Jared’s Reviews > The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories > Status Update

"Sandkings" - Really good! More creepy and horrifying Sci-fi than genuinely Weird, but I still really liked it.

"The Beak Doctor" - DNF. Was intrigued by the atmosphere at first, but the prose lost me quickly. I'll sound like a philistine saying this, but it seemed more and more like an exercise in style. Which isn't inherently a problem, but it wasn't a style I was interested in.

"It Only Comes Out at Night" - Good, I liked it. Liked how little details were slowly put together and what seemed insignificant at first became sinister.

"Don't Look Now" - Great novella. I really liked the film when I first saw it (I realize now what a fantastic adaptation it was) and I really like the original story.

"The Sea Was As Wet As Wet Could Be" - Really liked this one. Very strange and unnerving. Makes me want to read Through the Looking Glass.

"The Ghoulbird" - Really liked this one. Simple enough story, but I love urban legend/ominous creature stuff.

"The Salamander" - