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Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

5 reviews

ezriamongthestars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Everyone has different tastes in stories and poetry, so not everything in this anthology will appeal to everyone. I personally found some stories and poems deeply moving and/or interesting, most mildly interesting, and one in particular extremely grating and poorly written. Overall a good read for a queer horror enthusiast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Torture, Xenophobia, Outing, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mnkeemagick's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a fun anthology. If you're looking for queer, reexamination of classic ideas or tropes, monsters, genuine horror (looking at you blood creatures), or simply cool new stories from cool new authors, I would definitely recommend this eclectic mix. Every story may not be a hit with you, but there seems to be something for everyone. 

Small note on the audiobook. While it was very well done and a great listen, I would probably give another second or two to the pauses between sections, maybe add a second reader just to help delineate. Otherwise, absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

amobrien's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This is an amazing anthology of queer horror. I loved the variety of stories and poems and the emotional range that was portrayed throughout. I highly recommend the audiobook because the narrator did a fantastic job with it. Rarely do I find myself captivated by each story in a collection, but this one did that for me. I'm looking forward to purchasing the physical copy as soon as possible!

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Blood

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Violence

phantompansy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

Queer Little Nightmares was haunting and fascinating in equal measure. Poignant in its exploration of intersectionality, queerness, & sexuality through and with monsters, I implore you to read this if you have even a passing interest in horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal cruelty