meowcoric's review
The first story was interesting, but I soon lost interest. I may pick it up again at some point.
jplayjames's review
Some of the stories were good, but the quality is kinda variable, and after however many months since I last read a page I have to be honest about my complete lack of drive to continue.
snowbenton's review
3.0
A collection of short stories from authors of varying levels of fame covering everything from dystopian futures to school shooters to creatures in lakes to zombies. It wasn't very scary, only a little bit gory, and most of them lacked the necessary level of suspense to overcome the first two. I really liked Chillers, and Stephen King's story, but overall it was a forgettable collection.
wpsmith17's review
4.0
A great anthology that was for an important cause. Honestly, I was surprised by the quality. There's something for everyone in here. Zombies, creatures, ghosts, demons... you name it. Standouts for me were "The Edge of Seventeen," "Dat Tay Vao," "Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle," "Agatha's Ghost," and "Fair Extension." But honestly, Gary Braunbeck's "Afterward, There Will Be a Hallway" is worth the price alone.
thiefofcamorr's review
4.0
Katharine is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.
kimberlyp1971's review
5.0
This book has all the best-selling authors of horror in it and it does not disappoint it is good read and enjoy
debbshock's review
4.0
Very good collection.
Almost all of these stories were excellent. The Stephen King novella I'd never read before. Enjoyable read, and conveniently in short stories.
Almost all of these stories were excellent. The Stephen King novella I'd never read before. Enjoyable read, and conveniently in short stories.
felyn's review
2.0
I'm thisclose to blacklisting every damned writer who contributed to this trash. Yes, it was pulled together for a good cause, and that's fantastic, but it doesn't do shit toward quality.
There were a few good stories in here, but honestly, they're all found elsewhere so you don't have to subject yourself to mining this heap for them. (At some point, I'll be less irritated at having wasted reading time on this and go back to find the titles to add them to this review.)
There were a few good stories in here, but honestly, they're all found elsewhere so you don't have to subject yourself to mining this heap for them. (At some point, I'll be less irritated at having wasted reading time on this and go back to find the titles to add them to this review.)
severina2001's review
3.0
An anthology of short stories with the theme of "triumph, sacrifice and bravery in the face of overwhelming evil."
I picked this up because a. it was free with my kindle unlimited membership and b. who doesn't love a bunch of horror stories? Like most anthologies it had a mix of good and bad. The most interesting thing I found was how many of the stories really didn't mesh with that overriding theme of 'good triumphing over evil'. (Not that good had to win straight out, but in some of these stories good didn't even win a battle never mind a war.) Also interesting to me was discovering just how much more I enjoyed the evil-wins stories over the good-guy-triumphs ones.
My favourites:
The View From The Top by Bev Vincent is about a teenage boy who regrets not asking his crush to the fair. He wins a telescope and rides to the top of the ferris wheel to see if he can spy into the house of the girl, only to discover that the telescope shows him all kinds of nasty things going on in the homes of his town. It's never clear whether these evils are truly happening or if the telescope is just plain evil, but you can better the teenage boy is going to do something about what he sees regardless.
Afterward, There Will Be A Hallway by Gary A. Braunbeck was my favourite in the good-triumphs category. It's about a man whose job is to collect the last belongings of the dead whose ghosts are waiting to make a choice on what item they will take with them to the afterlife. He's struggling with loss and depression until one ghost makes a difference.
Dat Tay Vao by F. Paul Wilson is a gleeful little story about a greedy GI who wants to exploit the healing powers of an elderly Vietnamese man by bringing him to the United States. Things don't work out exactly as he planned.
And lastly, Dead Air by Gary Kemble is just old fashioned fun with some zombies on a plane!
I picked this up because a. it was free with my kindle unlimited membership and b. who doesn't love a bunch of horror stories? Like most anthologies it had a mix of good and bad. The most interesting thing I found was how many of the stories really didn't mesh with that overriding theme of 'good triumphing over evil'. (Not that good had to win straight out, but in some of these stories good didn't even win a battle never mind a war.) Also interesting to me was discovering just how much more I enjoyed the evil-wins stories over the good-guy-triumphs ones.
My favourites:
The View From The Top by Bev Vincent is about a teenage boy who regrets not asking his crush to the fair. He wins a telescope and rides to the top of the ferris wheel to see if he can spy into the house of the girl, only to discover that the telescope shows him all kinds of nasty things going on in the homes of his town. It's never clear whether these evils are truly happening or if the telescope is just plain evil, but you can better the teenage boy is going to do something about what he sees regardless.
Afterward, There Will Be A Hallway by Gary A. Braunbeck was my favourite in the good-triumphs category. It's about a man whose job is to collect the last belongings of the dead whose ghosts are waiting to make a choice on what item they will take with them to the afterlife. He's struggling with loss and depression until one ghost makes a difference.
Dat Tay Vao by F. Paul Wilson is a gleeful little story about a greedy GI who wants to exploit the healing powers of an elderly Vietnamese man by bringing him to the United States. Things don't work out exactly as he planned.
And lastly, Dead Air by Gary Kemble is just old fashioned fun with some zombies on a plane!