The newest collection from award-winning writer, Dan Coxon, Come Sing for the Harrowing, is a terrifying menagerie of the strange and weird. Unsettling, poignant, and always masterfully crafted, these 16 stories are a feast of folk horror where the fine line between the mundane and the malevolent is blurred beyond repair.
With five never-before-published stories as well as tales featured in publications such as Beyond the Veil and Great British Horror 7, this collection is a tour de force from one of the most talented rising stars in the horror fiction landscape.
Come Sing For The Harrowing is a collection of 18 stories, some of which were previously published but all of which were new to me.
A few of them ended so abruptly that I did wish there had been a little more, but I mostly enjoyed these weird and wondrous tales.
Some of my favorites were The Wives of Tromisle in which an estranged mother and daughter reunite when the mother needs help preparing for an expected but unusual occurrence for a woman her age.
Bring Them All Into The Light is an unnerving tale of a man who becomes obsessed with a cottage he sees while on a family vacation. After much arguing, his wife agrees with his decision to purchase it and move in. It is not their dream home, and his compulsion to build on the land will bring horror to them all.
A bullied child seeks revenge from beyond the grave in Bumblethatch.
The title story Come Sing for the Harrowing is a chilling tale of a young man who takes a job to pay his mother back the $200 he owes. Unfortunately, he will find out that he is paying so much more than that.
A camping trip with friends after a bad breakup is full of creepy happenings in Needles And Pins.
The Darkness Below is another story of a family outing that goes horribly wrong for all involved when the son gets separated from his parents and sister in a touristy cave attraction.
A son leaves his father at a care home called Gorphwysfa, which translated means resting place. There will not be much rest for either of them once they separate.
If you enjoy dark fiction and strange tales, this is for you.
4 out of 5 stars
My thanks to Clash Books for the e-ARC
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