Giving 1 star because I couldn’t finish this book.. not my cup of tea. The story itself had potential it just didn’t quite have the quality

A great read by this author. I definitely recommend checking this one out!
Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A quick read collection of short stories; some have a good premise but lack detail whereas others were completely confusing, therefore lacking the "horror" factor. Not for me but I am sure that others would enjoy.

Visited By Dreamscape by Louise Worthington is a fantastic work of horror fiction. My favorite story was the fashion show one with the flesh fashion, it was really interesting.

Wasn’t a bad read I just needed morrrrrre to each story, would have rather had more to the short stories and less of them.

There were definitely some spooky stories, however the whole book just felt very dull and there was a sense of something missing.

*Copy provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

Visited by Dreamscape is a collection of horror short stories and, as in any collection, some are interesting, some less so.
I enjoyed Louise Worthington's writing very much and some of the themes approached and can honestly say I would like to read more of her work, especially a full lenght novel, to see what the author would bring forth.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. There were a few stories that were interesting and a bit spooky, however most were too short and a bit lackluster, in my opinion. This book is worth a read, but as far as recommendations, I don't think it would be one I would rush to recommend to horror lovers.

I tend to review short stories a bit more critically than novels - there’s a fine line between a rushed short story and a well-constructed short story. I enjoyed these tales, although they were about a 4 on the fear factor scale. Some of them needed to be teased out a bit more, except for The Haunted Fairgrounds (my favorite) and The Haunted Farm - those two were nearly perfect. I finished this book in about 2 hours, so it’s a nice enjoyable read, but far from terrifying. Nice to check out if you have a few hours to spare.

I really wanted to like this collection of short stories. I was instantly drawn in by the cover- even looking at it now gives me the shivers. While there were a few stories that I enjoyed (The Doll's House, The Haunted Fairground, and The Fashion Show), overall this anthology fell short of expectations. I felt that a lot of the phrasing and pacing were awkward, and some of the descriptions/comparisons just didn't make sense to me. While a lot of the stories felt like drafts rather than completed works, I do feel like they have potential. Like many other comments I have seen, I felt that the titles lacked some creativity, and some of them didn't really make sense, as I discuss below. As a whole, I didn't feel like all the stories belonged together. For example, The Ailment and The Haunted Fairground were completely different from the rest of the stories in the collection. I admire the author's efforts and hard work, but I just feel like this anthology isn't quite there yet.

The Haunted Night –an atmospheric tale of despair and melancholy as a mother searches and finds her missing daughter in the neighbouring wood.

I like the idea of this story, but it was a little too...stream of consciousness for me, and I had a difficult time engaging with it. I also felt that there were some writing errors that made this feel like a draft rather than a completed story. While a good short story usually leaves you wanting more, this one just left me with a lot of questions, and some of the choices the characters made didn't make sense to me. The title also didn't make much sense to me, as nothing was really haunted, and it didn't really take place at night.

The Ailment – a wry tale about the repulsive and unspeakable journey made by Greasy Pete and his ‘third eye’.

I've read plenty of stories that revolved around body horror (particularly Junji Ito), but this story was just gross to me. It was a little hard to believe that Pete was such a ladies' man given his nickname and appearance. This story also didn't seem to fit with the rest of the stories in the collection- it was just so completely different. It felt random and unnecessary. I did, however, thoroughly enjoy Pete's "comeuppance" at the end.

The Haunted Nightclub – a chilling night of men, mystery and misery at Haunted, a local nightclub, doesn’t end well.

The writing in this one reminded me a bit of the first story, but more concrete. There were a lot of strange descriptions that didn't quite make sense to me, which was a little jarring. The title also didn't quite fit, as it seems like the main character was haunted, not the nightclub.

The Doll’s House –Child’s play gets dark when a younger sister receives a second-hand doll’s house complete with an unusual doll.

This story was one of my favorite's, although it did leave me with some unanswered questions and felt unfinished. Mostly, I wanted to know more about Clarissa and what she was like before the dollhouse.

The Haunted Fairground – a widow and her two children experience more than they bargained for at the visiting fairground on Choices Meadow.

I thought this was a beautiful story, but I feel like it didn't fit with this collection at all, and it definitely isn't the type of story you'd expect to find in this anthology given the picture chosen for the cover.

The Fashion Show - the deliciously dark and playfully malevolent fashion designer Richard Layman delivers The Cut Walk as his macabre swansong.

This was my favorite story in the anthology. It was macabre and creepy and dark, and I loved pretty much everything about it. If all the stories had been like this one, the rating would've been much higher.

