Reviews

New Fears 2: More New Horror Stories by Masters of the Macabre by Catriona Ward, Tim Lucas, Benjamin Percy, Bracken MacLeod, Brian Evenson, Ray Cluely, Robert Shearman, Alison Moore, Steve Rasnic Tem, Kit Power, Priya Sharma, Stephen Volk, Gemma Files, Aliya Whiteley, Brian Hodge, V.H. Leslie, Paul Tremblay, Mark Morris, Rio Youers, Tim Lebbon, Laura Mauro, John Langan

dani_thebookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

rodneywilhite's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed all of these, some more than others, but my favorites were "Steel Bodies" (about a sort of exorcism aboard a ship in a scrapyard), "Pack Your Coat" (about the appeal of urban legend ghost stories), "Leaking Out" (a masterpiece of haunted house minimalism from Brian Evenson) and, most of all, "Haak" by John Langan (a Conradian piece of nautical/mythological/MR Jamesian haunted academia). I really recommend this; in fact I went ahead and bought the first New Fears anthology immediately after finishing. Fun stuff.

annoellyn's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

emkovar's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

thejessleigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5