A handful of the stories pull down the cumulative weight of the entire collection - but man, stories like "The Small Assassin" and "The Crowd" and "Jack-in-the-Box" and "The Wind" are creepy and definitely unsettling in just the right way. It's the classic October author's classic story collection....
Bradbury writes great short stories, and this collection is as great as any other of his. Notable features: THE SMALL ASSASSIN: because babies are creepy, aren't they? THE SCYTHE: because farming is a hell of a job. THE MAN UPSTAIRS: which is one of his best starring a young boy. A really good...