Title: Spore AtticAuthor: Judith Sonnet
First Published: September 29, 2024
Publisher: Self-Published
Pages: 32
Genre: Horror, Short Stories
Format: Ebook
Source: Kindle Unlimited
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Synopsis:
Chase and her friends are hoping to have a good time when their pal, Roger, invites them to his new house.
But Roger is growing something in his attic. A strange strain of rare mushrooms, which give their users a strong and weird trip. Even inhaling the mushroom's scent gives Chase the wildest hallucination she's ever experienced.
But there's something wrong about this trip . . .
It doesn't end.
EVER.
Review
A group of friends head to a drug-fueled party and get way more than they bargained for. Spore Attic is a simple concept executed magnificently with a wonderful blend of fungal, cosmic, and eco-horror. A literal psychedelic trip through hell, my brain felt like it was melting while reading, as if I was the one tripping. I’ve never been anywhere near mushrooms in my life, but I was reminded of the one bad trip I had with some edibles that made me feel like the room was spinning in circles and my body was flying through space at the same time. Sonnet’s ability to illicit that level of immersion is testament to her skill as a writer. Another knock out short.
Quote
“I used to think, when I was young, that the soul was an organ like any other. That it rested between my lungs, like a meaty fruit hanging from a branch. It vibrated when I was good and shriveled up when I was bad.”
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About Judith Sonnet
Judith Sonnet (she/her) is a horror and splatter author from Missouri, although she currently resides in Utah… where she spends every day reading, writing, watching Italian horror movies, and listening to loud music. She’s a trans woman, an abuse survivor, and is thankful to be involved in the horror community. Noteworthy publications include No One Rides For Free, The Clown Hunt, Something Akin to Revulsion, and Summer Never Ends, all of which are available on Amazon. TOXIC is her Godless debut.
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