The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction by Ellen Datlow

The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction

The Best Horror of the Year

Ellen Datlow

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track...

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Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 75%
tense 62%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
emotional 12%
funny 12%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 37%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.66

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