Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) Kyle Prue’s How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego is as bold and unapologetic as its title suggests. Marketed as a quick-witted handbook for calling out toxic masculinity, it promises over a […]
Chris Bohjalian, the acclaimed author of The Flight Attendant, returns with The Skydivers, a short thriller that explores the fragile bond between brothers, the weight of inheritance, and the moral ambiguity that comes with loss. Set against the quiet rural backdrop of […]
Wanda M. Morris’s Small Things is a short but powerful story that lingers long after the final line. At only thirty-six pages, it may be the briefest entry in Amazon’s Alibis collection, but it’s also among the most emotionally resonant. Beneath its […]
David Lagercrantz, best known for continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, returns with False Note, a dark and unsettling short story that explores the destructive bond between father and son. Translated from Swedish by Elizabeth DeNoma, this entry in Amazon’s Alibis collection examines […]
Ivy Pochoda’s Eerie Basin is a short but spine-tingling story that proves you don’t need a full-length novel to deliver atmospheric horror. Known for her gritty noir fiction like These Women and Visitation Street, Pochoda dives into the supernatural this time, crafting […]
In Ushers, Joe Hill once again proves why he’s one of modern horror’s most thoughtful and compelling voices. Known for exploring the thin line between the living and the dead, Hill delivers a short story that feels both eerie and oddly comforting, […]
Catriona Ward, the acclaimed author behind The Last House on Needless Street, returns with Night and Day in Misery, a haunting and deeply emotional short story that explores grief, guilt, and the ghosts of the past. As part of The Shivers Collection, […]
If you’ve ever jumped into bed and tucked your feet under the blanket just a little too fast, afraid of what might be lurking underneath, Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix will take that childhood fear and make it feel terrifyingly real again. […]
Some stories do not need hundreds of pages to change you. The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow is one of those rare, exquisite tales that condense a universe of emotion, tragedy, and revelation into a mere thirty pages. […]
Owen King’s Letter Slot, the haunting finale to The Shivers Collection, is a compact yet emotionally devastating horror story that examines love, desperation, and the terrible bargains we are sometimes willing to make. At just 46 pages, this short story manages to […]