A review by emrysemerald
Classics Mutilated by Jeff Conner, Nancy A. Collins, Mike Resnick, Thomas Tessier, Joe R. Lansdale, Chris Ryall, Marc Laidlaw, Rio Youers, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, John Shirley, Menton J. Matthews III

2.0

2.5 stars; lackluster at best, poorly written and moderately racist at worst. Of the two stories I think were best, one felt rushed and like the author didn’t have the time or space to flesh out what could’ve been a really cool horror concept, and the other had enough Black stereotypes and anti-Blackness as to leave a sour taste in my mouth. I appreciate the concept as I always love a good mashup/reimagining, and a lot of the conceits for combinations seemed interesting, but unfortunately I was sorely disappointed.


[Spoilers but I’d like to add that if I never have to read a poorly formatted script about man-eating Pokémon and the Pokémon equivalent of a furry again it’ll be too soon.]