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Every Woman Knows This: A Horror Collection Paperback – March 3, 2023

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A never-ending storm rages, tossing a dark and bottomless sea. Tentacled beasts reach from every direction, a battle at every turn, but they've chosen the wrong target. Armed with teeth and sharp weapons of her own, she'll fight until there's nothing left, and then she'll pick herself up and fight again. For this is what we do.

Laurel Hightower, author of Below and Crossroads, delivers the blow that shatters the glass ceiling into twenty deadly shards-each reflecting horrors faced by women. Unwelcomed advances from dangerous men. The unbearable weight of motherhood. A goddess pushed to her limits. The inescapable responsibilities of being a caretaker, even beyond the grave.

Dive in for Hightower's most beloved short stories, all brought together in one collection which includes five brand new tales. Navigate the stormy waters of womanhood with caution as you are about to experience the horrors that every woman knows.

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March 3, 2023
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Laurel Hightower grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and after forays to California and Tennessee, has returned home to horse country. She's a fan of true life ghost stories, horror movies, and good bourbon. She is the author of Whispers In The Dark, Crossroads, and Below, and has more than a dozen short story credits to her name, including publications through Burial Day Press, Cemetery Gates, Brigid's Gate, Dead Sea Press, Brian Keene's Patreon, and Dark Hart Books. Crossroads was the recipient of an Independent Audiobook Award in 2020 in the category of Best Horror, as well as the This is Horror Best Novella Award for 2020. She has also co-edited three anthologies: We Are Wolves, a charity anthology released in 2020 by Burial Day Press, The Dead Inside, an anthology of identity horror released in 2022 by Dark Dispatch, and Shattered & Splintered, a charity anthology released in 2022 to benefit the Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department, who saved the historic Stanley Hotel from wildfires in 2020. Every Woman Knows This is her first collection.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BQ5M5K14
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Death Knell Press (March 3, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8987339701
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.43 x 8 inches

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Laurel Hightower grew up in Kentucky, attending college in California and Tennessee before returning home to horse country, where she lives with her husband, son, and two rescue animals. She works as a paralegal in a mid-sized firm, wrangling litigators by day and writing at night. A bourbon and beer girl, she's a fan of horror movies and true life ghost stories. Whispers in the Dark is her first novel.

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Leo Otherland

No regrets, an enthralling read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023

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I knew this book was coming out for a long time and didn’t have it in the forefront of my mind to purchase it, but when I saw the book had almost reached #1 on an Amazon bestseller list, I decided I was going to support the author and get myself some horror to read in the dark. I have no regrets about that decision.

Every Woman Knows This is what I would call a perfect book, I give it a four star rating because not all of the stories are 100% satisfying and there are a very few editorial mistakes. However, from the very first Every Woman Knows This pulls you in and paints a terrifying picture of exactly what everyone born into a female presenting body has to deal with on a daily basis.

These stories showcase the disturbing truths every woman knows and will make you question just what that sound was in the dark. I made the absolute right decision to read most of this book after all the lights were off and everyone else had gone to sleep, and I have absolutely no regrets about that, either. These stories had me peering into the corners of my apartment, wondering if there was something there. Every Woman Knows This is well worth the read and I am more than pleased I helped it get the #1 ranking on Amazon.

And as I always try to do when I read anthologies or collections, I have picked out several stories that stand out in my mind.

“Every Woman Knows This,” the title story of this collection, is the all time best way to start off the book. It immediately “hooks” you and shows one of the things every woman knows. Never smile at the anglerfish. I knew I would love this collection the moment I read this story.

“The Bride Wore Black” is one of the stories that is not 100% satisfying. Its ending leaves a few things to be desired, in my mind, but it has stunning imagery and is delightfully haunting. This is a fantastic ghost story and would make a wonderful novel.

“The Midwife.” Ah, what to say about this one. It is dark and definitely spec fic, and yet in its fantastic elements can be found truths every woman knows. Truths about going against societal demands and the strengths that can be found in choosing not to be silent. A definite recommendation.

“The Little Head.” This one was satisfying and decidedly creepy. And yet, for all its horror, here to we find truths about loving ourselves and the risks of neglecting to do so.

“Goddess of Need.” Everyone born into the body of a “woman” knows what it is to put the needs of others before their own. And it is all too easy to think we are doing the right thing in this, that our needs are less important or will somehow be cared for through the very act of caring for others more than ourselves. The dangers of this are more than apparent in this tale.

