Hello Bibliophiles,

I’ve been doing a lot of lighthearted reads lately, so let’s switch it up with something a little more ominous!

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on After Tomorrow: The Cellar Door Issue #4.

I’ve always been a little perplexed on how to rate anthologies, but when I met one of the authors from this novel (Richard Beauchamp) I just had to give it a try. For my overall rating I’ll rate each individual story, then average it all out. Sound good? Alright, let’s get this party started!

Blurb

After Tomorrow is the fourth issue of The Cellar Door anthology series from Dark Peninsula Press. Featuring ten stories of dark fiction exploring how mankind has come to survive after our near annihilation.

With stories by Richard Beauchamp, Danielle Davis, Scott Paul Hallam, Serena Jayne, Sarah Jones, Tre Luna, Scott McCloskey, Scotty Milder, Elin Olausson, and Aric Sundquist. Compiled and edited by Aric Sundquist.

Amongst the ruins, we shall be reborn…

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The Review

Wow, what a fantastic apocalyptic anthology!

Each of these ten stories was well written and grim, and seven out of them were home runs for me, which just doesn’t typically happen with shorter stories. I highly recommend this great collection. Below are some quick summaries of each story with an individual rating that contributed to my final rating. Happy reading!

Cat Person

A woman and her ex travel an apocalyptic forest, encountering a deadly cat person and their troop of hungry cats. 5/5

Old Fathers

A man and two other captives fight for survival in an old hospital where terrible creatures called the Old Fathers lurk, waiting for their next meal. 5/5

Skies

A pair of siblings struggle to survive the apocalypse. As the days stretch on, one of the siblings undergoes a strange transformation. 3.5/5

The Banjax

A family goes to extreme measures to survive an apocalypse where a deadly creature has obliterated all hope for the future. 5/5

All These Children

A pregnant woman struggles to find safety as a cataclysmic event continues to decimate clusters of the remaining population of the world. 5/5

Survival of the Smallest

A teen fighting to stay alive in a zombie apocalypse finds a strange community of children that have found a way to survive at a great cost. 5/5

The Long Winter

A man struggles to survive an endless wintry wasteland and meets allies against sinister forces that would destroy him. 5/5

Thirty Seconds

A young woman struggles to survive the otherworldly horrors that plague her town night after night. 5/5

Cockroaches and Body Autonomy

An enslaved pleasure cyborg takes extreme measures to avoid sexual contact with another Cyborg. 4/5

Death and the Black Window

An alcoholic fights against alien forces drying up the world’s water supply. 4/5

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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