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The first volume of The Shadow Booth is superb from start to finish. The lineup of contributors is enviable and each one delivers. I’m glad I’ve already ordered volume 2 - can’t wait!
Short disclaimer: I'm in this. Brilliant debut anthology of weird fiction. Standouts for me were Gary Budden's sinister London set tale, Sarah Read's bizarre Duel-esque winnebago horror, and Paul Tremblay's excellent border patrol tooth story. Elsewhere, I also loved David Hartley, Joseph Sale, and Tim Jarvis' contributions. Overall, a fantastic collection. Cannot wait for vol 2.
On the first day of a college class for creative writing I was in a conversation with other students. One turned to me and asked, “What sort of things do you write about?” I gave a quick answer that included words like “science fiction” and fantasy.” She peered over her nose at me and gave me her short verdict: “Oh, a genre writer” before dismissively turning away.Reading “The Shadow Booth” reminded me of that moment. The actual writing here is full and rich, and the individuals who submitted th...
It was OK, nothing wrong with it and worth a read. This was more creative writing than meets my tastes. Sometimes the writing overshadowed the story and the psychological horror elements were lessened because of it. There as the odd exception, Moths being my favourite, where there was both an excellent story with great descriptive, creative writing.
As the back cover says, this is a collection of stories that "explores that dark, murky hinterland between mainstream horror and literary fiction". For the most part, it hits the spot. There are some excellent pieces here: 'Moths', 'That Which Never Comes', 'City of the Nightwatchers', and 'What the Bones Told Hecate Shrike' were the standouts for me.There were a few pieces which failed to grab me, for things occasionally became more literary fiction than horror. 'The Upstairs Room' left me some...
Tales from the Shadow Booth Vol. 1 is the first volume of a new journal dedicated to weird and eerie horror – the best kind. I might be biased (I was a Kickstarter backer for the publication of this book), but this really is a high-quality collection, with a much higher hit rate than the vast majority of horror anthologies. As a result, my list of favourites is, well, half the book: 'Where No Shadows Fall' by Gary Budden, 'What the Bones Told Hecate Shrike' by Timothy J. Jarvis, 'Moths' by Malco...
A fine selection of tales of the weird and strange with a slice of horror Full review - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/bl...
