Bleed edited by Lori Michelle

Bleed is a well composed and nicely put together anthology. There was a good flow of stories from big-name, veteran writers and newer writers. I also appreciated the charitable aspects of this anthology and its underlying theme, including some of the essays regarding coping with illness and cancer. Like any anthology, some of the stories were better than others, but I thought the overall quality was quite strong. I especially liked “King Rat” by James Dorr. That story had a way of sticking with me well after I read it. Other stories that stood out were “Rad-Wat-Shod” by Jason V. Brock and “I Know This World” by John Palisano. That’s not to slight some of the other authors and stories since there was a lot of quality here in this anthology. If you like short fiction and if you like horror, this is an anthology that you will like.