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Joe Hill writes an introduction to these short stories where he tells you exactly what you are going to get in this collection. He reminisces about his younger days where he loved to read Fangoria and got to watch horror movie makeup put on and fake prosthetics being made.

Each individual story delivers and leaves you wanting to know a bit more, but not much. This is a sweet spot in the short story world.

At the end there is a section where the author discusses inspirations and motivations for each of the stories. It's nice to get a bit of insight to his process.

If you enjoy other works by Joe Hill, you'll enjoy this title.

rachel_foucar's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

riestenberger's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fantastic collection of short stories. I love that the audiobook featured different narrators which helped me to differentiate the stories in my memory.

freshlimetime_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a really great read with some wonderful stories. I only dock one star because unknowingly it also contained several stories I’d already read elsewhere in different collections or on their own. Was just hoping for some more new stuff.

kacybraying's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

username_1_2_3_4's review against another edition

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Short stories. I like more character development

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