Starting right off, the foreword by Natasha Sinclair and Ruthann Jagge will pull you in. It sets the tone for what is to come in the 19 short stories. All of the stories offer a wonderful witchy delight.
The first story, Black Rabbit by Marend Nieuwstraten III, is a fantastic and mesmerizing story. This is one of my favorites. There is a picture at the end of the story.
Lunacy by Linley B. Marcum is a revenge kind of story but so different from other types of revenge stories. Definitely one of the better ones I have read.
The third story, 1885 by Brian McNatt is right up there with Black Rabbit. The writing is amazing and the witch is very relatable. Hehe
Ecoven.org by Zaslow Crane is an okay story. Some witches need to save the town and use their powers to help.
Fifth, Crash Course in Brain Surgery by Rebecca Rowland is awesome. Gruesome and ghastly, so much fun!!
The Witch’s Kiss by Robert J. Stava is a well written story about magical items that can come to life.
Bobbing For Apples by Matthew Gorman has a plot twist I didn’t see coming! Pretty hard to do with a short story, but it worked well in this one.
The eighth story, Moon Through The Pine Boughs by Deborah A. Coldiron is a lost child type of story. Definitely a magical telling of this trope.
Another favorite of mine, A Room of Emerald And Clear Skies by Colt Skinner. It is such a sad story, but I loved it.
Within A Withering Eye by M. Ennenbach. Holy smokes y’all, this was magical! The writing, the style, the story, is just extraordinary and incredible. I need to read everything Ennenbach has written.
Lowly Creatures by Sidney Shiv is a different take on a couple going camping. Definitely different from the other types of this kind of story.
The Mud Witch of Dogtown by London Blue is a quick story. It felt a bit rushed at the end but it was still enjoyable to read.
The thirteenth story, Dark Beira by M. J. McClymont is a story of abduction. McClymont is a great story teller.
The Devil in the Dealer by M. Betterelli is an entertaining story about a witch’s creation. Karma is a good word for that story.
The Killing Moon by Stephanie Scissom (not to be confused with the song sung by Echo and the Bunnymen) has a supernatural feel more than the rest of the stories in this book.
The collector of these stories shares a short story with us. At What Cost? by RJ Roles. This is a story told over time. Generations have to deal with a witch.
All Hollow’s Rites by Leon Saul is a Halloween tale of kids finding some mischief.
The eighteenth story, Moonflower Coen by D. A. Latham is definitely the most gruesome of the stories.
And lastly, The Baynes by James D. Balestricri is a love story set during the Civil War.
So all of these stories are fantastic. RJ Roles and Jason Myers has put together a fantastic collection of witchy stories that everyone will enjoy.
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