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“Hendrick prides himself on always responding well to an emergency, but he freezes in place when a man in a Space Jam nightshirt crawls through their living room window.“
I was immediately intrigued from the above opening line of Shipp's novella & found that the sense of unease & dread pervaded it until the end. This is a work that I think it pays going into as blind as possible & I can see certain elements being divisive for some readers, but👇

This was a trippy little book! An intruder crawls into the window of a family home. But within seconds he has weaseled into the minds of the 4 of them. Every time they interact they have a new memory with this “Martin” who‘s story & relationship changes with each interaction that leaves the reader questioning who or more like what is this “Martin”.
#bedfellow #jeremyshipp #horrorfiction

Creep Street in Weird City

With a cover this creepy there was no way I was skipping this one. And so far? It's Very Creepy!

The Hour 6 challenge is show your #sff TBR. Tor.com is a personal favorite of mine. Everything they put out is 🔥 🔥🔥. My #24in48 TBR is full of their novellas, because they are perfect for readathoning.

Despite its awesome cover and concept, this is not a horror story, though it is certainly weird. 🦆 Too funny and bizarre to deliver any scares, it still serves as a short, entertaining read. It feels hastily written, but you can‘t say it isn‘t original. As a follow-up watch that Rick and Morty episode with Mr. Poopy Butthole. 😄🍷

A short book but I‘m finding that I don‘t really care about the family at the center of the story, making it a slog for me. Bailing on this one...at least for now.

3 ⭐
Between a pick and so-so for me. It's difficult to review. This one is part psychological thriller and part fantasy; however, I don't think they mixed well. The thriller aspects seemed to drag, despite this being a short book. I really enjoyed the fantastical elements but they weren't fleshed out enough for my liking. I would have loved a longer novel in the fantasy world - which probably isn't surprising as I'm a huge fan of fantasy!