Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc! This has to be one of my favourite short story collections to come out of YA!! Every story was so atmospheric and spooky. I loved all of them, but Alex Brown, Trang Thanh Tran, and Vanessa Montalban's stories specificially stuck out to me. Can't wait to recommend to customers!!

What an excellent and spooky collection from some of YA lit's current hot writers! I love a good horror story, so these definitely scratched that itch. Almost all of these stories were fresh takes on "the monster hiding in the shadows" trope but with an LGBTQ+ spin, as well. It was nice to have characters of color and from the LGBTQ+ community star in their stories. Each had elements of inclusion, but with many bone-chilling endings. The stories are centered around Halloween Night and the blue moon, which holds major significance to many different cultures. Some of my favorites were "The Visitor" by Kalynn Bayron which ramps up the fear until the crescendo last line; "The Three Phases of Ghost Hunting" by Alex Brown had me chuckling out loud at parts with its campiness of the horrors of a suburban mall haunted by a malevolent entity, "Terrifying Bob"; and "Anna" by Shelly Page combines the tropes of a babysitter watching kids, the spooky attic, and contacting "spirits" through a Ouija Board. Readers who enjoy reading about things that go bump in the night will truly love this collection!

A fun, fresh, and spooky collection of short horrors. The formatting was a little weird, I know it's just the digital galley version but it did interfere with my reading in parts because there was missing spacing. The formatting and art in the final(?) looks like it's going to be great though! Highly recommend!

This was a decent short story collection. I really liked a couple of the stories (Trang Thanh Tran's was the standout), and there weren't any that I really hated. Overall a fun little Halloween read even though I didn't love it.

This collection is true YA, in that I would be comfortable putting it in the hands of an actual teenager, there is nothing overly graphic in there (no real gore, no spice) and the characters aren't just adults in teenage bodies they sound like actual teens and deal with things the way teenagers would.

I saw this book compared to Goosebumps and I think the comparison is fair in that it would make a splendid introduction to horror for a new generation of potential horror fans.

This anthology contains both sweetness and bleakness, and there's an overall good variety of stories. My favourite story was Hey There, Demons by Tara Sims because of the demon's sense of humor but every story has its own charm.

I’m a huge fan of horror, so naturally I really enjoyed this collection. It’s so refreshing to see horror stories that center LGBTQ+ and BIPOC people. I really appreciated each of the stories, even though some stood out more than others. I can definitely see myself rereading this in the fall in time for Halloween! 4/5 stars from me!

Is it weird to say I read this as a palate cleanser? Anyway, I found this very refreshing. The thirteen stories were a good mix of funny, surprising, and genuinely creepy. I especially loved "Guested," "Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane," and "Hey There, Demons." I'd definitely recommend this one to readers who are looking for short bites of horror that's unabashedly queer and BIPOC.

This was good and some of the stories were better than the others. But it was entertaining.
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A collection of horror stories all happening on Halloween, told from different BIPOC teens. All the stories range from creepy to fun stories that take a fresh spin on classic horror tropes and tales. I had an absolute blast reading this one. I love that we get to read just a whole collection of queer horror stories that range from summon demons to inviting vampires in and dealing with feelings for your crush... who just might be a creature from another world. What a lovely and fun read that I would definitely recommend!

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

The stories were nice and creepy! Not every single one of them caught my attention, but this is bound to happen with collections, especially those with so many contributing writers. This has also made me want to check out a few new authors. I can recommend it.

When I saw this book full of horror stories centered around queer characters I was over the moon and knew I had to read it. It was everything I could have wanted. Now the stories weren’t genuinely terrifying, but it was a young adult book and while they were spooky they were also fun and entertaining. I think my favorite stories were Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane and Hey There, Demons. But I enjoyed all of the stories. I hope this is the start of a trend of more representation, particularly in this genre as I don’t think I’ve seen much if any before.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was so one of my top books to read for 2023 and I was so excited to see it on NetGalley. Queer stories and horror are my favorite things so I was so pumped when I saw this book get announced. The stories in this anthology all centered around Halloween and a full/blue moon and teenagers dealing with different supernatural issues ranging from demons, witches, ghost, & vampires.

My favorite two stories were
1. Rocky Road with Caramel Drizzle by Kosoko Jackson which is about a boy named Julian who has to deal with the aftermath of a savage attack from a gang of bullies at his school
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2. Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Left by Maya Gittlelman about a Filipino teenager who dares to enter a creepy house in the neighborhood and confront the terrifying man living there.
Both of these stories had me crying and they had no business being so beautiful and sad. Another honorable mention is Hey There, Demons by Tara Sim which was so freaking adorable and had me smiling the whole time. The rest of these stories were great but some hit different than others. I highly recommend if you love supernatural YA horror with queer representation.

Thanks Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. I was hooked while I was reading this, so much so that I couldn’t put these stories down even while I was at work! I love queer centric stories and it was great getting to read all these stories in different horror genres! I loved how the spooky wove in with the queerness, and that all wove in with the Blue Moon! And I can’t say no to an anthology that includes stories from Kalynn Bayron, Kosoko Jackson, and Ryan Douglass! There’s a little bit of everything here so if you’re a spooky lover all the basis are covered! Kosoko Jackson’s story Rocky Road and Carmel Drizzle asks some tough questions surrounding what you would do when justice fails! I absolutely loved it and was so happy with the direction of the story! Tara Sim’s Hey There, Demons gave me all the cute spooky feelings, involving a boy, a demon, and a poltergeist! These are just a few examples of the stories in this anthology! It’s exciting and will draw the reader in and you’ll not want the stories to end! Shelly Page and Alex Brown did an excellent job editing these stories together! Can’t wait till this comes out to read it again!

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC.

This was definitely a cool concept but the stories fell flat and didn't really catch my interest. There was just a lot that could've been fleshed out.

Hokey for most of them, definitely a good idea to make something like this but none of the stories really did anything to me. I look forward to more collections like this but I hope more of the stories make a connection with me.