{"id":19097,"date":"2024-08-26T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=19097"},"modified":"2024-08-19T22:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T02:56:03","slug":"review-glimpse-of-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-glimpse-of-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Glimpse of Fear: A Small Collection of Short Stories by B.S. Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-glimpse-of-fear\/glimpse-fear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/glimpse-fear.jpg?fit=293%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"293,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glimpse-fear\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/glimpse-fear.jpg?fit=293%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19098\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/glimpse-fear.jpg?resize=220%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of A Glimpse of Fear\" width=\"220\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/glimpse-fear.jpg?resize=220%2C350&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/glimpse-fear.jpg?w=293&amp;ssl=1 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 85vw, 220px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Glimpse-Fear-B-S-Miller-ebook\/dp\/B0DCVYBS5Z\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DYODDE0SPGNV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Fqq2Soa9qD3pVKM2amXdpQ.c6Qi6HPEO212CIJTnj4qGOAQoHyLGgosioU-X6ETnvY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=a+glimpse+of+fear+b.s.+miller&amp;qid=1724018889&amp;sprefix=B.S.+Miller%2Caps%2C221&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>A Glimpse of Fear: A Small Collection of Short Stories<\/i> by B.S. Miller<\/a><br \/>\nPage Street Publishing (August 2024)<br \/>\nReviewed by Joshua Gage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B.S. Miller is a horror writer and teacher who lives with her husband and children in a somewhat secluded area south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, surrounded by critters, crows, and coyotes. Miller earned her MA in Literature from the University of New Orleans and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. Her newest collection is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Glimpse of Fear, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a collection of short stories and two poems, currently available for less than a dollar on Kindle. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stories in this collection are varied and disconnected, so the collection reads very much like a sampler. Some, like \u201cThe Bellhousing,\u201d are only a few pages in length, but their size does not diminish their potency in any way. Others, like \u201cThe Smallest Exorcism,\u201d are a more traditional short story length, but have striking plots with visceral imagery that the reader won\u2019t soon forget. The fiction in the collection is varied, but one gets a sense that Miller has chosen these specific stories to go together for a specific reason, only readers don\u2019t get to know what it is. This creates a delicious tension in the collection, and there seems to be an invisible thread stringing these jewels together that begs to be discovered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poems at the end of the collection add a bit of fun to the overall whole. \u201cEntombment\u201d is a thick and lush, descriptive piece. \u201cEpiphany\u201d is a found poem based on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Count of Monte Cristo. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the stories, the poems are as disparate as can be and serve to augment the collection with two more pieces for readers to sample and enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a quick, tight collection of horror stories and poetry. B. S. Miller creates haunting narratives that read quickly but linger with the reader long after they\u2019ve put the book down. It\u2019s a small collection, but more than worth the price, and horror readers will thrill to read this new voice in horror.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Glimpse of Fear: A Small Collection of Short Stories by B.S. Miller Page Street Publishing (August 2024) Reviewed by Joshua Gage B.S. Miller is a horror writer and teacher who lives with her husband and children in a somewhat secluded area south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, surrounded by critters, crows, and coyotes. Miller earned her &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-glimpse-of-fear\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: A Glimpse of Fear: A Small Collection of Short Stories by B.S. 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