Short stories
Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
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Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
A short story collection that brings wry humour and tenderness to horror and speculative fiction
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend
This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend
19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
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Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
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Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages
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