4 stars--I really liked it. I've starred the stories I particularly enjoyed.
Carreg Samson by Catherine McCarthy: A standing stone observes (and narrat4 stars--I really liked it. I've starred the stories I particularly enjoyed.
Carreg Samson by Catherine McCarthy: A standing stone observes (and narrates) the end of the world. A sorrowful, wistful story--with lots of gore. Tourist Traps by Christopher Henderson: This is one of those stories where you can see what's coming, and you know it's gonna be bad, but all you can do is keep reading. Great title, great characterization and sense of atmosphere, and clever use of mythology--but kind of mean-spirited. *The Secret of Westport Fell by Beverley Lee: Short but effective gothic (view spoiler)[vampire (hide spoiler)] tale. Great atmosphere and build-up. The Conductor by Arthur M. Harper: Revenge story with a twist. Footsteps by Janine Pipe: I didn't care for this one; it read like a teenage boy wrote it. Just not to my taste! The Flow by Tim Lebbon: Well written, with a creepy ending. *We Plough the Fields and Scatter by Stephanie Ellis: Incredible! Folk-horror made personal. *Linger by John F. Leonard: Also incredible. I loved the description of the house with the artwork/mirrors. Song of the Moor by Alyson Faye: A solid monster story about the old ways being replaced by the new. *Walked a Pale Horse on Celtic Frost by Keith Anthony Baird: Loved it. Five brilliant stars. Folk horror with some really awful/great gore. The Hole by Sarah J. Budd: Sad but effective tale about loss and loneliness, with a witchcraft twist and a touch of cosmic horror. Scripted in Shadows by Morgan K. Tanner: Super gory! Super enjoyable. A cautionary tale about the dangers of buying mysterious books in charity shops. The Coven by Sarah E. England: A surprisingly upbeat and happy tale of witchcraft. Probably as a preemptive apology for the last story... *Call the Name by Adam L. G. Nevill: Devastating. There are two horrors in this story: the great old one who's waking at last, and the human-created ecological destruction of the earth in the near future. Really, really good--the best thing I've read by Nevill. (Loved the narrator.) But also so sad--because it's based in reality....more
3 stars--I liked the book. (Probably 4 stars if it had been longer!)
A lovely and quick Beauty and the Beast retelling. I liked the characters and the 3 stars--I liked the book. (Probably 4 stars if it had been longer!)
A lovely and quick Beauty and the Beast retelling. I liked the characters and the relationships between Bryony and her sisters, but would have liked a deeper story....more
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