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**I received an ARC for an honest review**
Description
A beach that wipes people from memory.
Aliens that just want to help humanity along a little bit.
Monsters who love their fight club.
A woman who trades a piece of her future to help a child.
Guilt that serves as a door to dark visions for a young boy.
Matt Tighe’s Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories is a collection of the bitter sweet, the darkly comedic, and the disturbingly confronting. Including multi-award winning and nominated tales as well as originals, the characters within will scare you, hurt you, and raise you up for the truest of reasons—they are you.
Summary
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories by Australian horror author Matt Tighe.
Review
Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories features many pieces written from the perspective of children or innocents who are swept into dark events ranging from the dystopian, folk, weird and supernatural.
Tighe provides a heartfelt and honest dark fiction and horror collection with superbly written and executed stories. Here, in this debut collection, we see Tighe at his best and most mesmerising.
Conclusion
A highly recommended collection! There are some truly beautiful and unique stories in this collection which feels like a horror “coming-of-age” and sharply defined, very Australian, voice. A must read!
** This is my personal opinion and does not affect any potential judging decisions **
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