This collection of short stories are inspired by the Japanese folklore tales which filled with supernatural and variety of yūrei and yōkai (ghosts and monsters). Each story appears as an individual short story. However, as you continue reading the collection, you will realise that the stories are connecting from one…
"Rural refers to belonging to a community consisting of ten thousand people or fewer that is a significant driving distance from an urban area." This project consists of fifteen authors that will share their powerful new voices based on their experiences that either grew up in rural communities…
This book consists of a collection of random short stories such as A woman who keeps giving excuses to her ex-husband of not returning his car so he can feel her pain of being neglected by him.A lady is visiting a different city for her father's surgery. While smoking…
Biggest Baddest BomohA story of a guy named Idris who is obsessed with his colleague Zani to the extent to hire a bomoh or a witch just to get her. Unfortunately, the outcome might be different than what he wants. Night of the PontianakThree friends go for pontianak or vampire…
Afternoon at the Bakery The narrator begins the story by describing the common sceneries in a square. She enters a bakery shop but nobody is there. Another customer comes in, claiming that she is the spices supplier for the shop. The narrator tells the new arrival that she is buying…
The Adventure of the Western Star Poirot receives a visit from Miss Mary Marvell, the famous American film star on her visit to London. She has received three letters, handed to her by a Chinese man, which warn her to return her fabulous diamond jewel, the "Western Star"…
Night Shift is the first collection of short stories by Stephen King, first released in 1978. Many of his famous short stories were included in this book. It consists of twenty short stories. I really enjoyed almost every story in this book. This is one of the best short stories…
This book consists of a collection of short stories which focus on contemporary American housewives and their daily lives. The stories were told in a satirical manner. I couldn’t connect the theme with the collection of short stories exist in this book. I felt confused and lost most of…
Influenced by Hong Kong movies and dramas, I'm always interested to find similarities between reality and portrayals of everyday Hong Kong. From the book 'Hong Kong Noir', I just realised how little I know about Hong Kong. After reading this novel, I noticed terms or nicknames that often appear in…
It's difficult to convince readers to obtain a novel comprising short stories, unless there is a review which include a brief synopsis of all these stories. I felt that it's important to have a brief introduction to each story, in order to attract more readers to support our local authors.…