Above average collection of stories that were apparently from a semi-regular publication called appropriately Dark Masques; probably something like Charles Grant's Shadows anthologies. The usual range of stuff including the ubiquitous King and Campbell stories (do these guys ever get up from the ty...
These Datlow/Windling collections were the best 'bests' ever! I've totally lost track of which ones I've read and which ones I haven't, though. This one was definitely new to me - and most of the stories were new to me as well - and mostly excellent.The 'Year' in question here was 1989. Apparently a...
Nearly every story within this book is powerful and compelling in its own right. I’ll address each individual story, but overall this is one of my favorite anthologies. It’s dark, it’s gritty, and it doesn’t hold back on addressing some of the darker aspects of humanity. This book is not for those w...
A malevolent spirit has held the Kidd family hostage in their home for decades. No one has even seen this entity but it prevents them from dating the wrong people (by killing them) and from leaving the house for anything other than work and short trips outside. It kinda reminded me of the house fr...
I would have given this a 4.5 if I could have. It was a great little group of stories that elicited many different emotions and actions. They are stories that combine a little sex with a little horror as the title states. I found myself facinated with the woman that through sex could take over her l...
Another read from my lost youth :-) This was during my "vampire" phase in my mid to late teens.As usual with an anthology, it's a mixed bag. As I remember, most of the stories were OK; some stank. The primary draw was that all the stories depicted a world under the control of vampires in some way.
Nice set of original stories. Best of the bunch include Robert McCammon's "Bightcrawlers", "Soft" by F. Paul Wilson, and "My Grandmother's Japonicas" by CCharles Beaumont. There is also an interview with Richard Matheson.
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