The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror

Three and a half stars for this horror anthology that I read in ebook format; I found it worth reading but I won't buy a physical copy. It has enough eerie vibes and dark emotions to qualify as horror or as dark fantasy. The monsters in the stories are sometimes creatures, sometimes started as humans, and sometimes are mysterious Others. Most of the stories have female protagonists, so the female perspective is explored thoroughly, and there is often a low-key queer element, but this collection isn't overtly LGBTQIA.

Do I need an entire collection with stories that had massive potential but were ruined by ridiculous YA writing and a plethora of ''let's push our agendas'' messages?

No,I don't.

These stories were not folk horror. It felt like a was reading short stories that were written with little thought and whipped out as quickly as possible. Couldn't finish it.

what about these stories constitutes this as “an anthology of folk horror”? i’m confused. not horrifying, didn’t like this book.