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Screams From the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous by Ellen Datlow

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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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Screams from the Dark is anthology of 29 short stories discovering the monstrous. I love a good anthology, but this one fell a little flat for me. It was compiled to celebrate very classic tropes of horror, but it felt very basic. To someone who is new to horror stories, I feel like this would be a great place to start. More veteran horror readers might not be a huge fan of every story in this anthology.

There were definitely some great stories in this collection, but it mostly felt average, totaling up to a 3.3 average rating. Now, a 3 is not a terrible score and I would still recommend this to people who are interested. There are some great authors in this collection, and I felt it wasn’t the best stories these authors could have given.

However, I did love a few stories, listed below:
  • The Island by Norman Partridge
  • Burial by Kristi DeMeester
  • and my personal favorite, Bloedzuiger by John Langan

For anyone who loved The Fisherman, Bloedzuiger will be a lovely surprise. Of course, Datlow saved the best for last.

Those were my five star stories, but I also had a few four star stories, so some honorable mentions are:
  • Red Wet Grin by Gemma Files
  • Children of the Night by Stephen Graham Jones
  • The Smell of Waiting by Kaaron Warren

This is my first Datlow anthology, and while I wasn’t as happy with it as expected, I do plan on reading more of her compilations.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for the chance to read this advanced review copy. I’m a day late, but Screams from the Dark is available now!
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