Reviews

The Lost Librarian's Grave by Helen Power, Kurt Newton, Pauline Yates, Paul L. Bates, Russell Hemmell, Cheryl Zaidan, Matthew McKiernan, Mary Jo Rabe, Kathy Kingston, Juleigh Howard-Hobson, Ann Wycoff, Sipora Coffelt, Pedro Íñiguez, Gerri Leen, Matthew Chabin, Owen Auch, Adele Gardner, Mary Leoson, Angeliki Radou, Nidheesh Samant, Carol Gyzander, Rhonda Parrish, Briana Una McGuckin, Brandon Barrows, Melissa Miles, Adrian Ludens, David Rose, Zach Ellenberger, J.V. Gachs, Gregory L. Norris, Alison McBain, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Ken Hueler, Edward Ahern, Mike Murphy, Tom Leveen, Benjamin Thomas, Jude Reid, Michelle Ann King

katkinney's review

5.0

This was an excellent anthology of horror and dark fiction short stories and also included some poems that I especially enjoyed as well. The entire collection was well edited and formatted and I enjoyed every contribution.

A few favorites:

Inside a Refrigerator-A fun, creepy story with a twisty ending!
The Maze of Moonlight and Mirrors-gorgeous poetry with lovely imagery
They Never Left-This was set in Chernobyl and was an especially chilling and well written horror story.
The Problem With the Bottling of Troubling Spirits-Another really outstanding work of poetry
Devil’s Oak-A historical ghost story with gorgeous descriptions

Check out this entire collection for some wonderful reading!

raincorbyn's review

4.0

Awesome anthology of new but old-school weird tales! Varied in theme, subgenre, and tone, united in high quality. And a plus for more poetry in prose anthologies

powerlibrarian's review

5.0

This is a fabulous collection of horror short stories! The selection is quite eclectic, featuring a wide variety of types of stories, which are well balanced throughout. Quite a few of the stories feature the theme of claustrophobia, and gargoyles make an appearance in one shape or form or another frequently throughout the stories. This anthology has something for everyone!
Some of my favourite stories included: Inside a Refrigerator by Adrian Ludens, They Never Left by Matthew McKiernan, Face to Face by Tom Leveen, Death and the Scent of Tea by Cheryl Zaidan, and He Gets Hungry Sometimes by Carol Gyzander.
In all honesty, I do have a short story in this anthology–The Clearing, which I had so much fun coming up with and writing.