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snood's review
3.0
As usual, this anthology consists of a few great stories and a terrible one amid a sea of mediocrity.
The Good:
Fairy Fort: An unexpected change in culture for the collection, being based on Gaelic folk tales.
The “King” in Yellow: An avant-garde play in the shady part of town seems like just what a couple needs to spice up their relationship.
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Flesh: Behind this mouthful of a title is an interesting story about a topic much more close to home now than when it was written.
The Bad:
These Strange Lays: Did the author think this was a fetish erotica collection? Occasionally mentioning a serial killer doesn’t make softcore porn scary.
The Disappointing:
Something in the Air: This seems like the start to a great novel/novella, but ends way too early.
The Abandoned: The author described a totally unique Hell in rich detail, but doesn’t seem to understand what rape is. His lead brushes it off (several times) as if it’s nothing. It’s like he wanted to shock the reader, but didn’t actually know how it affects someone.
The Good:
Fairy Fort: An unexpected change in culture for the collection, being based on Gaelic folk tales.
The “King” in Yellow: An avant-garde play in the shady part of town seems like just what a couple needs to spice up their relationship.
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Flesh: Behind this mouthful of a title is an interesting story about a topic much more close to home now than when it was written.
The Bad:
These Strange Lays: Did the author think this was a fetish erotica collection? Occasionally mentioning a serial killer doesn’t make softcore porn scary.
The Disappointing:
Something in the Air: This seems like the start to a great novel/novella, but ends way too early.
The Abandoned: The author described a totally unique Hell in rich detail, but doesn’t seem to understand what rape is. His lead brushes it off (several times) as if it’s nothing. It’s like he wanted to shock the reader, but didn’t actually know how it affects someone.
overdueshrew's review
2.0
Brian Keene's ""The King" in Yellow" was the best story in this compilation. The rest of them... there were some definite hits and misses (once again, my biggest complaint being that a number of the "short" stories were just way to long).
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