The Haunted Farm – a psychological and emotive tale about a brother and sister required to spend one night at their dead father’s farm as a condition of their inheritance.

This story just felt random and incomplete to me. It felt like part of a novel rather than a story on its own. Again, just too many unanswered questions, although I thought the terror in this one was much closer to what I was expecting with this anthology.

Visited by Dreamscape is a collection of short stories inspired by gothic literature darkened by modern fears and regrets. The most brilliant and harrowing, heart-hammering anthology includes stories about a woman who finds the body of her missing daughter, a grown pedophile who receives the punishment of which I wish was possible, an evil doll, a fashion show coming to your television featuring black market fetishes, a family struck by grief who have to make a choice, a not-so-human girl and her dead exes, and two siblings who deal with the deadly aftermath of their farmer father come back for revenge.

Each short story had me holding my breath for each one, unable to open my mouth until the last sentence. Each one left me wanting more. But, unlike any anthology I've ever read and ever will, the shortness of the stories don't irk me, because the writing is so vivid, emotional and captivating that I don't mind when they end. They feel complete.

This is the sort of stuff I want to include on my death-bed, the sort of style I dream of crafting in my own work. This is the masterful writing of someone who has gothic and horror literature pegged, like this author OWNS this style of haunting art.

Each story was more orgasmic than the other, I simply wanted to devour more. I must confess, I want to read everything the author as ever written, right now!

These stories are short but completely worth the read. I simply beg anyone who sees this to give it a shot. So well crafted, immersive, haunting, just incredibly poised. Everything about this is perfect. Well done.

Beautifully crafted with arresting imagery, weaving the everyday with the horror of our deepest and darkest nightmares, these stories are perfect for those who enjoy the works of Stephen King, Clive Barker, Angela Carter, Shirley Jackson, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

A blend of Gothic-style stories placed in modern settings, that mix in our deepest, scariest nightmares.

The Haunted Night –an atmospheric tale of despair and melancholy as a mother searches and finds her missing daughter in the neighboring wood.

The Ailment – a wry tale about the repulsive and unspeakable journey made by Greasy Pete and his ‘third eye’.
This one was simply gross but had an underlining morality tale swirled in. Imagine if every careless and thoughtless act you performed, was shown on your body and face for all to see...

The Haunted Nightclub – a chilling night of men, mystery, and misery at Haunted, a local nightclub, doesn’t end well.

The Doll’s House –Child’s play gets dark when a younger sister receives a second-hand doll’s house complete with an unusual doll.

Having a doll phobia, this one was pretty damn scary. A poor grandmother is left two girls to care for when their parents die. She does her best to give them both what they want but eventually does treat one with more love than the other. She gives to the youngest, her favorite, even if it means taking from the oldest.
The gift of a dollhouse with an odd-looking doll included is the biggest mistake she makes.

The Haunted Fairground – a widow and her two children experience more than they bargained for at the visiting fairground on Choices Meadow.
Not sure about this one. It was not exactly scary, but more disquieting. A woman who has lost her husband is trying to give her time and herself to her two children but her own grief is making it hard. Deciding that even little gestures might help, she agrees to take the children to a small local fair. The adults and the children are made to enter by different entrances, something that would make me say “Never mind...”
In their separate areas, they are asked to make a choice; a choice that will change life as they know it forever.
Left a feeling of unease with me that I can’t really explain.

The Fashion Show - the deliciously dark and playfully malevolent fashion designer Richard Layman delivers The Cut Walk as his macabre swansong.
Another gross one. Fashion for the idiotic rich made from those who have meant an unspecified end. This could actually make a rather gruesome full-length novel. I want to know where and how Richard Layman is getting his materials. Take me from when he decides his style of fashion designing is what he wants to do, show me how he started and how does he find out there are buyers for these sick items.

The Haunted Farm – a psychological and emotive tale about a brother and sister required to spend one night at their dead father’s farm as a condition of their inheritance.
It’s hard when your parent wants you to take over the family business, to love it and need it as he did, but you have other dreams. Doesn’t help the parent is a sadistic, cruel, A-hole either. So what do you do when the entire package is left to you and your sibling. Follow the once rule, spend the night in the dead father’s farm, and plan how you will dispose of it and split the profit.
Just be careful who, or what overhears your plans. They may not be too happy...

Overall a great selection of horror stories. Perfect for those who like their scares in small doses.

Thanks to @Netgalley, BooksGoSocial, and Louise Worthington for this ARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

So, for me this didn't meet my expectations. I thought I was in for a scare fest. Instead, I found the stories a little too short and being able to guess what came next.

