Book Reviews & Recommendations
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 […]
Grady Hendrix returns with The Blanks, a short but deeply unsettling tale that proves once again why he is one of the most distinctive voices in modern horror. Part of The Shivers Collection Amazon’s exclusive anthology of spine-tingling short stories this entry […]
Lucinda Berry once again proves her mastery of psychological suspense with A Welcome Reunion, a chilling follow-up to her bestselling hit The Perfect Child. This short thriller is both a sequel and a standalone, packed with tension, moral unease, and the kind […]
Joe Hill returns with a vengeance in Jackknife, the first story in The Shivers Collection an Amazon Original Series showcasing modern masters of horror. With only forty-six pages, Hill crafts a short, razor-sharp tale that grips from the first line and doesn’t […]
Stephen King has always been the undisputed master of storytelling, but with You Like It Darker, he invites readers to explore a deeper, more intimate darkness. This 2024 collection of twelve short stories, which won the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers’ Favorite […]
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Stephen King has long treated the novella as his secret weapon, a length that lets him build tension, burrow into character, and still land a knockout ending. If It Bleeds collects four of those long stories, and together they […]
Sally Hepworth, widely known for her sharp domestic dramas, takes a playful detour into short fiction with The Ex-Wives Club. Part of Amazon’s Alibis collection, this 80-something page mystery balances humor, family drama, and suspense, proving that even in a compact format […]
Freida McFadden has built a reputation as the queen of fast-paced psychological thrillers, and with The Gift she proves that even a short story can pack a powerful punch. Inspired by O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, this dark Christmas tale […]
Freida McFadden has built her reputation on twisty psychological thrillers that keep readers up all night, but with The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie she takes a sharp turn into something completely unexpected: satire. This novella is short, absurd, and self-aware, playing with […]
Abby Jimenez has built a reputation for delivering heartfelt romcoms that balance laugh-out-loud moments with deeper, often serious themes. The Fall Risk, a short novella released through Amazon Original Stories, is no exception. Though only about 80 pages long, it manages to […]