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3.5 Stars
Inuit Horror Short Stories set in the Canadian Arctic... Sign me up!

This was a fantastic diverse anthology featuring Arctic horror stories written by and about the Inuit experience of living in the north. As a Canadian, I particularly love cold weather horror like these stories because they are so atmospheric and suspenseful.

All the stories in the collection were written by authors of Inuit descent which made this a fantastic example of #ownvoices horror. Through the stories, I was exposed to the culture, language and experience of this unique indigious group. I learned about everything from hunting practices to legends to traditions and so much more. I particularly appreciated the glossary at the end of the book that provided definitions and pronunciations of the Inuit words used throughout the stories.

With one exception, the stories in this collection were not particularly scary. Certainly, many of the stories had creepy elements, but the cultural and environmental aspects were usually at the forefront of the narratives, rather than the elements of horror.

As always with anthologies, I enjoyed some of the stories more than others.  My personal favourite stories in the collection were:

Blizzard by Aviaq Johston - This was an incredibly atmospheric story that would be wonderful to read during a snowstorm. While not overly scary, this one had still some fairly creepy moments.

The Wildest Game by Jay Buckaert - I LOVED this one! This story is told from the first person perspective of a cannibal, which was such an interesting narrative choice. Given the subject matter, this was easiliest the more horrifying story in the collection with a lot of fantastic body horror and gruesome descriptions. It was probably one of the scariest short stories that I have read. 

Needless to say, I really enjoyed this collection and I would recommend it to anyone looking to read northern #ownvoices horror stories. 

Disclaimer: I received a digital copy from the publisher.