bleedingrose 's review for:

The October Country by Ray Bradbury
4.0

Ray Bradbury is a master with words and the way he can describe a scene is so interesting and specific. Now, not all the stories were hits for me but overall loved this book. Reminded me of vintage comic horror stories.

The Dwarf - 3/5
The Next in Line - 3/5
The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse - 4/5
Skeleton - 4/5
The Jar - 4/5
The Lake - 5/5
The Emissary - 3/5
Touched with Fire - 3/5
The Small Assassin - 3/5 (reminded me of Rosemary’s Baby)
The Crowd - 4/5
Jack in the Box - 4/5
The Scythe - 3/5
Uncle Einar - 4/5
The Wind - 3/5
The Man Upstairs - 4/5
There Was an Old Woman - 3/5
The Cistern - 4/5 (reminded me of Shirley Jackson)
Homecoming - 4/5
The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone - 2/5