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Dark Delicacies II: Fear: More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers
by
Del Howison ,
Jeff Gelb , Ray Harryhausen , Barbara Hambly , Joe R. Lansdale , John Harrison , Robert Masello (Goodreads Author) , P.W. Atkins
,
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Dark Delicacies presents this second collection of twenty superb dark tales written especially for this volume by today’s acknowledged masters of horror fiction.
CONTENTS
Sunrise on Running Water – by Barbara Hambly
Dog – by John R. Landsdale
The Accompanist – by John Harrison
Where There is a Will… – by Robert Masello
Stacy and Her Idio...more
CONTENTS
Sunrise on Running Water – by Barbara Hambly
Dog – by John R. Landsdale
The Accompanist – by John Harrison
Where There is a Will… – by Robert Masello
Stacy and Her Idio...more
Mass Market Paperback, 314 pages
Published
August 26th 2008
by Ace Books
(first published November 1st 2007)
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Although its Stoker-winning predecessor had set very high standards by which any anthology bearing the name "Dark Delicacies" is to be judged, this volume passes the test with flying colours. Every story in this volume was refreshingly different in their approach towards the 'horrifying' aspects of life, while retaining the trully absorbing quality of narration. I have read and re-read every story and nearly every one has provided me with that exquisite shudder that we dream of while p...more
Overall, I thought this was a much stronger selection of stories than the first volume.
Barbara Hambly tells the story of a vampire hoping to cross the Atlantic - on the Titanic. Greg Kihn provides a rock 'n' roll ghost story. The time to pay up arrives for a man who made a deal with a wizard in John Farris' entry. The power of music is explored in stories by Caitlín R. Kiernan and John Harrison.
Max Brooks and Steve Niles offer pieces based on their own ongoing creations ...more
Barbara Hambly tells the story of a vampire hoping to cross the Atlantic - on the Titanic. Greg Kihn provides a rock 'n' roll ghost story. The time to pay up arrives for a man who made a deal with a wizard in John Farris' entry. The power of music is explored in stories by Caitlín R. Kiernan and John Harrison.
Max Brooks and Steve Niles offer pieces based on their own ongoing creations ...more
I found this collection a bit uneven... but that's par for the course with antholgoies, right?
One of my favorites was "The Ammonite Violin". Such an unexpected and shocking twist, and such beautiful writing along the way. That story alone pushed this into 4-star territory. Another fave was "Stacy and Her Idiot", which felt like more of an experience than just a story. "Words, Words, Words" was terrifying in an unconventional way.
The rest of them ...more
One of my favorites was "The Ammonite Violin". Such an unexpected and shocking twist, and such beautiful writing along the way. That story alone pushed this into 4-star territory. Another fave was "Stacy and Her Idiot", which felt like more of an experience than just a story. "Words, Words, Words" was terrifying in an unconventional way.
The rest of them ...more
To be honest, I expected more from this anthology. There were a couple of standout stories, but many of the stories are amateurish. I frequently found myself remarking how I "have a story at least this good" on my hard drive somewhere. This is probably due to the fact that the anthology is "edited" by some guy who owns a horror memorabilia shop of the same name. Now, I'm a genre fan and everything and the enthusiasm of horror fans beats that of almost any other fiction ge...more
No clinkers in this volume! All the stories are great.
I liked some of the short stories but not all are good.
Book 70/150
Again, I think there was a story in here I'd read before, but otherwise really good. I enjoyed "Sunrise on Running Water". Great read.
The wheat more than makes up for the chaff!
As with most anthologies, this was an up and down experience for me. The first few stories, for me, were really blah and I definitely started to get discouraged. But I persisted and was rewarded by some rather excellent short fiction. My favorites were "Between Eight and Nine O'Clock", "First Born", and "What the Devil Won't Take..." Good anthology to help you discover new authors and explore their other works.
A few exceptional stories, such as Glen Hirshberg's "I Am Coming To Live In Your Mouth" and an addendum to World War Z by Max Brooks, but far too many barely mediocre stories.
I enjoyed all of these short stories except the one at the end by Caitlin R Kiernan. This is not the first time I haven't enjoyed or not completed a story by her. I don't really enjoy her style or topics. Other than that, the stories were mildly scary but well written.
These books are really such great fun. The stories are all different, no common theme links them and there was not one that wasn't interesting and well written. I also like the short story format, they are easy to read if you only have 1/2 hour or an hour to spare.
I'm not reading any more horror short stories. If it's a film, I can close my eyes and go "la la la" until the bad part is over, but if something sneaks up on me in print, I can't un-read it.
Overall, this collection was not as strong as the original. That being said, it's worth it alone for Caitlin R. Kiernan's nastly little piece entitled, "The Ammonite Violin."
This is ok for short horror stories. Some endings leave something to be desired, especially for this genre. The majority of them have kept my attention.
Decent collection, although I did like the first volume more.
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