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jgintrovertedreader's review
4.0
This is a great horror anthology read by a variety of narrators that I mostly enjoyed. I find the quality of most anthologies to be a bit inconsistent, but this one had only one or two stories that I found disappointing. Recommended, especially on audio.
schuman3d's review
5.0
Almost every story in this collection was a 5 star read for me, with only a couple being strong 4 stars. I loved this, and it was a perfect read to start the fall season.
theduchess93's review
5.0
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this! Ellen Datlow's anthologies are always brilliant, so I shouldn't have been, but the highly specific theme made me think it'd get stale by the end -- it did not. Also, the first story had a queer female protag, so I was pretty much won over from the start.
lattelibrarian's review
5.0
Okay, can we talk about "The Seventeen Year Itch" and "Lost in the Dark"??? Oh. My. God. How creepy were those???? I almost lost it while reading those. As much as I enjoyed the other short stories, these two took the cake for me. They were a perfect blend of pop culture and weird curses and isolation and phenomenon. They had me gripping the book so tightly, and I was completely unaware of the world around me as I read those two. Those two stories were something else entirely.
But to broaden it out for a bit... Overall, this as an anthology worked so well for me. It had the perfect amount of creepiness, eerie phenomenon, and horror. It retold old legends, reaffirmed cultural traditions, and played with pop culture and tropes. I am just so pleased with this book. I'm glad I stumbled upon it, that it found its way into my life, because I'm one-hundred-percent sure that I'll be reading this on autumn nights to come...
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But to broaden it out for a bit... Overall, this as an anthology worked so well for me. It had the perfect amount of creepiness, eerie phenomenon, and horror. It retold old legends, reaffirmed cultural traditions, and played with pop culture and tropes. I am just so pleased with this book. I'm glad I stumbled upon it, that it found its way into my life, because I'm one-hundred-percent sure that I'll be reading this on autumn nights to come...
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natatorie's review
4.0
great selection of short spooky stories! reminded me a lot of the scary stories to tell in the dark books but more adult and haunting. perfect bedside read when you want to read only a chapter or two of something before bed.
aignerloren's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.75
nickbluth's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
shannonhigg's review
3.0
I had high hopes for this book but ended up a little disappointed. Some of the stories I found a little cheesy. I kept wanting more from them. A few of the stories were a little too similar as well. It took until the second to last story for me to actually get kind of into the tales. Lost in the Dark is by far the best short story in this anthology. This was still an interesting read but not quite the creepy page turner I hoped it would be.