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A review by catladyreba
The Dark: New Ghost Stories by
2.0
My race this month is slow and steady. Almost every book I am reading is an anthology or a collection and I'm trying to read one story a day. So far this is an interesting collection. While not traditionally scary, I love the atmosphere created by Mike O'Driscoll for his entry, "The Silence of Falling Stars." I'm currently in the middle of "Seven Sisters" by Jack Cady, and he also does an impressive job with setting and atmosphere.
Granted, some of the stories are creepier than others, "Feeling Remains" by Ramsey Campbell definitely left me with my skin crawling. I just finished "The Gallows Necklace" and it was pretty good, again great with setting and detail. All in all, "getting through this" was how I felt about reading this collection. I did not love it.
Even though this book is part of my HS Library collection, there aren't very many of my students that I would recommend read this anthology. I just don't know if I can see them really getting into or embracing many of the stories. I might try suggesting it to a few and hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised by their reviews.
Granted, some of the stories are creepier than others, "Feeling Remains" by Ramsey Campbell definitely left me with my skin crawling. I just finished "The Gallows Necklace" and it was pretty good, again great with setting and detail. All in all, "getting through this" was how I felt about reading this collection. I did not love it.
Even though this book is part of my HS Library collection, there aren't very many of my students that I would recommend read this anthology. I just don't know if I can see them really getting into or embracing many of the stories. I might try suggesting it to a few and hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised by their reviews.