vdarcangelo's review
4.0
Faves:
Tanith Lee, "The Reason for Not Going to the Ball"
Angela Carter, "The Snow Pavilion"
Edward Bryant, "Disillusion"
Thomas Ligotti, "Teatro Grottesco"
Graham Masterton, "The Secret Shih Tan"
Charles de Lint, "Crow Girls"
Dennis Etchison, "The Dead Cop"
Shara McCallum, "Persephone Sets the Record Straight"
Tanith Lee, "The Reason for Not Going to the Ball"
Angela Carter, "The Snow Pavilion"
Edward Bryant, "Disillusion"
Thomas Ligotti, "Teatro Grottesco"
Graham Masterton, "The Secret Shih Tan"
Charles de Lint, "Crow Girls"
Dennis Etchison, "The Dead Cop"
Shara McCallum, "Persephone Sets the Record Straight"
novelinsights's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this fantasy and horror collection a lot. It's the first in this series of anthologies I've read, and it won't be the last. Most of the stories in this collection fell around the four-star mark for me, but there were many that I rated the full 5 and some that rated as low as 2. My absolute favorites included:
- The Secret Shih Tan by Graham Masterton
- The Phoenix by Isobelle Carmody
- Crow Girls by Charles de Lint
- Beckoning Nightframe by Terry Dowling
- Angel by Philip Graham
- Not Waving by Michael Marshall Smith
- The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Suzannah Clarke
- Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick
- The Secret Shih Tan by Graham Masterton
- The Phoenix by Isobelle Carmody
- Crow Girls by Charles de Lint
- Beckoning Nightframe by Terry Dowling
- Angel by Philip Graham
- Not Waving by Michael Marshall Smith
- The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Suzannah Clarke
- Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick
fclancy93's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
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