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Nov 10, 2021 Dakota Dawe rated it it was amazing

You remember all of those games you used to play as a kid, or the ones you were too scared to play? Spin the bottle, shooting dice, finding rituals online to play hide and seek with a ghost. You know, normal games. This collection takes those beloved childhood pass times and turns them deadly. Kids turn killers, video games rot more than just your brain, and embarrassment isn't always the worst thing at a party. Every story in this collection is killer, I can't pick a single one as my favorite! You remember all of those games you used to play as a kid, or the ones you were too scared to play? Spin the bottle, shooting dice, finding rituals online to play hide and seek with a ghost. You know, normal games. This collection takes those beloved childhood pass times and turns them deadly. Kids turn killers, video games rot more than just your brain, and embarrassment isn't always the worst thing at a party. Every story in this collection is killer, I can't pick a single one as my favorite! The range of horror was really refreshing too. Some stories could get pretty dark, some extreme, and some had a great creepy vibe. Usually with collections I can only read one at a time, but there's something about these stories that held my attention and made me want to read it in long sittings, finishing a few stories at a time. I highly suggest this collection! ...more

Mar 11, 2021 Candace Nola rated it it was amazing

D&T Publishing has put out one sick little collection in this anthology, "It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Dies," wherein each short story tells a tale of a game and its outcome, each horrifying, bloody, unexpected outcome. I enjoyed each gruesome game that this cast of characters played beginning with "The Gauntlet", which takes a school-yard recess game to a whole other level in which a little girl's social reputation relies on running the "The Gauntlet", a jump-rope obstacle course desig D&T Publishing has put out one sick little collection in this anthology, "It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Dies," wherein each short story tells a tale of a game and its outcome, each horrifying, bloody, unexpected outcome. I enjoyed each gruesome game that this cast of characters played beginning with "The Gauntlet", which takes a school-yard recess game to a whole other level in which a little girl's social reputation relies on running the "The Gauntlet", a jump-rope obstacle course designed and carried out by her fifth-grade classmates. A lucky bargain find at a yard-sale takes this game to a whole new level, as she quickly discovers. This one caught me gasping with chills and gleeful chuckles at the end.
In "Game Over", young Cal, hoping to score big with a sexy young lady is forced to play the game of his life, by her jealous boyfriend. Cal considers himself to be a gamer at heart, having played thousands of hours and the boyfriend seems fair enough, giving Cal a day to practice and learn how the game goes. How hard could it be? He has no choice but to find out.
Another favorite tale tells us of teenage relationships and how hard it can be to be a teen in this world, with all the pressures they face. "Friendship" shows us just how far a teen will go to be remembered. I know I certainly will remember this one for a long time.
Gameshow junkies will get a gory surprise from "The Grid" as our lonely gameshow junkie Jimmy, finds himself an unexpected contestant on a new game show. Sitting down to dinner one boring evening, Jimmy scrolls through the channels only to find disappoint when no game shows are on, until a few cable glitches later, one pops up that he has never seen before. Satisfied and ready to eat, he settles in with his pizza and his beer, getting ready to play along. Only this time, Jimmy finds himself part of the show, rather than just watching the show. Root along as Jimmy faces "The Grid" for more money than he's ever dreamed of, there are just a few rules.
D&T is becoming one of my favorite publishers for anthologies and the caliber of authors involved never disappoints. The stories are always amazing, disturbing and chilling and they always stay true to the theme of the collection. I always find a new favorite tale or a new favorite author to add to my ever-growing list and I guarantee that you will too. ...more

Mar 04, 2021 Dawn rated it it was amazing

Absolutely Loved It!!!

I am a reader who usually would shy away from books that are anthologies, but every individual story by each of the author's had me mesmerized from the first page to the very last page of each unique tale.

This book has it all the horror, gore, intensity plus the cringe factor too. Some parts of the book was absolutely shocking, I literally had to look away from the page and have a minute to gather myself before I continued on. Every avid horror reader loves it when a horror

Absolutely Loved It!!!

Edge of your seat reading throughout.

I can now say this book has converted me to reading anthologies.

Excited for more!!

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