Review: Snow White's Shattered Coffin by Cynthia Pelayo

 

In her latest horror love letter to her beloved city of Chicago, Cynthia Pelayo shares with us the short story “Snow White’s Shattered Coffin.” This bite sized piece of horror fiction is loosely based on the story of young Inez Clarke, who is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

A young girl wanders off from her uncle’s funeral, entranced by a glass enclosed funereal sculpture of a young girl around her own age. A mishap at the site of the sculpture leads to an unimaginable curse that will have life altering consequences for the girl.

Once again, Pelayo has woven a tale that makes you feel like you are in her Chicago, again in a fairytale combined with urban legend. The story was deeply engrossing and ended in a way that has stuck in my mind ever since. Illustrator Vheto Gutierrez Vazquez’s beautiful monochromatic artwork is the perfect compliment to this story and adds to the eerie atmosphere created by Ms. Pelayo.

“Snow White’s Shattered Coffin” is available in a limited quantity of 200 copies, signed by both Cynthia Pelayo and Vheto Gutierrez Vazquez and will be a beautiful addition to any horror lover’s book collection.

Disclaimer: Thank you to It Came From Beyond Pulp for providing me an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

5/5 Stars