{"id":10593,"date":"2025-09-08T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T03:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10593"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T03:17:09","slug":"a-graveside-gallery-tales-of-ghosts-and-dark-matters-by-eric-j-guignard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/a-graveside-gallery-tales-of-ghosts-and-dark-matters-by-eric-j-guignard\/","title":{"rendered":"A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters by Eric J. Guignard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters<\/em> by Eric J. Guignard<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cemetery Dance, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>978-1949491616<\/span><\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a>\u00a0 | Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For those who love short stories of the darker kind, Eric J. Guignard should be a household name. Not only has he written some of the finest, and most varied, stories in the past decade, but he also is at the helm for the popular\u00a0Horror Library<\/em> and the\u00a0Exploring Dark Short Fiction<\/em> series, working diligently to promote the best of modern horror writers. His skill in creating atmosphere and quirky characters is in the top tier of horror writers working today, but his stories are not bound by genre.\u00a0A Graveside Gallery<\/em> epitomizes that scope and demonstrates the breadth of Guignard’s talent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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These stories are a rollercoaster ride of tone, voice, and overall storytelling, many with notes of\u00a0The Twilight Zone<\/em> and Night Gallery<\/em>, not to mention the “you are there” feeling of Joe R. Lansdale.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The highlights for this reviewer, which changed upon a second read-through:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Penny’s Diner” is a gut punch that sets the stage for the rest of the collection. It is reminiscent of Richard Matheson’s work, and winds up quietly before a sucker punch takes the breath out of the reader. The less known about this tale, the better.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“If I Drive Before I Wake” is much too timely. I’m sure there’s a certain tech mogul who won’t much appreciate this tale of automated vehicles and their dangers, but it’s more than a cautionary tale. It’s chilling in its near-future worldview, with a nerve-wracking conclusion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Bummin’ to the Beat of The Road” suggests B<\/em>lack Mirror,<\/em>\u00a0and is a mind f*ck in its imagery. Readers’ teeth will never feel the same in this sensory-driven horror.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Perchance to Dream in Voices of a Fiend: A Fanciful Epilogue to Frankenstein.” Wow. An homage to the great Mary Shelley and her creation. The author finely captures her voice while retaining his own in an epilogue to the famous novel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The others are well worth the read, although mileage obviously will vary. There’s one story within that will remain unnamed, that lingered through the evening and caused a nightmare. For those of us who live and breathe horror, reading and creating it, that’s a pretty tough task to achieve!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Read a few, let them digest, and read some more. Each is its own complete universe of story and emotion, and to delve deeper into the individual tales would disturb the potent magic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Guignard is a powerful force in writing. It’s about time more people know. Highly recommended.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Reviewed by David Simms<\/p>\n

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