Rachel's Reviews > Posthaste Manor

This was a quick read and very enjoyable. The main theme is about a sentient house (like Burnt Offerings, which I read recently) that basically ruins anybody's life should they choose to live in it. Mysterious and horrible things happen constantly, yet people are drawn to to live there.

The first part is basically 2 novellas intertwined, with co-authors Toomajan and Winter taking turns every chapter. The second part is a collection of short stories about the Posthaste house.

My only quibble was with the formatting. I think the novellas could've been separated out to stand on their own instead of going back and forth. I felt like it broke up the flow and momentum of both. Same for the short stories. They are mostly of the same length but vary wildly in theme. I think a handful in the beginning, some in the middle, and then a few at the end would've helped break up what is essentially a whole other book. Something like Dark Park/Dark Factory by Koja with the interspersed news articles etc. to make the work feel more cohesive.

My favorite story was the very last one, about Mrs. Mutilate's list of dead husbands. Of the two novellas, I preferred Toomajan's tale of Adira and her bestie.

CW: Spousal abuse/domestic violence, graphic orgy in the second part, and lots of gore throughout!