Short stories

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
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Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley

These interlinked stories span well over 1,000 years, reaching from the valley’s first inhabitants to a near-future dystopia

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Review

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

The Get Out director has brought together short horror stories spanning time and genre

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
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Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women

De La Verda’s stories scrutinise Mexican society with great humour and grit

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
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A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

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

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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

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend
short stories

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
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19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
Short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
fiction

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages
short stories

Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages