J. C. Michael

The 11 short stories are:
- Here Kitty Kitty
- Glorious
- Little Miss Sunshine and the Race
- Go Out and Play
- The Immortal Dead
- To Put a Price on Love
- Sadness Under a Byland Moon
- Gytrash
- Fryton
- Where the Shadow of a Scorched Wing Falls
- Closing the Deal

These stories are extremely short and vary story-wise. But the plots are similar and revolve around disappearances and death.


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The 11 short stories are:
- Here Kitty Kitty
- Glorious
- Little Miss Sunshine and the Race
- Go Out and Play
- The Immortal Dead
- To Put a Price on Love
- Sadness Under a Byland Moon
- Gytrash
- Fryton
- Where the Shadow of a Scorched Wing Falls
- Closing the Deal

These stories are extremely short and vary story-wise. But the plots are similar and revolve around disappearances and death.


I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.… (más)

I was understandably excited to find out JC Michaels was releasing a short story collection, and I was absolutely delighted when I finally got to read it! This collection does not disappoint!

Everything’s Annoying: A Collection of Dark Fiction and Horror is everything the title alludes to and more! It is a collection of eleven tales spanning different horror subgenres, from horror thriller to psychological horror, supernatural horror to bizarro, and more. Some of the stories have been previously published in various anthologies, but I found I had not read most of them, and the couple I had read before I thoroughly enjoyed reading again.

The collection begins with the title story “Everything’s Annoying,” a deep and unexpected story with a surprising and twisted ending. And I simply must make mention of the second story, titled “There was a Girl.” This is a very short and haunting tale, told in first person but flowing like prose, it is reminiscent of a classic and begs to be read aloud. These are followed by nine more engrossing tales of varying themes, each one rich with vivid characters, suspense, and complexity.

Everything’s Annoying is a brilliant collection illustrating the literary genius and creative versatility of author JC Michaels. While I initially read it on Kindle for expediency (see impatience), I plan to have it grace the shelves of the Templum Library very soon. And then I shall read it again!

Highly recommended for the horror connoisseur.… (más)