“Distress Call.” This one did not seem like it fit the theme of the book. But it makes up for it in sheer terror. Disturbing. Love it.

“Starman.” This was another that did not feel 100% satisfying in the end, but that I couldn’t help falling in love with through sheer atmosphere and imagery. The set up of the story is more than amazing and the storytelling fantastic. Somehow Laurel makes the terrifying feel comfortable and comforting, and I wanted to stay there. The end might not be what I would have liked to see, but I’m still in love with this story.

“The Goodbye House.” I like this story. It, again, doesn’t feel like it fits the theme of the book, and yet it is a good read. Quiet and thoughtful and not entirely horror, but it leaves you pleased at the end. Here is a woman doing what she believes is right, and here is that same woman confronted with the fact she may have been doing wrong. And here again is that woman choosing bravery and to do something new. An excellent read.

“Someone Has To Do It.” How many women have said this as they look at a task that must be done? Too many. Every “woman” will know the weight of what these words imply. Laurel has captured this knowing excellently in this tale.

In addition to the main stories, Every Woman Knows This is sprinkled with vignettes of womanhood and femaleness and these are as worth the read as the longer pieces. I may have only given this a four star rating, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love this book. Read it.

You won’t regret it.

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Amber Shank

Horror tales of women winning and losing but always fighting

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023

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This is a book of short horror stories, all focusing on women. You'll find some set deep under the waves, some during childbirth, some focused on the horror of grief and some on revenge. You won't be bored.
Hightower writes gore, terror and satisfaction incredibly well and the art in this collection is beautiful.

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Brian Bowyer

An Incredible Collection!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023

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I'm a huge fan of Hightower's writing, and this collection of short fiction does not disappoint. I enjoyed all the stories, but my favorites were "Starman," "Distress Call," "Hooking Up," "The Little Head," and "One of Those Faces." You can't go wrong with anything by Hightower. Highly recommended!

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Hunter

As Powerful As It Gets

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023

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An excellent collection of stories that show the full power of Hightower's abilities! If you read one short story collection this year, Every Woman Knows This is it.

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023

Laurel Hightower is one of horror's best authors, and she shows why in her new collection Every Woman Knows This. Her fiercely feminist take on horror tropes reshape classic horror tropes in new, terrifying ways. This collection is a must read.

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Rami Ungar

Strong, feminist horror collection.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2023

I received a free copy in a Twitter giveaway. This review is given free and of my own accord.

"Every Woman Knows This" by Laurel Hightower is a strong collection of creepy short stories. The stories were clever, fun and creepy, with a strong dose of feminism threaded throughout. My favorite stories include "The Bride Wore Black," "Starman," and "The Goodbye House." On a scale of 1 to 5, I give it an even 4. If you pick it up, you're unlikely to be disappointed.

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Horrifying, heartwrenching

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023

I love Hightower’s writing style and her prose. This collection was riveting. I loved every story in it, though “Every Woman Knows This”, “The Bride Wore Black”, “Distress Call”, and “The Starman” were my absolute favourites.

I also really appreciated that, along with the hauntingly beautiful stories, there are also really cool illustrations.

Let’s look at my absolute favourite stories. Don’t worry, no spoilers here:

“Every Woman Knows This”: I actually got the chance to hear Hightower read this out loud at an event and really enjoyed it then and I enjoyed re-reading it. The tale explores the fear all women have when approached by a pushy guy. How do you be not nice enough, not rude enough, not friendly enough, not whatever it is so that you don’t trigger an attack. Hightower does a great job illustrating this fear in a unique way.

“The Bride Wore Black”: is like a traditional fairy tale. Dark, grim, poetic. The main character is nervous about her upcoming wedding and goes home to look for a book that they once had a child. A book that showed her future. I loved the set-up, the Gothic atmosphere, the chilling end.

“Distress Call” is about a team keen on exploring a old submarine that has reappeared from the depths. How can you not love a classic deep water horror tale? This gave me cosmic horror vibes!

“The Starman” is about a young girl who has a very eerie watcher. An entity in a space suit whose visor only reflect darkness. Is it a protector or a spectre? Super heartwrenching and horrifying tale.

Absolutely stunning collection and I cannot recommend this book enough. Definitely buy and read it. Every story was a banger.

