Reviews

Black Wings V: New Tales Of Lovecraftian Horror by Wade German, Donald Tyson, John Reppion, David Hambling, S.T. Joshi, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nicole Cushing, Donald R. Burleson, W.H. Pugmire, Mollie L. Burleson, Cody Goodfellow, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert H. Waugh, Mark Howard Jones, Sam Gafford, Darrell Schweitzer, Lynne Jamneck, Jason C. Eckhardt, Jonathan Thomas, Stephen Woodworth, Sunni K. Brock

mulkurul's review

My favorite stories:

Snakeladder by Cody Goodfellow

The Red Witch of Chorazin by Darrell Schweitzer

hucklebuck411's review against another edition

4.0

Like the first volume of Lovecraftian short horror stories this second entry in the "Black Wings of Cthulhu" was a mixture, some stories closer to Lovecraft's style and others not so much. All stories covered a take on a dive into madness for the main protagonists. There was one story IMHO, 'The Wilcox Remainder' by Brian Evenson, that I would have added something extra to the ending to make it even more creepy. The story that stayed with me the most was 'The Skinless Face' by Donald Tyson. Though set in modern times, this short story contained true elements from Lovecraft's nightmare world of "The Great Old Ones." 'The Other Man' by Nicholas Royle is one of those really strange stories that leaves it up to the reader's imagination to decide just how to interpret it. It would make for a great conversation piece among other readers. So now it's on to volume three of the "Black Wings of Cthulhu" series of anthologies.

arthurbdd's review against another edition

3.0

This late entry in the anthology series has a fairly medium hit/miss ratio, and there's enough familiar names on the contents page from previous volumes to suggest that Joshi had got into an editorial rut, becoming over-reliant on the same limited set of authors and filling out Black Wings volumes almost by rote. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2021/07/13/black-wings-flight-five/

pat32's review against another edition

3.0

The star rating of this book would be higher if the book had more stronger stories over the weaker ones. I done something I have never done before that was to skip two stories from this anthology.

arthurbdd's review against another edition

4.0

Has a significantly better hit/miss ratio than the first collection in the series. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/black-wings-the-second-slap/

krstrau's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

krstrau's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kaleidoskopsilenstvi's review against another edition

3.0

Z dvojky mám poněkud rozpačité pocity. Má svá plus: vybrané povídky působí tematicky i kvalitativně uceleněji, jsou poměrně krátké, takže četba příjemně ubíhá, a žádná není vyloženě špatná. Jenže ve výsledku mi kniha přišla nezajímavá. Povídky sice mě bavily, některé se mi vážně líbily, ale žádná ve mně nezanechala výraznější dojem. Horko těžko si teď, nějakou dobu po přečtení, vzpomenu, o čem jaká povídka vlastně byla.

henryarmitage's review against another edition

3.0

Some good stories here.

zitahk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0