Slasher Girls and
Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke
Publisher:
Dial Books
Kindle
release date: Out now!
Hardcover:
13th October (Just in time for Halloween...)
The fabulous authors included (in order): Nova Ren Suma,
Carrie Ryan, Cat Winters, Leigh Bardugo, Megan Shepherd, Danielle Paige, April
Genevieve Tucholke, Jonathan Maberry, Jay Kristoff, Stefan Bachmann, Marie Lu,
A.G. Howard and Kendare Blake.
I started reading Point Horror books when I was 9 or 10
(which probably explains a lot). For me, this book felt like the best kind of
childhood flashback.
I’m not usually a
short story reader, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this collection.
Part of it was to do with the amazing selection of authors (Marie Lu and Carrie
Ryan – in the same book?!)
All of the stories left me at least unnerved, and at best
were downright disturbing and terrifying. I felt like the authors pushed into
some dark, twisted places, and I loved that! Only a couple of stories were less
engaging, retreading familiar horror movie ground.
I’ll give a quick rundown of my favourites, but I’d hate to
ruin them by saying too much!
-My favourite by a long lead was Carrie Ryan’s story ‘In the
Forest Dark and Deep’, based on elements of Alice in Wonderland. ‘The Forest of
Hands and Teeth’ by Carrie Ryan is one of my favourite books, and I loved the
dark depths that this story went to. Two trembling thumbs up!
-I also really enjoyed Marie Lu’s story ‘The Girl Without a
Face’. It has an unusual narrative style, and a very unpredictable plot.
-My next top pick was ‘Sleepless’ by Jay Kristoff. This was
an inventive take on the potential for horror surrounding internet chatrooms.
-Another story that I really enjoyed was Stitches by A.G.
Howard. I’m not going to say anything except how wonderfully strange it was!
This book is a must read for horror adrenaline junkies. You
weren’t planning to sleep tonight, were you?
If you liked the sound of this, now try:
-Absolutely anything by Stephen King
-…or Neil Gaiman
-Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
-The Forbidden Game by LJ Smith (the author of ‘The Vampire Diaries’)
-Go old school and track down some Point Horrors
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