Genre: Horror Anthology
Publisher: Onyx Neon Press
Publication Date: 23rd Oct 2015
Pages: 185
MY REVIEW:
A copy of Onyx Neon
Shorts Presents: Horror Collection - 2015 was sent to Confessions of a
Reviewer by one of the contributors, Jeremy Thompson, in exchange for an honest
review. This is said review. This book is published by Onyx Neon Press.
So a new collection of thirteen tales, by authors I know
nothing about, apart from one. I read The
Phantom Cabinet by Jeremy Thompson last year and it totally blew me away.
You can read my review of it here. When he emailed me and asked if I would be
interested in reviewing this collection, I initially jumped at it to read his
own short story in it. After having a good look at it, I discovered I have
never read anything by any of the other contributors. This is the sort of
collection I love. It inevitably ends up with my list of authors I like to read
growing, and needing to get an extension for the ever expanding to be read pile.
It also appears that this is the first of a planned
annual collection from Onyx Neon Press so let’s see what these people can do!
ELLIE HILL BY MJ WESOLOWSKI
Three students are on the lookout for an adventure. A
drinking adventure. One of them being local suggests going to Ellie Hill. They
don’t however let the others know the significance of Ellie Hill, or the
terrifying legend.
This is a very dark story. Very atmospheric. Very scary.
The place where they go almost feels like Royston Vasey. Dark and weird and
well, just scary. I don’t know how to describe this story. No plot as such but
just perfectly written to give you goose bumps from start to finish.
A perfect way to open an anthology.
★★★★★ for general.
★★★★★ for horror.
