Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason

4 reviews

mfrisk's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Really enjoyed this read. The book overall touches on the intersection of horror and otherness and how we define this and what we fear. My favorite stories were: Idiot Girls, Waste Not, Miss Infection USA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

faduma's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Racism, War, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Ableism, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

bainbish's review

dark mysterious

2.5

A double-edged sword with anthologies is that you're bound to enjoy some works more than others. There were stories was in awe of, ones I struggled to get through, and others I don't think I will remember after some time passes. My recommendation would be to leisurely chip away at Other Terrors over an extended period of time (rather than what did which was speed read the dang thing). 

I did love the theme of "otherness" and how horror was utilized in approaching this theme. Though ultimately, I am still craving more queer stories, as I can never get enough of those, as well as at least one story which focused on fatness (and experiencing fatphobia) at the centre of "otherness".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Slavery, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Rape, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury