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After Sundown

Mark Morris (Editor)

Start date: August 15, 2023

Finish date: September 14, 2023

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Oct 16, 2020 Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space rated it it was amazing

Shelves: a1-netgalley, a1-i-own-books, 2020_horror, 2020_a-z_h-a, 2020_around-the-world_terror-trip, 2020_arc_apocalypse, 2020_netgalley, 2020_reads, october_2020_reads, 2020_net-galley_edelweiss_reads

What a collection is this: the first "Anthology of New Best Short Stories," a non-themed Anthology of Horror from Flame Tree Press, and oh! the authors included!

"Butterfly Island " by C. J. Tudor: Think Pandemic. Think 2020. Think "Survivor " without camerapersons or first aid. Think stranded on a jungle island with psychosis. Think "GET ME OUT OF HERE!!"

"Research" by Tim Lebbon: Obviously, the Misery-trope has not been overdone. This writer's neighbors are not exactly fans....but oh my are they ...more

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Sep 19, 2023 Lena rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: anthology, horror

It Doesn’t Feel Right by Michael Marshall Smith ★★★★★
Fear. Real fear. It reminded of The Shining. It was claustrophobic domestic horror, the kind that had me panting, before anything supernatural even happened.

Branch Line by Paul Finch ★★★★½
“Only a true millennial idiot would think I was trying to sell you that.”

Ooooh that was scary. It was that one-two King punch where the domestic tension/violence suddenly explodes with supernatural malevolence!

Last Rites for the Fourth World by Rick Cro ...more

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