Bloody Parchment: Blue Honey and The Valley of Shadow
Edited by Nerine Dornan
Anthology of short horror stories

What a wonderful way to be introduced to new-to-me authors that like to tell stories that are on the edge and creeped me out more than a little bit ;) Not so horrific it gave me nightmares but it did entertain and make me think.

"The Man with a House on his Back" — Elaine Dodge
*A visitor nobody wants to have come in the door…

"Get out of Death Free?" — E Garcia
*Who knew that a child’s coupon could save the day…or one’s life?

"Bernard Gets a New Job" — Nic Zav
*This one left me guessing…swimming should not be so dangerous!

"Mermaid" — Abi Godsell
*Be nice to those that are different & be true to yourself…who knew mer people could be dangerous?

"Stolen Kisses" — Toby Bennett
*Remember the frog prince fairy tale? A variation no princess would embrace!

"Ignatius" — John Paul Davies
*Life and death from an unusual perspective

"Exertion" — Dave de Burgh
*Ghosts should be feared…especially if done wrong

"Mastication (The Wendigo Children)" — Jason Mykl Snyman
*Creepy one…reminded me of the historical Donner’s Pass and other such situations…with a twist

"Midnight Screams at Holborn" — Icy Sedgwick
*Have you ever taken a dare, regretted it & been saved by a princess?

"Motherland" — Belinda Lewis
*Creativity knows no bounds – and what is created is – terrible

"The Valley of Shadow" — Bernice Mills
*Beware where you stay overnight!

"Host" — Austin Malone
*Work should not be so dangerous –just ask Alan-and those he will see when he gets back to work

"Blue Honey" — Benjamin Knox
*Invasion by killer bees – in more ways than one

Thank you to Elaine Dodge for this entertaining anthology of stories. I truly enjoyed it and know that if you like short stories that go bump in the night you will, too.

5 Stars ( )