I really wanted to feel scared. Instead I felt let down.

Well, that was interesting. My favorites were ‘The Haunted Night’, “The Haunted Fairground” and “The Haunted farm”. The atmosphere was so eerie and gothic, especially in the first one. ‘The Haunted Fairground’ kind of reminded me to Ray Bradbury’s style, it was the most haunting of all, with a lot of melancholy, the constant feeling of loss and trauma. Very well written. The rest of the stories were a little bit too gross for me, but I still find this anthology great.

This is an enjoyable selection of quick to read Gothic horror stories. They are all pretty solid and all have plenty of unsettling atmosphere. Recommended.

Collection of short stories. Nothing really stood out. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Gothic style short stories, all with twists the reader will not see coming. I thoroughly enjoyed it; it grabbed my interest quickly and is easy to read. The author is British so there is some slang that I did not understand but it did not deter me. Recommended for those that enjoy short story horror.

Visited by Dreamscape is a creative, chilling and dark collection of gothic-inspired short stories which deliver killer endings. Beautifully crafted with arresting imagery, weaving the everyday with the horror of our deepest and darkest nightmares, these stories are perfect for those who enjoy the works of Stephen King, Clive Barker, Angela Carter, Shirley Jackson and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

A collection of short stories claiming to be dark, psychological horror. I apologize in advanced to the author, who I'm sure worked very hard to write them. Unfortunately, this book was an unsatisfying read. While the writing is adequate, the characters are flat and unrelatable, the plots bewildering, the tension lackluster, and the resolutions practically nonexistent. (Also, 3/7 stories have the word 'haunted' in the title. This is perplexingly uncreative, given the wide vocabulary in the prose.) Simply put, it was boring. My thoughts on each story are thus:

1) The Haunted Night - A young mother grieves for her missing daughter. The language evokes loneliness and grief, mirroring the main character's experiences in mourning. But it is also bogged down in a frustrating amount of metaphors, to the point of tedious repetition. This may be because there is very, very, very little in the way of story, until the very end. And that part didn't make much sense.

2) The Ailment - A sleazy man contracts a super STD after a one-night stand. The main character had some personality, even if it was a disgusting one. Additionally, he was very stupid: within sentences, he concludes that his illness is the result of an STI but then blames his symptoms on a burger he recently ate. Pick one conclusion, please. Readers will be baying for him to be punished, but the story never quite delivers the comeuppance he deserves. There is some gory body horror, but it felt forced, like it was mostly in there for shock value. Or maybe it fell flat because the terror build up simply wasn't there.

3) The Haunted Nightclub - A woman is haunted by her ex-lovers while seducing her next victim. The author returns to the heavy metaphors and similes, but this time, they're so bad that they completely obscure the plot. Something *was* happening, but I'm not sure what. I found this to be the most boring story in the entire collection.

4) The Doll House - Sibling rivalry escalates between two sisters after one of them is given a doll house. I found this to be the best story of the seven, but it was still ultimately disappointing. Using the girls' grandmother as a third party who could only helplessly watch as her granddaughters' behaviors became more and more extreme helped build the tension and sense of danger. Unfortunately, the story just kind of ends abruptly with no resolution. Also, both of the kids talked exactly like the adults, which was off-putting and unrealistic (though can realism really be expected of a horror story?).

5) The Haunted Fairground - A widow and her children confront their grief at a mysterious fair. The main character had a bit of a personality - the cold, awkward relationship between her and her mother-in-law was, at least, relatable - but her kids were cookie-cutter. Plot-wise, it was fine, but not particularly interesting.

6) The Fashion Show - A depraved fashion designer prepares for his final show. Another boring one. The author surely meant to shock readers with descriptions of clothing made out of human body parts, but they lost all credibility when describing clothes with serial killers' faces on them. That's just silly. Also, a quibble for representation/diversity: the main character describes himself as asexual, then goes out of his way to gratuitously sexually objectify women.

7) The Haunted Farm - A woman returns to the farm where she grew up and is haunted by the ghost of her abusive father. Another stupid main character. She hears her brother using an electric razor in the middle of the night and finds it odd, but also comforting to know that she's not alone? That is not how people react. By the end, I was kind of rooting for the ghost to kill her so the book would finally end.

Chilling and Disturbing
Visited By Dreamscape by Louise Worthington is a fantastic work of horror fiction. My favorite story in the book is The Ailment and The Haunted Fairground. Although, these are short stories and I was hoping to read more of them. The author has done a remarkable work and I am looking forward to read her other works also.

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