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The Siren's Curse: A Haunting and Chilling Short Story by [Angharad Thompson Rees]

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A shipwreck, a siren's curse, and a hopelessness as vast as the ocean.

"You think you know the story. You've heard it before, from sailors who regale the tales in ale-made stupors. Do not believe them, for if they live to tell the tale they fail to tell you one important thing—the truth.

Whether you believe me or not is none of my concern. I ask you only to listen..."

Discover the devastating truth of the siren's curse in a haunting, chilling, and lyrical tale of woe.

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14 pages
Language

English
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Publication date

Sept. 27 2018
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1357 KB
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HRK5RDD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Whimsey Press (Sept. 27 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1357 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 14 pages

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Angharad Thompson Rees

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Angharad Thompson Rees is a poet, comic scriptwriter and author of fantasy and gothic books for children and young adults. Weaving strong imagery with poetical prose, Angharad's stories capture the imagination of young and old with her whimsical offerings.

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3.8 out of 5

74 global ratings

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3 star		17%
2 star		11%
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Soulimpression

Hauntingly beautiful

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 7, 2019

I don’t know if I’ve ever given a short story 5 stars before, but this one deserves it! The Siren’s Curse is beautifully written with rich descriptions and poetic language. It’s definitely worth the read!

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Kelly-Marie

Enchanting!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2021

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This was such a beautifully written short story that does an excellent job of captivating you from start to finish.

The perfect length to enjoy with a mid afternoon cup of tea.

glen ebert

Dreadful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 6, 2019

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Dreadful story very obvious

H. W. Stone

A brutal tale of the sea

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2022

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Most of what we see listed as horror uses a supernatural basis, but here the author managed to write a short story that had depth to it and that did not require ghosts or golems, but instead went into the mind of the characters and their plight.

As a result it is not as easily dismissed as most horror stories because it has a reality to it that cannot be shrugged off as "Yeah, if that happened I would-- never mind, it cannot happen!"

The reality, and that the story was only a tiny fragment in size but very, very heavy. Most horror is heavy, like pure lead, but this one was small, short, but it was pure gold, and if you compare two balls of the same size, the gold will be heavier than the lead, but still has a look to it to attract and hold our attention.

I can see how a lot of people look to horror in order to feel fear, and this was too real, so it did not have the feel of manufactured horror. I liked that, it was real horror without smoke and mirrors and special effects, and that is both hard to do and very much real horror.

That is why I feel it earned four and a half or maybe four and three fifths of a star rating, which means it gets "a perfect score" of five out of five. That's part of the issue with five point ratings, they have too few steps, but the story still has to be compared and it earns its place.

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Erin Rogoff

Thought Provoking and Unique

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2020

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Yes, haunting and chilling. Yes, unique, as so many fairy tale lovers envision a mermaid as a beautiful creature of the deep, but this novella brings about the darker side. I enjoyed this read-in-one-sitting novella, but not enough to be a favorite book of the year. Will I read more of Angharad's novels? Definitely!

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Virginia Henderson

Worth the read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2021

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Highly impressed with this 14 page story! The poetic writing flowed beautifully and the imagery was great! I would definitely agree this was haunting and chilling. I was fully invested by the first page. This isn't centered around the characters and I don't think the author intended for it to be. Highly recommend if you're looking for a short, easy, dark fantasy to disappear into for a few minutes.

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