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A review by tombomp
Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten by Rebecca Lloyd, Marc E. Fitch, Mira Grant, S.P. Mikowski, Kaaron Warren, A.C. Wise, Inna Effres, David Erik Nelson, Carole Johnstone, Stephen Gallagher, Brian Hodge, Carmen Maria Machado, Orrin Grey, Kelly Robson, Sarah Read, Mark Morris, Tim Major, John Langan, Philip Fracassi, Rich Larson
4.25
Basically all of these hit for me, which is unusual with these for me. I read straight through over a short time and the atmosphere carried me through all of them. Ones that stood out:
Holiday Romance - I'm just a sucker for anything set at the British seaside
Furtherest - about suicide, death and memory. Supernatural things sort of happen but it's unclear what role they play. Mysterious and inconclusive but gripping and atmospheric.
Whatever Comes After Calcutta - a good story but mostly just burst out laughing when there's a reveal that a group are sovcitters. Quite strongly reminiscent of Shambleau
Harvest Song, Gathering Song - just the right sort of beautifully weird, cosmic horror type thing. Imagery beautifully told and uncomfortable and gives just enough details of the Something to be satisfying but without trying to explain everything
Lost in the Dark - I'm a sucker for descriptions of fictional media, I guess. About 2 layers of a horror film and the connection it has to real events. Pretty wordy and detailed and there's maybe a bit too much mystery at the end for the length but it still compelled me.
Holiday Romance - I'm just a sucker for anything set at the British seaside
Furtherest - about suicide, death and memory. Supernatural things sort of happen but it's unclear what role they play. Mysterious and inconclusive but gripping and atmospheric.
Whatever Comes After Calcutta - a good story but mostly just burst out laughing when there's a reveal that a group are sovcitters. Quite strongly reminiscent of Shambleau
Harvest Song, Gathering Song - just the right sort of beautifully weird, cosmic horror type thing. Imagery beautifully told and uncomfortable and gives just enough details of the Something to be satisfying but without trying to explain everything
Lost in the Dark - I'm a sucker for descriptions of fictional media, I guess. About 2 layers of a horror film and the connection it has to real events. Pretty wordy and detailed and there's maybe a bit too much mystery at the end for the length but it still compelled me.