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Books of Blood: Volume III by Clive Barker
5.0

The quote on the cover of this book from Stephen King pretty much sums it up, something along the lines of Clive Barker "making the rest of us look like we've been sleeping". This collection of incredible shorts has nary a dud among them, with some 6 films being made to date from them. My favourite was 'In The Hills, The Cities' which I'll probably have nightmares about for the rest of my days. Comparatively, the shorts from King now seem to be a safety blanket with mostly wholesome resolutions. Not so much in the world of Barker, where everything truly is out to unsettle you, like all good horror should. In short, you can't do much better than this collection for short bursts of cold horror.