Monsters Never Leave You, by Carlie St. George

[Strange Horizons]

★★★☆☆

(Fairy Tale Pastiche Horror) Two little children come to a gingerbread house in the woods. The lady of the house is a witch, but so are the kids, and one of them is already dead anyway. The real problem is the people looking for them. (6,668 words; Time: 22m)

Three May Keep a Secret, by Carlie St. George

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(Horror) At a drunken party, Scarlett tells the new boy a ghost story she’d promised her now-dead best friend she’d never repeat. (7,682 words; Time: 25m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Tense yet Endearing

Every Day Is the Full Moon, by Carlie St. George

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(Slipstream) B's werewolf dad beats her, but what really gets her down is she hasn't become supernatural like her friends have. (5,166 words; Time: 17m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average