#Horrible

"What did I just read?" you ask yourself.

Tell me: did you see the title #Horrible? Did you then see the array of hashtag warnings at the beginning of the book and still carry on reading? Did you ignore the author themselves gravely explaining what you're about to embark upon? And you conntinued reading.

Well then. You knew and now you know. You just read something #Horrible.

This is a collection of 12 stories very different stories written with the specific intentions of shocking you, nauseating you and, at times, questioning everything you believe in. They are extremely well written pieces that hold their own, akin to confrontational art pieces in a bleak gallery. You amble from each to the other, fearing what horrors the next will bestow upon you. One of those creations will have even the most hardened horror reader reaching, or at least thinking, of a sick bag.

I read extreme horror as a palate cleanser between heftier tomes. It has its place in my life. It is often chaotic reading which crowbars in as much to shock with little thought as possible for tempo and intelligence - yet is, for the most part, entertaining.

#Horrible is more than that. It gave me pause. It tickled my brain rather than just my bloodlust. It fostered questions and critical thinking within me; all whilst covering subject matter that would likely put you off if I listed it here. The one KJ Moore says you shouldn't read, you shouldn't. If you do and you are not offended, well, you are a better human than I.

Yes, it is completely disgusting for the most part, but I do recommend reading these 12 tales of varying length. For the hell of it. And the challenge.

Go on, I dare you.