06/09/2026
A huge thank you to Erica Robyn Reads for her killer review of Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6! A link to the full review is posted below in the comments.
Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6 edited by Aric Sundquist is a collection of stories with killer range that all hover in and around chilling and mysterious settings. From a room that can change your life forever, to living in the wastelands, to being stuck in a dwindling circle of light, this collection had me so on edge!
Content Warning (included at the start of the book!):
Contains scenes of kidnapping and abduction, graphic violence, and violence against children.
OH MY GOSH THIS COLLECTION! Every tale here is so unique and so terrifying in its own way.
The two tales that really stuck with me are:
Saguaro Motel by Kristin Kirby
The Candle and the Darkness by Aric Sundquist
Two VERY different tales with such different levels of darkness that each kept me up at night thinking about them!
I’m so obsessed with these collections! This theme of phantom worlds was SO up my alley! I had a blast. If you like liminal spaces and such things, this collection is going to be a hit for you!
