Served Cold is an anthology of winter horror stories by HorrorTubers.
I do watch several of these YouTubers, and I was tickled pink that I could recognize the YouTubers’ voices in their writing. Take Janine Pipe, for example. She gets so excited about creature feature action that you can feel the excitement jumping off the page. Or the way R. Saint Claire brings reminiscent scenes to life. Or the way Gloria McNeely’s deep point-of-view character sounds like she's talking from the heart in the same way McNeely does.
Every author nailed the snowy, frosty, frostbite, bone-cold of winter horror, but the stories are vastly distinctive in their characters and settings. Settings range from a January snow to a nuclear winter to a submarine below the ice. Timeframes vary, too. I loved “Sweep in the Sidestreet” by A.B. Frank and its 1800s London setting. In contrast, Steve Donoghue writes a story with a 2055 setting.
I hesitate to pick a fave because I enjoyed so many of these (quality!) stories, but a couple really stood out:
“Sweep in the Sidestreet” by A.B. Frank for conveying such a grim story. I was right there with the kids, wanting to chase away the bullies.
“Orpheus Descends” by Andrew Lyall. This story was so nail-biting with its claustrophobic and hopeless situation. And then when I thought I predicted the end, Lyall goes further. I loved the ending!
“Water of Life” by Gloria McNeely. Now while I did predict the ending in this one, the deep point of view had me relating to protagonist Samantha (even though I’ve never been through anything like she has) in a way that worked for me (as in OMGosh, this is a good story!).
Overall, I’m giving this anthology four stars. It was almost a five-star book for me, but five star anthologies are rare for me. With different writing styles, there’s almost always a story or two I don’t quite connect with. Still, I totally recommend Served Cold. Fun read!
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![Served Cold: A HorrorTube Anthology by [R. Saint Claire, Steve Donoghue, Cameron Chaney, D.L. Tillery, Janine Pipe, Cam Wolfe, Dane Cobain, Aphrodite Lee, Mike DeFrench, Donnie Goodman]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tk-otEW0L._SY346_.jpg)
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