A review by innae
Dark Screams: Volume One by Brian James Freeman, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, Ramsey Campbell, Kelley Armstrong, Stephen King, Richard Chizmar
3.0
"Weeds" by Stephen King - I don't recall ever reading this, but I am pretty sure I did at some point.
I, of course, remember Stephen King playing Jordy in Creepshow. It is a creepy story, more creepy than the dramatized version.
"The Price You Pay" by Kelley Armstrong - a basic revenge story, but it unfolds a little differently than expected. Reminds me of the movie Single White Female
"Magic Eyes" by Bill Pronzini - told in the way "The Tell-Tale Heart" is told, and just as creepy.
"I'm not insane...I really did see what I say I saw..." -- that sort of thing.
"Murder in Chains" by Simon Clark - super creepy...mostly because we never get to find out WHY our hero is chained. Or why the others are chained...it is just a basic survival story beyond that, but the unknown makes it much more horrible.
"The Watched" by Ramsey Campbell - meh, my least favorite of the collection.
I, of course, remember Stephen King playing Jordy in Creepshow. It is a creepy story, more creepy than the dramatized version.
"The Price You Pay" by Kelley Armstrong - a basic revenge story, but it unfolds a little differently than expected. Reminds me of the movie Single White Female
"Magic Eyes" by Bill Pronzini - told in the way "The Tell-Tale Heart" is told, and just as creepy.
"I'm not insane...I really did see what I say I saw..." -- that sort of thing.
"Murder in Chains" by Simon Clark - super creepy...mostly because we never get to find out WHY our hero is chained. Or why the others are chained...it is just a basic survival story beyond that, but the unknown makes it much more horrible.
"The Watched" by Ramsey Campbell - meh, my least favorite of the collection.