Dark Blood Comes From the Feet

Name: Dark Blood Comes From the Feet
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Emma J. Gibbon
ISBN: 9781664990210

Author: Emma J. Gibbon

Narrator: Savannah Gilmore

Unabridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: JournalStone Publishing

Published: 01/01/2021

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Horror

Synopsis

An NPR best book of 2020! Dark Blood Comes from the Feet is a strange and eclectic collection of seventeen stories from horror author and speculative poet, Emma J. Gibbon. Within its pages, you will meet secret societies who contract deadly diseases on purpose, dancers helping each other avoid "below," monstrous children who must be loved before they return to the sea, a taxidermy-obsessed mother, small blue devils in the Maine woods, a black cat that retrieves the dying, the last witch in Florida, and "a huge fucking dog of potentially supernatural origin." Visit haunted houses, a Hollywood nightclub, limbo, Whitechapel, and other stops on a death tour, and a childhood hangout that spells destruction for kids and dogs alike. Listen to a punk rock sermon in a post-apocalyptic matriarchal society, witness crustaceans that have trouble staying dead, a cannibalistic romance, a gothic love story to tuberculosis and a downtrodden wife's transformation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on November 10, 2021

Solid collection of very short stories. I had a few stand-out favorites...but then a few serious duds. Interesting work and interesting premises. Would try another collection/novel by this author again.......more

Goodreads review by Valerie - Cats Luv Coffee Book Reviews on July 02, 2020

Dark Blood Comes From the Feet might at first be considered an odd name for this eclectic collection of seventeen literary horror short stories. Once you delve within the pages, suddenly the title proves to be a perfect fit. The line is from the story, "Cellar Door" and states: "I felt your trauma.......more

Goodreads review by B on September 19, 2022

Ok, honestly, I didn't enjoy this whole book. Some of the stories were good, some of them weren't. I wholeheartedly disliked the narrator and believe that to be the reason I didn't enjoy this book. I may end up reading a physical copy and revisiting my review at a later date.......more

Goodreads review by Nikiverse on April 24, 2021

meh. 2.5 stars for me......more

Goodreads review by Erica on October 02, 2021

Dark Blood Comes From the Feet by Emma J. Gibbon is a spellbinding collection of dark tales that will force readers to deal will all kinds of emotion while reading. This is one you won’t want to miss! While I would put this book squarely in the horror genre, it’s such a real-world type of horror, eve......more