Nightmare “Some Kind of Blood-Soaked Future” by Carlie St. George
Reviewed by Alex Granados
“Some Kind of Blood-Soaked Future” by Carlie St. George is a great story. I don’t think I’ve ever been so unequivocal about a story before. Told in the first person, memoir style, it tells the story of a young woman who survives a slumber party massacre only to discover that all the movie tropes about frat-party massacres, black people dying first, virgin women surviving the night, and reanimated slashers are not only true, but rampant.
The main character, unsure what to do with her life since massacre seems to follow her everywhere she goes, resolves to be a hero, dashing in to slashing scenarios with gun or knife in hand and saving the day—at least as much as possible.
This story is funny, compelling, and interesting to the last. I highly recommend it.
While I didn’t enjoy “Growing and Growing” by Rich Larson quite as much, it’s still a good story.
It follows Ignacio and Hector, two brothers in Oaxaca, Mexico. One night they are walking through the city when they come upon a baby with a strange deformation and covered in gasoline. Like any good people would, they decide to rescue the baby, and that’s when things get weird.
It would be a disservice to tell you anything further, but suffice it to say that what happens next is creepy, and I particularly like the somewhat open-ended resolution. This is a short, entertaining story and definitely worth a read.