Darkness is interpretive. It’s in our nature to explore the shadows. Through the 13 stories presented in Black Magick, compiled and edited by award-winning occult author Raven Digitalis, the reader is transported into mysterious settings that blur the line between fiction and reality.
Each story uniquely integrates occultism and magick, deepening the mysteries of the shadow. By acknowledging darkness through the written medium, we can better come to terms with the darkness within ourselves.
Black Magick is a distinctive collection of modern occult fiction. Esoteric themes permeate 13 engrossing stories, invoking a sense of wonder and terror. The stories within this anthology explore occult themes across eras and cultures, proving to be both entertaining and educational.
These haunting tales are finely crafted by a wide variety of writers, and each story is uniquely different from the other.
When we bravely explore the darker aspects of life, we more accurately come to know what it means to be human.
This! This is exactly what I mean when I say I love dark fiction. These unsettling stories are some of the best I've read this year.
A diverse cast of characters find themselves in unnerving situations, abusive relationships, love, lust, obsession, and misplaced trust, all under the dark cloak of magic and the occult.
I have always wanted to befriend a crow and have it leave me little trinkets. I've often left them nuts and berries but they rarely return. After reading about a student who rescued one I think I'll just mind my own business and let them mind theirs.
A woman in love with the idea of love, though no man can ever meet her expectations sets her sights on a new conquest. They have never met but she is sure she can make him hers.
A witch settles in to her new home while on a trial separation from her husband, in a town where witches are unwelcome.
A man in an abusive relationship finally sees his lover for what he truly is.
A lonely man accepts a dangerous invitation from a stranger he meets while shopping in the small town where he is stuck waiting for his car to be repaired.
These stories are all delightfully disturbing and kept my dark little heart entertained for hours.
5 out of 5 stars
My thanks to Raven Digitalis
Stories contained:
1. Candle Magic by Storm Constantine
2. Spanish Jones by Adele Cosgrove-Bray
3. 3:33 by Rhea Troutman
4. Entombed by Corvis Nocturnum
5. Fata Morgana by S.M. Lomas
6. Automatic Writing by Gabrielle Faust
7. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
8. Don’t Forget to Feed by Miranda S. Hewlett
9. The Night Everything Changed by Raven Digitalis
10. ReBound by Tracy Cross
11. Captured by Jaclyn M. Ciminelli
12. Red Gifts by Daniel Adam Rosser
13. The Iconoclasts by Mona Fitzgerald-King
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