A review by evavroslin
After Death by Bentley Little, John Langan

5.0

Each story in the "After Death" has something unique and different to offer, even the stories that are similarly themed or that take place within the same framework. As with the Bram Stoker Award-nominated "Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations", editor Eric J. Guignard has produced another highly readable, compelling anthology of dark fiction that is of such a high calibre that I am sure it will also be nominated for a Stoker Award. If you see it at any convention tables or booths during the fall season, buy it on the spot. There are very few horror and dark fantasy anthologies with this amount of incredible, high quality stories, and I know it’s always a gamble with anthologies because even though you may be familiar with some of the bigger names in the table of contents, you’re not to sure if it will deliver (which is understandable, of course), but I’m telling you straight up that if you buy just one horror anthology this year, make it "After Death" even though there are at least a few that rise above the rest each season, including "The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror" and pretty much anything Ellen Datlow edits. "After Death" is on par with all the most quality, worthwhile anthologies in the genre.

Some of the stand-outs and my favourite tales are:
“Acclimation Package” by Joe McKinney
“Hammerhead” by Simon Clark
“Be Quiet At The Back” by William Meikle
“I Will Remain” by David Steffen
“Boy, 7″ by Alvaro Rodriguez
“The Resurrection Policy” by Lisa Morton
“Robot Heaven” by Jamie Lackey
“Marvel at the Face of Forever” by Kelly Dunn