jonmhansen's review
4.0
Some very good stuff in here (I particularly enjoyed "Friday Night Dance Party," by Thomas Reid, and "The Stricken," by Molly Tanzer). YMMV.
jdcorley's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A rarity among the endless slew of Cthulhu-mythos themed anthologies:
* It sticks to the theme, yet explores it in many ways, from the far-distant surreal to the near-future science fiction extrapolation on existing technology.
* The stories are all, recognizably, short stories, not novellas or novels that have been over-trimmed and need further fleshing out. They each provide one little insight - often a single scene or feeling.
The stories are not all of equal quality (of course), and are highly stylistically distinct (to their credit), making this collection one of the most effective and interesting in an overburdened field. (Just don't read the "about the author" sections. As the kids say, "cringe.")
* It sticks to the theme, yet explores it in many ways, from the far-distant surreal to the near-future science fiction extrapolation on existing technology.
* The stories are all, recognizably, short stories, not novellas or novels that have been over-trimmed and need further fleshing out. They each provide one little insight - often a single scene or feeling.
The stories are not all of equal quality (of course), and are highly stylistically distinct (to their credit), making this collection one of the most effective and interesting in an overburdened field. (Just don't read the "about the author" sections. As the kids say, "cringe.")
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
tiggum's review
You know there's a "twist" coming and you know it's going to be dumb but you're still disappointed when you get to it.
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