I always enjoy reading Iron Circus’ comic anthologies. I usually hate like horror, but every one of these stories was a banger. I didn’t find a single bad one in this collection unlike the other anthologies. 

The Girl in the Fields (4 stars) – This one is messed up, but it was enthralling. Frankie is a teen going through normal growing pains and wants to find her independence. The problem is she lives in a Podunk farm with her extremely conservative parents. When her parents want to send her to a gay conversion camp, that’s her last straw. Wanting some type of companionship badly, she meets Clara! She only sees her eyeball through a slit on the other side of the fence. 

I can only imagine how Clara came to be. The farmer ain’t right. 

Mattress, Used  (3.5 stars) - A college student desperate for a mattress finds a used one, then creepiness ensues. This one had a really good horror element!

thing was out here looking like a chewed up tongue and a worm had a baby.

 

The Boy From the Sea (5 stars) - Aw, this one had a black lead! :D I felt for Ayanna so much, trying to save her sister from this CREEPY entity. This one had me wanting to scream-cry. ;__; I thought this was more infinitely sad than scary though it had those vibes for sure. 

Our Lake Monster (3.5 stars) – Gosh, this one was so dark. A kid gets mangled. Also, another infinitely sad one. Whenever it involves kids or siblings, I get so sad. Horror and kids go together so well because kids get so curious and they don’t always understand how dangerous a situation is. 

Kindred Spirits (5 stars) – The lead was an elderly woman! This one was very wholesome and infinitely sad as well. She just wanted someone to talk to.

it’s ambiguous whether this could be considered a happy ending or not. It could be a dead sisterhood who love each other or evil spirits preying on her loneliness.