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Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

10 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

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

ariannadanyel's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, and Transphobia

woolfinbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

THIS is the horror anthology I've NEEDED!!!

Questioning why queer people are portrayed as villains and then reclaiming that trope in a queer-friendly way was *chef's kiss*. 

 The diversity in this was fantastic. Hearing stories about different genders, sexualities, cultures, races, and ages made this a solid case for more inclusive storytelling. Queer Little Nightmares has been on my radar for a few months, so I'm very thankful for the opportunity to have listened to the audiobook via NetGalley. This is at the top of my list for my next book-buying trip. The narration was also *chef's kiss* At first I thought it might have been better with the typical creepy horror story voice, but nope, I was wrong. Their voice is great. Perfect. Loved it. 

Though I enjoyed every story and poem (seriously there's no filler in here) the standouts for me were The Vetala's Song, Godzilla Silhouette Against City, Glamour Us, And the Moon Spun Round Like A Top, Invert, and Ghosts of Prides Past. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

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

theatrealpaca's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A delightful series of queer horror poems and short stories. They range from sweet to spooky, disturbing to tragically romantic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

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

jayisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a fun anthology to read, and I enjoyed how all the contributing authors explored monstrosity and queerness in their respective poems and stories. Some pieces haunted, others leaned harder into the conventional idea of the monstrous, and many were surprisingly reflective. I will say when it comes to engaging with the themes of queerness and monstrosity, some were more abstract than others, especially when it came to the poems (though, I guess that is the nature of a lot of poetry, haha). I also appreciated that there were a fair number of queer authors of color who also considered race.

I will say some pieces were more engaging than others, but, overall, I thought this was a really thoughtful anthology that’s perfect for the spooky season.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, and Lesbophobia