Be Very Afraid!: More Tales of Horror

Be Afraid!: Tales of Horror #2

by Edo Van Belkom

In the past, the real horror in horror stories took the form of aliens from outer space or terrifying swamp monsters. Today’s teens face horrors that are closer to guns, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, bullies. Winner of the Aurora and Bram Stoker Awards, Edo van Belkom has gathered tales about modern-day terrors from some of North America’s best horror writers. This new spine-chilling collection includes stories by Michael J. Aruda, Randy D. Ashburn, Loren L. Barrett, Edo van Belkom, Mark A. Garland, Ed Greenwood, Tanya Huff, Michael Kelly, David Nickle, Tim Piccirilli, Edmund Plante, Michael Rowe, Robert J. Sawyer, and Sheri White.

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Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Anthologies

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Bram Stoker and Aurora Award-winner Edo van Belkom is the author of over 200 stories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. As an editor, he has four anthologies to his credit that include two books for young adults, Be Afraid! (A Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year finalist) and Be Very Afraid! (An Aurora Award winner — Best Work in English). Born in Toronto, van Belkom graduated from York University, then worked as a daily newspaper sports and police reporter before becoming a full-time writer. Edo van Belkom lives in Brampton, Ontario, with his wife Roberta and son Luke.

Reviews

[Mamoun Bennani · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book for several reasons. First reason is that the tales that are in the book are spooky. I really like spooky books. Second reason is that the book has suspense in almost each tale. I really like books with suspense . These are the two reasons why I like this book.

I rated the book four stars for several reasons. First reason is that the book was missing a little bit of realistic things. It is not realistic because the majority of tales have monsters and zombies. Second reason is that the tails end badly to me. The tails end badly because I don't like the kind of an ending that has a killing end or something like that. These are the reasons why I rated the book four stars.

I love the ending of the book for several reasons. First, there is more suspense. For example the characters scream to death the end. Second, there are good topics for each tale. For example, there is a monster under a bed and if the character moves he is dead meat. These are the reasons why I loved the end of my book.

I rated the book 5 stars at the end for several reasons. First, The quality of the scary parts are better. For example, the wizard disappears and reappear two seconds later. Second is that I found what I was expecting REALISM. For example, There are less monsters than the beginning of the book. These are the reasons why I rated the book 5 stars.

[Brian Gaston · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this one a while ago and I am just getting around to reviewing it. In my view, Van Belkom was one the best editors of this type of material and he has collected a number of good authors in this collection.