Melancholy Delusions is a horror short story collection, written by Yolanda Sfetsos, published by Cemetery Gates Media. A well-woven collection with a wide range of stories, mostly with an overarching theme of loneliness, loss, and eventually death; seventeen proposals that give us a great idea of Sfetsos' ability.

It is difficult to choose a favourite when there's such a variety; personally I feel there was a more spine chilling component on those that explored monstrous creatures, especially paired with Sfetsos' descriptions. Among those stories that stood with me, All My Pretties, the one that started the collection was particularly great, a bit gory but leaving gaps to fill with imagination.

To highlight another few ones, I would pick A Portrait of Death, playing with the concept of flirting with the literal Death; and The Girls Devoured by the Wood, which eventually gives a try to develop its own mythology.

Overall, Melancholy Delusions is a great collection; seventeen spine chilling stories that only leaves you wanting to read more by Yolanda Sfetsos. A must read if you want to explore loneliness and death!