Title: Necessary Poisons Author: Andrea Blythe Genre: Horror Poetry Published: October 7, 2024 by Interstellar Flight Press I received a copy for review from the publisher through NetGalley. Necessary is a collection of found poetry published by the wonderful Interstellar Flight Press. This collection has a lot of emphasis on poisonous plants and manuscripts. The poems were created by taking pages of The Plant by Stephen King, which is an unfinished epistolary novel, and blacking out words until a new poem emerges. I really find the way that the poetry was created really interesting, and I would love to try this method. It must be difficult to create poems only using the words of others. Some of the poems were not as impactful, because of they seemed to lack a central story. This is the tricky part of only using the words on a single page. However, there were a few poems that were unbelievably good and inspiring. If you are interested to see poems created from a
Title: Chopping Spree Author: Angela Sylvaine Genre: Horror Published: 9/24/24 by Dark Matter Ink I received a copy for review from the author. 16 year old Penny works at Thredz in the Eden Hills Mall that her father owns. When someone starts some mischief killing people off Penny and her friends will need to stop the killer before disaster strikes. This is a fun 80s style mall slasher that is completely unpredictable. There is some great commentary on consumerism and greed as is appropriate in a mall. Penny makes a great final girl to rout for. If you like slashers with 80s vibes and YA protagonists than I would recommend checking this one out. My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars