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“Dark Thread, Loose Strands” – A wolf in sheep’s clothing comes to the schoolyard – Short Story Review
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P.M. Raymond

P.M. Raymond is an award-winning author from New Orleans, Louisiana who knows a thing or two about good gumbo, grits, and café au lait. She is a 2025 Killer Shorts and Horror2Comic Semifinalist, the Sisters in Crime 2024 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Winner, and 2024 Claymore Award Finalist. Her debut interconnected short story collection - THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and other words to die for - is coming 2026 from Uncomfortably Dark Horror.

Apr 17
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“Dark Thread, Loose Strands” – A wolf in sheep’s clothing comes to the schoolyard – Short Story Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
One afternoon, a lonely janitor and two boys will meet. The circumstances that will change their lives forever in the short story, "Dark Thread, Loose…
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Mar 19
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“The Red Hourglass” – A Spider Bite Takes A Very Dark Turn – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
A woman's life is turned upside down by shocking news that seems almost impossible. The aftermath of this revelation is explored in “The Red Hourglass”,…
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Dec 16
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“The Last Christmas” – Santa Runs Afoul of An Eight Year Old – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
Horror doesn’t take a holiday, even at Christmastime! Case and point…In a bid to prove Santa’s existence, an eight year old girl and her teenage…
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Oct 20
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“The Moths Will Eat Them Up” – Stranger-Danger on A Train – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
A woman finds herself alone, at night, waiting on a mostly deserted train platform. Mostly deserted but not completely. Absolutely nothing could go wrong with…
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Aug 05
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“Make The Call” – Can a Friendship Survive a Secret? – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
Hesitant conversations and worried glances between two estranged friends in a suburban backyard. One of them wants to reconnect. One of them wants to protect…
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Jun 17
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“Who’s There” – Answering the Door Turns Deadly – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
When a single father hears his daughter come home late, he begins to question if the voice he’s hearing is really hers... or something else.…
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May 01
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“Whole Again” – A Mother Spirals Into Despair – Short Story Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
A mother and her young daughter have a long trip home. During a brief stop at the gas station that sees the nine year old…
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Apr 29
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“In Sound, We Live Forever” – A Slasher Turned on Its Head – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
"What the eyes see, and the ears hear, the mind believes." ~ Harry Houdini Joshua Giuliano certainly took this to heart when he crafted, “In…
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Mar 20
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“The Fisherman’s Wife” – The Hunger For Connection…and Food Takes a Grim Turn – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
Imagine an ocean full of water with no fish to eat…until a certain kind of fish washes ashore. That is the world constructed then turned…
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Feb 20
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“Model Citizen” – Obsession Spirals Out Of Control – Horror Short Review

By P.M. Raymond Reviews
A winning smile and an ordinary request are the unwitting catalysts for a dark obsession. The short film, “Model Citizen” by writer and director, Rachael…
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