A review by gunner
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19 by Tim Pratt, Christopher Harman, Reggie Oliver, Joel Lane, Simon Strantzas, Conrad Williams, Stephen Jones, Marc Lecard, Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell, Joel Knight, David A. Sutton, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Christopher Fowler, Joe Hill, Mark Samuels, Steven Erikson, Joe R. Lansdale, Glen Hirshberg, Mike O'Driscoll, Neil Gaiman, Gary McMahon, Michael Marshall Smith, Tony Richards, Nicholas Royle, Tom Piccirilli
2.0
I read this specifically to check out Thumbprint by Joe Hill; it was decent, but not as good as some of his other short stories.
Not a single 5-star story in this collection for me, though there were a number of 4's, with Michael Marshall Smith's and Joel Knight's sticking out for me as the best of them (Tim Pratt, Neil Gaiman, Glen Hirshberg, Joe R. Lansdale, and Mark Samuels all had good stories as well).
Far too many stories I just plain didn't like, however, to get more than 2 stars out of me for the collection. I could not bring myself to finish the novella at the end of the book, which did not interest me enough to commit to.
Took me more than a year, on and off, to slog through this collection; glad to finally be done with it.
Not a single 5-star story in this collection for me, though there were a number of 4's, with Michael Marshall Smith's and Joel Knight's sticking out for me as the best of them (Tim Pratt, Neil Gaiman, Glen Hirshberg, Joe R. Lansdale, and Mark Samuels all had good stories as well).
Far too many stories I just plain didn't like, however, to get more than 2 stars out of me for the collection. I could not bring myself to finish the novella at the end of the book, which did not interest me enough to commit to.
Took me more than a year, on and off, to slog through this collection; glad to finally be done with it.