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Hailey P

A fantastic collection all over

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023

Devoured this over a weekend (usually with collections I read a couple stories, take a break, come back). One engrossing read after another made stopping difficult, and the further into the collection, the more the stories grabbed me. My favorites were "Spaceman," "One of Those Faces," "The Goodbye House," and "Though Your Heart Is Breaking." Eerie imagery haunts "Spaceman," and "The Goodbye House" really stuck out as establishing its circumstances very early and then forcing questions and abuse onto them over how you could do wrong by a miracle.

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Austrian Spencer

Superb collection

Reviewed in Germany on March 14, 2023

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This is the first collection of shorts from Laurel, and being a fan of her work after devouring Crossroads, I picked it up on pre-order, for it to arrive earlier this month on my kindle. Given that it’s Women of Horror month, and also that I know Laurel’s writing, it went straight to the top of my TBR and I read through it in a day.

Twelve of the twenty pieces contained here have been included in other collections, but of those, I had only previously read two, “Hooking up” from Slash-her and “The Bride wore black” from Burial day’s Gothic Blue Book VI – in which I also had a short featured. So, 18 new stories for me is pretty much a win-win.

The tone of the book is Feminist, I think it’s fair to say, and one gets the feeling that Hightower’s own experiences/opinions have been incorporated to a degree in the writing of pieces such as “Every woman knows this”, which blends metaphors of fishing against the stubbornness of men when prowling for women, or “Someone has to do it”, a great short which has a fantastic premise which leads to a comment on the usefulness of men left to their own devices. I’m highlighting Every Woman Knows This as one of my favorite shorts in the collection, and have to say that leading with that particular story was an excellent decision, Laurel. It set the mood and tone, and your voice just leapt from the page to attack the reader. Starman and Distress Call were also strong, but the whole collection is solid, finding favorites was thankfully hard.

The four shorts -Vignettes of Womanhood – originally included in the “We are wolves” anthology, give the feeling of flash prose, scattered throughout the book. They present themselves as observations from Laurel spoken directly to the reader. I tend to think of them collectively, and as statements, and freely admit that might just be my personal experience of them. I liked the “breaks” they created in the reading – as I said, it made the book feel more like a conversation.

My favorite of the collection is probably “The midwife”, I think the idea of some paranormal shadow-being stealing the cries of a mother giving birth, is just sublime. The presentation of the world in which that happens, that fear which the mother overcomes through the determination to birth her child whilst feeling her very screams being taken from her throat – well – how superb is that? The perspective from the being who does the collecting, afterward, was the icing on the cake of course, but the premise, the setup – it’s frankly outstanding and creepy as hell.

Though your heart is breaking frustrated the hell out of me – in a good way, and through my own incompetence, I wish to clarify. There is a song referenced in the short, a section of lyrics, or a hint at a section of lyrics, and I am absolutely certain the recognition of the song in question would reveal (through its title, lyrics, or general direction) a message to the reader, and I damn well couldn’t place it, Laurel. I’m one of those stubborn mules of a personality that wants to crack it on my own, I’m not going to google it, ask friends, etc. I’m going to let it stew, and one day I’ll open my eyes in the morning and it’ll be there, staring me in the face, and I’ll be able to let it rest. That lack of recognition though, grates. I’m generally better than that. I get things. I read between the lines.

So, yeah. This short annoyed the hell out of me.

Still does.

Overall this gets 5 out of 5 creepy atmospheric and feminist ⭐ ‘s, and yes, I’m still frustrated, Laurel. May your whisky bottle leak until I figure the damn song out. I think if I have to suffer, you should too.

Thomas Joyce

Incredible, vital work from one of the most incredible, vital voices in the horror genre today

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2023

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The theme for this collection is clear to see. Every story is told from the POV of a woman, either directly or indirectly harassed to some degree by a man, or having to deal with issues of motherhood, or their role as a woman in society. These are situations that all women have had some experience with and, as a man, I try to be understanding and empathetic about seeing the world from viewpoints other than my own. And I try to take responsibility for my own behaviour. Even so, I found all of these stories eye-opening, Hightower unflinching in her approach to each tale. It is a heavy subject, but its basis is in reality and I only wish more men tried to see the world from the POV of a woman. This collection would be a good place to start. I'm a big fan of Hightower's writing thus far, and I can honestly say I enjoyed every story in the collection, thanks to her storytelling style and knack for creating compelling characters. The character interactions are charged with raw emotion and Hightower creates protagonists you can't help but to root for. An important collection of short stories, both in terms of their entertainment as horror fiction and their unwavering indictment of society's flaws. Incredible, vital work from one of the most incredible, vital voices in the horror genre today.

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