Halloween Season is a fun collection of short stories and a few poems, each with a different theme and exploring different terrors. As the synopsis indicates, there are a couple of Christmas stories thrown in... because as we know, Christmas is always being shoved down our throats before Halloween even happens! I like the idea of how/why the Christmas stories might have been included, but I would have rather have had 2 more Halloween stories since it IS the season, after all!

This collection spans topics like cults, evil twins, a foodie's worst nightmare, misophonia-adjacent horror, singing witches, disappearing trees, and more! My absolute FAVORITE story in the bunch is "Cosmic Cola" as it seems like one of the most Halloween-centric tales and has a lot of what I look for in a fun, creepy story! I do not want to go into it too much for fear of spoilers, but I think this story is worth buying the book all by itself! I also loved the opening poem, "Beggars' Night" and other stories "Hazlenuts and Yummy Mummies," "Visions of the Dream Witch," "In The Family," "The Kind Detective," and "A Preference for Silence." The last one mentioned, while only a couple of pages, is my second favorite because I totally connect with it! I can't stand hearing noises like: chewing, breathing, snoring, etc in certain situations and I feel like that story resonates with me on a spiritual level.

4 stars to this collection and thank you so much for Raw Dog Screaming Press for the review copy! Add this to your Halloween collection!