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svnsn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction
flavoredowl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder
sappypatheticm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
seanml's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Jerusalem's Lot: A very fun, classic take to start with. Reminiscent of Lovecraft's The Rats in the Walls. 8.5/10.
Graveyard Shift: One of my favorites. A man working the night shift with his beleaguered coworkers and his annoying boss stumbles upon something long locked away. 9/10.
Night Surf: An interesting and unexpected little tie-in with The Stand. 6.5/10.
I Am the Doorway: A cool bit of 20th century sci-fi horror, but left me wanting something more. 7/10.
The Mangler: Classically gruesome. 7.5/10.
The Boogeyman: The popular standout from the collection. Short and sweet, but unfortunately not as creepy as I would've liked. 8.5/10.
Gray Matter: Pretty disgusting. 6/10.
Battleground: A strange short absurd, nearly comedic situation. Doesn't give much to think about, though. 5.5/10.
Trucks: My favorite of the collection's 'ludicrous situations' genre. Killer trucks. Don't question it, it is what it is. 8/10.
Sometimes They Come Back: A fun mystery that pokes at the nerves. 8.5/10.
Strawberry Spring: Atmospheric and moody with a nice Jack the Ripper feel. 8/10.
The Ledge: Very simple, but well executed thriller. 8/10.
The Lawnmower Man: Make sure you read this one. 9/10.
Quitters, Inc.: Perfect mix of thriller and horror, of real society and the possibilities of human psyche. 8.5/10.
I Know What You Need: The only story in this collection that stars a woman as the main character. There's not a HUGE mystery, but it's quite interesting. 7.5/10.
Children of the Corn: My personal favorite of the collection and much better than the movie. Awfully brutal and instilled with the tangible emptiness of the fields. 9.5/10.
The Last Rung on the Ladder: Sweet and sad. 7.5/10.
One for the Road: A fun return to a previous story, this time even more tense. 9/10.
The Woman in the Room: Not expecting something so sad to cap off the collection. 8/10.
Very fun and worthwhile overall. I don't know why I avoided short stories for so long. Overall 8/10.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Racism
slimepuppy's review against another edition
4.0
"Jerusalem's Lot" - god I love 'Salem's Lot
"Graveyard Shift"- this main character is batshit CRAZY
"Night Surf" - meh
"I Am the Doorway"- this is gay body horror I won't hear otherwise
"The Mangler" - so cooky I kinda of love it
"The Boogeyman" - GREAT one
"Gray Matter" - I'm not scared of jello, sorry :/
"Battleground" - silly fun!
"Trucks" - transformers for people who hate cars. fun.
"Sometimes They Come Back" - it's good! the ending is disheartening
"Strawberry Spring" - another GREAT one
"The Ledge" - Creepshow did it better and they had Leslie Nielsen
"The Lawnmower Man" - Stephen King would like for you to know that he hates fat people. 4/10 for the Greek references.
"Quitters, Inc." - I chuckled.
"I Know What You Need" - so disturbing oh my god read this one!!!
"Children of the Corn" - I can't believe they made 11 movies out of this. it's a great story, but 11 movies?
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" - so tragic and so so sad
"The Man Who Loved Flowers" - cheap. could see that coming from a mile away
"One for the Road" - I! LOVE! 'SALEM'S LOT!! first story was better though.
"The Woman in the Room" - I teared up a little at the end there lol
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Alcohol
Moderate: Fatphobia
zone_a3's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
planetofblank's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Violence
proceduralbob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
srags's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lisakate1126's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail