This quick read would be perfect for fans of Sam J. Miller or Clive Barker as it features grizzly and shocking short, horror, fiction with a decidedly queer bent. This brief collection is perfect as an appetizer as we head into Autumn and soon, October, the height of literary spooky season.

As in any short story collection some entries are stronger than others. For me the book seemed to lose steam somewhat as it went on, (the beginning three stories Digging, deathshed, and Garage Door were my favorites), and recover a bit at the end (of the later entries, Petting Zoo was my favorite premise, Torture Device was a bit of a miss for me, and Defilement was compelling if disorientating and a bit of a slog at times). But taken altogether this new book is certainly worth being given a chance and I’d look forward to reading anything else the author puts out.