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4.0
Ive just finished this Mammoth Best New Horror Volume 7 edited by Stephen Jones. There are many collections which have been edited by Jones for years now. In this particular volume the focus is on horror of all kinds with monsters, humans, ghosts, demons and anything else you can possibly imagine.
What I love about this book is that you’re given an introduction to horror in the particular decade in which the book was published. Before each story there is also some information about the author and their works. I have definitely accumulated a list of authors I want to look into. Some of these include Ramsay Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Stephen Gallagher, Graham Masterton, Lisa Tuttle, Manly Wade Mellman, Jane Rice, Terry Dowling and many more.
There were some stand out stories for me which included “The Most Boring Woman In The World”, “Survivor”, “Back Of Beyond”, “The Finger Of Halugra”, “The Toddler”, “Cradle”, “Scaring The Train”, “The Bone Carver’s Tale”, “Queen Of Knives” and “The Gray Madonna”.
This book for me was a good warm up to the kind of creepy horror stories I want to read this Autumn/Winter. Its a great way of discovering authors I haven’t heard of before and stories which have a chilling and lasting effect, there are sevaral I won’t forget in a hurry. So if you’re looking for an array of disturbing, haunting, thrilling and macabre stories then I would highly recommend picking up this volume or one of many which are available.
What I love about this book is that you’re given an introduction to horror in the particular decade in which the book was published. Before each story there is also some information about the author and their works. I have definitely accumulated a list of authors I want to look into. Some of these include Ramsay Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Stephen Gallagher, Graham Masterton, Lisa Tuttle, Manly Wade Mellman, Jane Rice, Terry Dowling and many more.
There were some stand out stories for me which included “The Most Boring Woman In The World”, “Survivor”, “Back Of Beyond”, “The Finger Of Halugra”, “The Toddler”, “Cradle”, “Scaring The Train”, “The Bone Carver’s Tale”, “Queen Of Knives” and “The Gray Madonna”.
This book for me was a good warm up to the kind of creepy horror stories I want to read this Autumn/Winter. Its a great way of discovering authors I haven’t heard of before and stories which have a chilling and lasting effect, there are sevaral I won’t forget in a hurry. So if you’re looking for an array of disturbing, haunting, thrilling and macabre stories then I would highly recommend picking up this volume or one of many which are available.
mette_nielsen's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Some of the short stories deserve 5 stars; others were not that interesting
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