Epeolatry Book Review: Bestiary of Blood, ed. Jamal Hodges
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Title: Bestiary of Blood
Author/Editor: Jamal Hodge
Genre: Horror/fable
Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing
Publication date: October 4, 2024
Synopsis: Bestiary of Blood was conceived in a moment of revelation, born from the visceral experience of watching nature’s savage ballet- lions tearing into flesh, hyenas gnawing on bones, sharks thrashing in crimson waters. These raw spectacles gave rise to a chilling epiphany: life and death are intertwined in a grotesque dance, each feeding the other in a ceaseless cycle of transformation, creating… beauty.
This paradox is captured in its full glory in Bestiary of Blood, a modern anthology of predatory horrors inspired by the timeless tales of Aesop’s Fables, modernized for a more complex, unforgiving world. Explore the joy in our hurts, the wrongs in our rights, and the suffering in the shadows of our light, Bestiary of Blood invites you to the intersection of human and animal experience, crafting dark tales that resonate with life’s endless cycles of transformation.
