The Gathering Dark is a collection of short horror stories by authors who know exactly how to scare you. Each story was entirely unique. I’ve read works by more than half of the authors included in this anthology and now I’m planning to read the rest! I would advise you to do the same. Each story is a preview of what the author brings to their own works. It’s a testament to their skill that they were all able to pack such a punch in each story. I was spooked, horrified, scared, jittery, shaking like a leaf, you name a synonym for scared and I was IT. If you love atmospheric horror, you need to pick up a copy of The Gathering Dark!

Anthologies are not usually my favourite types of books to read, but when I saw the author lineup here I just had to give it a try! These were all so great. The horror vibes came through excellently. Tori Bovalino did a great job compiling all of these stories together to make such a cohesive anthology. I love it - highly recommend to any horror fans out there!

Thank you to Page Street Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC. This was a great little collection of spooky stories. I didn’t expect any of them to actually make me feel scared but a couple of them did - I’m looking you Miss Chloe Gong with your creepy dolls. I also really enjoyed Hannah Whitten’s and Alex Brown’s.

I’m generally not much of a short story reader but I liked how quick yet engaging these were. Some were better than others but they were all very unique and well written. You should definitely pick this up for spooky season.