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A review by ericderoulet
Never Wake: An Anthology of Dream Horror by Kenneth W. Cain
dark
4.5
First of all, thank you to the team at Crystal Lake Publishing for graciously sending me an ARC of this anthology for review. I have no affiliation with Crystal Lake whatsoever, nor any incentive to review this book positively.
This was certainly a better-than-average experience as far as horror anthologies go. Admittedly, a few stories didn't quite work for me on the basis of premises, plotting, or consistency. But there are many impressive pieces here, both from already familiar names (Angelia Liu, Eric La Rocca) and names that were new to me (most notably Michelle Tang). Generally, the stronger stories here impressed me with their imagination, prose, and proper endings, whether I was able to predict those endings or not.
This was certainly a better-than-average experience as far as horror anthologies go. Admittedly, a few stories didn't quite work for me on the basis of premises, plotting, or consistency. But there are many impressive pieces here, both from already familiar names (Angelia Liu, Eric La Rocca) and names that were new to me (most notably Michelle Tang). Generally, the stronger stories here impressed me with their imagination, prose, and proper endings, whether I was able to predict those endings or not.