Rating: 4 out of 5 The anthology Black Dogs, Black Tales – Where the Dogs Don’t Die: A Charity Anthology for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand investigates the analogy of mental illness as a “black dog.” Sometimes the…
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Review: “Campfire Macabre,” Various Authors
Rating: 5 out of 5 I rarely give multiple-author anthologies a 5 out of 5, but Campfire Macabre earned it. It’s filled with an astounding number of flash fiction horror stories–500-1000 words long each. If you enjoy both horror and…
Review: “Collected Easter Horror Shorts,” ed. Kevin J. Kennedy
Rating: 4 out of 5 Kevin J. Kennedy edited Collected Easter Horror Shorts (Collected Horror Shorts Book 2). As the title says, it’s a collection of short stories connected to Easter in one way or another. Some are about mysterious…
Short Take: “Wyrd and Other Derelictions,” Adam Nevill
Rating: 5 out of 5 Adam Nevill’s short story collection Wyrd and Other Derelictions is one of the most original pieces of horror I’ve seen. There are seven “stories.” I put stories in quotation marks because they’re not at all…
Review: “Shiver,” ed. Nico Bell
Rating: 4 out of 5 I’m a big fan of snowy, icy horror. Once you’ve found yourself in the eerie stillness of an evening snowfall, it’s easy to imagine all sorts of horrors to go with. The anthology Shiver: A…
Review: “Twisted Anatomy,” ed. SciFi and Scary
Rating: 5 out of 5 I don’t often give multi-author anthologies a perfect 5/5, simply because it’s hard for a given editor’s tastes to line up well with any given reader. But Twisted Anatomy: A Body Horror Anthology really hit…
Review: “Candy Coated Madness,” Jeff Strand
Rating: 5 out of 5 When you really enjoy a particular writer’s work, a single-author anthology can be a lot of fun! Candy Coated Madness, by Jeff Strand, is a ridiculously funny collection of short horror stories. First, make sure…
Review: “Halldark Holidays,” ed. Gabino Iglesias
Rating: 4 out of 5 Halldark Holidays, edited by Gabino Iglesias, is full of stories meant to be a twist on the “Hallmark Holidays” concept. These are horror tales, all of which take place on or around holidays. Mostly Christmas,…
Review: “We Are Wolves,” various authors
Rating: 5 out of 5 It’s rare that I give a full 5-out-of-5 to a multiple-author anthology, but We are Wolves: A Horror Anthology is worth it. The editors clearly had a vision for the book, nailed it down, and…
Review: “25 Gates of Hell,” various authors
Rating: 4 out of 5 25 Gates of Hell: A Horror Anthology is described in terms of gates opening and unleashing Hell on earth, with these writers chronicling the results. This is a fairly specific theme–although there’s obviously flexibility of…
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