Review: Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre

Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre
by Various Authors

Reviewed by Mallory Heart Reviews

I am always gratified when my immediate opinion of a title, cover art, or blurb, is validated upon reading the book. I’d like to say this is true of “Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre,” but unfortunately I found this 11-story Anthology to be of what I considered uneven quality and interest.

 There are three outstanding stories included, and I rate each at 5 Stars:
“Doof Doof Doof”
“Peppercorn Rent”
“Rats. Wrong Alley”

“Doof Doof Doof,” despite the odd title (which is actually phonetic, of a sort), is a hilarious, laugh-out-loud parody of certain well-known fairy tales, given the addition of some violence and noticeable sensuality (rated 18+, in other words).

“Rats. Wrong Alley” is graphic, gory, violent; but nonetheless, it’s a great story, with intricate plotting and some really weird, unpleasant, and wonderful plot convolutions. Again, 18+ and so not for the faint of heart.

Now for my favourite, “Peppercorn Rent,” what’s not to love about this story? Paranormal, sexism, classism, familial ties, British vs. Colonials-come on! Well-written, appealing, wryly humourous-and I loved it!

For the rest of the anthology I rate 3 Stars, but the above three stories make the collection worth the purchase. They’re re-readers.


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