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Oct 07, 2021 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror-gothic-etc, 4-5-stars, halloween-reads, kindle-unlimited

4.5 Stars ⭐️ I enjoyed this collection of stories! 🎃🍂🍁

FOLLOW ME IN - 4
PUMPKIN LIGHT - 4
BURNT BROWNIES - 4
FROST - 5
SAVING FACE - 5
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST FEED - 4.5
CRYP-TV - 4
THERE ARE MONSTERS HERE - 3

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Oct 21, 2021 Montzalee Wittmann rated it really liked it

Good creepy stories

Autumncrow
By Cameron Chaney
This is a book of short stories based around a strange town called Autumncrow. They vary in subjects but all are creepy! I liked the story of the little girl and the neighbor man and his pumpkins and the first story best.

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Oct 09, 2021 Warren Fournier rated it really liked it

Where it's Halloween every day

Autumncrow is a small Ohio town that seems to have it all. It has its own university, a dune-bordered beach, picturesque hollows and valleys, miles of majestic cornfields, a bookshop of curiosities, a video store of rare vintage titles on VHS, and a thriving tourist industry. For this slice of Midwest life is also "The Spookiest Town in the U.S."

Cameron Chaney is best known for his YouTube channel and vast collection of vintage paperbacks from hell. His love of all Where it's Halloween every day

Autumncrow is a small Ohio town that seems to have it all. It has its own university, a dune-bordered beach, picturesque hollows and valleys, miles of majestic cornfields, a bookshop of curiosities, a video store of rare vintage titles on VHS, and a thriving tourist industry. For this slice of Midwest life is also "The Spookiest Town in the U.S."

Cameron Chaney is best known for his YouTube channel and vast collection of vintage paperbacks from hell. His love of all things spooky really shines in his debut publication of short stories that all center around the fictional town of Autumncrow. Shades of Al Sarrantonio and R.L. Stein haunt the pages of this fine little anthology, providing the reader with a rich celebration of horror that perfectly encapsulates the Halloween spirit.

Each entry is a study in contrasts. "Burnt Brownies," for example, starts off as a silly, kid-centric tale about a Halloween party, but takes a sudden turn into some very dark territory. And "Saving Face" has the distinction of being simultaneously disturbing yet sentimentally sweet. How these contrasting tones don't clash is amazing, because each story works quite well.

Among the many denizens of this enchanted land, you'll find Tara the Android, likely named after the Doctor Who story "The Androids of Tara." There's also the Burned Man, who seems to be straight out of a 1980s video rental. And in the neighboring town of Kilgore, Crow Darkstorm is every ghoul's favorite horror show host. Many more creepy surprises await you in a series of eight original stories. Some are clearly better than others, and sometimes the prose and dialogue can be quite immature. But I would say that overall there is some real sophistication in these ideas. In fact, the last story, the only one not overtly associated with Autumncrow, is a quite compelling psychological study. And Cameron Chaney has a knack for delivering concise setups with a horrific punchline with the same skill as Rod Serling. Here are my rankings for the individual stories:

FOLLOW ME IN--4 stars
PUMPKIN LIGHT--4 stars
BURNT BROWNIES--4 stars
FROST--5 stars
SAVING FACE--5 stars
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST FEED--3 stars
CRYP-TV--5 stars
THERE ARE MONSTERS HERE--4 stars

"Autumncrow" is your destination for literary Halloween fun, and will certainly put you in the mood for the season if you are not yet feeling the groove. Just cross the old covered bridge and pass the old pumpkin patch. You'll be right at home. You may never want to leave.

You may not even be able to... ...more

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Oct 08, 2021 Kelsi - Slime and Slashers rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, halloween-themed-reads

FIVE STARS! Autumncrow has been one of my favorite reads of the entire year so far, and I can see it becoming an all-time favorite of mine that I will revisit time and time again. Cameron Chaney has done an incredible job with capturing the mood and atmosphere of autumn and of Halloween time in this wonderful collection of stories.

The prose is elegant but still easy-to-read and approachable, and, in my opinion, there are no weak stories here. I enjoyed each one, but my personal favorite was CRY ...more

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Oct 03, 2021 Tyler Gray rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, holidays, halloween

"Follow Me In" - 5 stars

Sad, sweet, creepy, powerful and emotional. Very short, and it works for me. I know it might not seem like much to some, but it really got to me, because personal reasons. Literally, the ending gave me goosebumps. Literal goosebumps. I don't know a story that has ever done that to me before.

Pumpkin light - 5 stars Also emotional. I loved it!

Burnt Brownies - 5 stars TW: Fire! I was in a house fire years ago. I was saved by my neighbor but fire is a huge trigger for me. I' ...more

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Oct 03, 2021 Final✘Girl✘Magick rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, five-star-reads

Autumn Crow, oh, Autumn Crow. My heart belongs to you. I didn't know you were the missing place in my heart. You are my home. 🖤 I did not want this book to end. ...more

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Oct 11, 2021 Jeremy Fee rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror

What a wonderful collection of Halloween-themed stories. I've become a fan of Cameron Chaney's YouTube channel and noticed he talked about releasing a novel in this setting so I wanted to read this collection of short stories during Halloween season; it didn't disappoint! Since the author has made it no secret in his videos that he's a huge fan of stories like Goosebumps and 1980s-1990s nostalgia, I wasn't surprised to find this collection included that type of zeitgeist (along with plenty of ot ...more

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Sep 21, 2020 Serenity rated it it was amazing

Excellent read!

Wow! What a great book! Very talented author. He has a way with words for sure. Beautifully written. My only complaint is that he doesn't have more books out there for me to read yet. Definite recommend! ...more

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Oct 06, 2021 Becca rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror-recs, bex-s-recommendations

this halloween-themed collection is officially on my list of comfort reads.

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Oct 21, 2021 Katie (DeathByPaperbacks) rated it it was amazing

I absolutely adored this book! The perfect collection of creepy Halloween/October stories that I just couldn’t put down!
All of the stories were super fun and quick, but still packed with twists, ghouls, ghosts, and creeps. My favorites were Burnt Brownies, Frost, CRYP-TV, and There are Monsters Here.

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