” would currently win.