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The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction by Ellen Datlow
roxiethebookslayer's review against another edition
3.0
This was a book club read and I am glad it is over!
⭐⭐Lowland by the Sea by Suzy McKee Charnas
⭐⭐Wingless Beasts by Lucy Taylor
⭐⭐The Nimble men by Glen Hirshberg
⭐⭐⭐Little America by Dan Chaon
⭐⭐⭐⭐Black and White Sky by Tanith Lee
⭐⭐⭐Monster Makers by Steve Rasnic Tem
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Chapter Six by Stephen Graham Jones
⭐⭐⭐In a Cavern, In a Caynon by Laird Barron
⭐⭐⭐Allochthon by Livia Llewellyn
⭐⭐⭐Shepard's Business by Stephen Gallagher
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Down to a Sunless Sea by Neil Gaiman
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Man From the Peak by Adam Golaski
⭐⭐⭐In Paris, In the Month of Kronos by John Langan
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Moraine by Simon Bestwick
At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow
⭐⭐⭐Cargo by E. Michael Lewis
⭐⭐Tender as Teeth by S. Crawford & Duane Swerczynski
⭐⭐Wild Acre by Nathan Ballingrud
⭐⭐⭐The Callers by Ramsey Campbell
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Stagnant Breath of Change by Brian Hodge
⭐⭐⭐⭐Grave Goods by Gemma Files
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine by Peter Straub
⭐⭐Majorlena by Jane Jackman
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Days of Our Lives by Adam L. G. Nevill
⭐⭐⭐⭐You Can Stay All Day by Mira Grant
⭐⭐⭐No Matter Which Way we Turned by Brian Evenson
⭐⭐⭐Nesters by Siobhan Carroll
⭐⭐Better You Believe by Carole Johnstone
⭐⭐Lowland by the Sea by Suzy McKee Charnas
⭐⭐Wingless Beasts by Lucy Taylor
⭐⭐The Nimble men by Glen Hirshberg
⭐⭐⭐Little America by Dan Chaon
⭐⭐⭐⭐Black and White Sky by Tanith Lee
⭐⭐⭐Monster Makers by Steve Rasnic Tem
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Chapter Six by Stephen Graham Jones
⭐⭐⭐In a Cavern, In a Caynon by Laird Barron
⭐⭐⭐Allochthon by Livia Llewellyn
⭐⭐⭐Shepard's Business by Stephen Gallagher
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Down to a Sunless Sea by Neil Gaiman
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Man From the Peak by Adam Golaski
⭐⭐⭐In Paris, In the Month of Kronos by John Langan
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Moraine by Simon Bestwick
At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow
⭐⭐⭐Cargo by E. Michael Lewis
⭐⭐Tender as Teeth by S. Crawford & Duane Swerczynski
⭐⭐Wild Acre by Nathan Ballingrud
⭐⭐⭐The Callers by Ramsey Campbell
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Stagnant Breath of Change by Brian Hodge
⭐⭐⭐⭐Grave Goods by Gemma Files
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine by Peter Straub
⭐⭐Majorlena by Jane Jackman
⭐⭐⭐⭐The Days of Our Lives by Adam L. G. Nevill
⭐⭐⭐⭐You Can Stay All Day by Mira Grant
⭐⭐⭐No Matter Which Way we Turned by Brian Evenson
⭐⭐⭐Nesters by Siobhan Carroll
⭐⭐Better You Believe by Carole Johnstone
sturchflint's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
4.25
sweetsandlo's review against another edition
3.0
My personal favorites from this book:
(Most of which involve Monsters)
Lowland sea- Suzy McKee Charnas
Nimble men- Glen Hirshberg
Monster makers- Steve Rasnic Tem
Shepherd’s Business- Stephan Gallagher
The man from the peak- Adam Golaski
The Moraine- Simon Bestwick (!!!)
The Callers- Ramsey Campbell
Grave Goods- Gemma Files
No matter which way we turn- Brian Evenson
(Most of which involve Monsters)
Lowland sea- Suzy McKee Charnas
Nimble men- Glen Hirshberg
Monster makers- Steve Rasnic Tem
Shepherd’s Business- Stephan Gallagher
The man from the peak- Adam Golaski
The Moraine- Simon Bestwick (!!!)
The Callers- Ramsey Campbell
Grave Goods- Gemma Files
No matter which way we turn- Brian Evenson
biblio_beth's review against another edition
3.0
3 1/2 stars. All in all these were pretty decent stories.
kamisha's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
pranavroh's review against another edition
3.0
This book was ok. Just ok. There were some good stories, one or two really great ones but most were dreadful, not scary and rather gross without any reason.
I didn't walk away from this with a very good impression of Datlow's editorial capabilities.
This might be for you, but not for me
Also - Shout out to Stephen Gallagher's "Shepherds Business" which is easily the best story in the book.
I didn't walk away from this with a very good impression of Datlow's editorial capabilities.
This might be for you, but not for me
Also - Shout out to Stephen Gallagher's "Shepherds Business" which is easily the best story in the book.
jayme's review against another edition
2.0
Despite all the big names in this collection, and the it's literally supposed to be "the best of the best" over a whole ten years of horror short story writing...I did not connect with very many of these stories.
My favourite was definitely "The Moraine" by Simon Bestwick. I thought it had a great atmosphere. Literally mist and monsters. Kinda felt like a classier, UK version of [b:The Ruins|21726|The Ruins|Scott Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432679747l/21726._SX50_.jpg|2453000].
My favourite was definitely "The Moraine" by Simon Bestwick. I thought it had a great atmosphere. Literally mist and monsters. Kinda felt like a classier, UK version of [b:The Ruins|21726|The Ruins|Scott Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432679747l/21726._SX50_.jpg|2453000].