A review by mad_about_books
Halloween Carnival Volume 2 by Del James, Brian James Freeman, Holly Newstein, Lee Thomas, Glen Hirshberg
5.0
Halloween brings all our demons to the fore. It is a time to suspend disbelief and don that witch hat or ghost sheet and roam the night looking for the chills associated with meeting up with the dead. Making children shriek with delightful fear is a pastime in which some indulge. Others do mischief to their neighbors. It is a time to indulge your greatest fears.
In the lead up to Halloween this year, Brian James Freeman is setting several anthologies out into the wilds of readers' imaginations to make their skin crawl a little and the need to sleep with a light on just that much more appealing.
Buckle up and enjoy (is that the right sentiment?) the second volume of HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL.
MR. DARK’S CARNIVAL by Glen Hirshberg
Here is a longish tale of search and denial in the realm of possibilities. Fact or folklore? It's up to you to decide. (4-stars)
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MY SISTER by Lee Thomas
Halloween is the time for monsters and magic, but what about the other 364 days and nights in the year? We tell our children that monsters don't exist and hope that nothing ever proves us wrong. (5 stars)
MISCHIEF NIGHT by Holly Newstein
Seventh grade boys will be boys, or something like that. Put seventh grade boys onto a night made for vengeful pranks and you have a recipe for disaster. Fortunately, those boys do grow up. (5 stars)
THE GHOST MAKER by Del James
Bada bing, bada boom… a bit of noir for a change of pace. (4 stars)
THE PUMPKIN BOY by Al Sarrantonio
Here is scary Halloween as seen through the eyes of a child. Sometimes, you just need to believe what they say no matter how much you might want to resist. If you have children, you know your greatest fear. (5-stars)
In the lead up to Halloween this year, Brian James Freeman is setting several anthologies out into the wilds of readers' imaginations to make their skin crawl a little and the need to sleep with a light on just that much more appealing.
Buckle up and enjoy (is that the right sentiment?) the second volume of HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL.
MR. DARK’S CARNIVAL by Glen Hirshberg
Here is a longish tale of search and denial in the realm of possibilities. Fact or folklore? It's up to you to decide. (4-stars)
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MY SISTER by Lee Thomas
Halloween is the time for monsters and magic, but what about the other 364 days and nights in the year? We tell our children that monsters don't exist and hope that nothing ever proves us wrong. (5 stars)
MISCHIEF NIGHT by Holly Newstein
Seventh grade boys will be boys, or something like that. Put seventh grade boys onto a night made for vengeful pranks and you have a recipe for disaster. Fortunately, those boys do grow up. (5 stars)
THE GHOST MAKER by Del James
Bada bing, bada boom… a bit of noir for a change of pace. (4 stars)
THE PUMPKIN BOY by Al Sarrantonio
Here is scary Halloween as seen through the eyes of a child. Sometimes, you just need to believe what they say no matter how much you might want to resist. If you have children, you know your greatest fear. (5-stars)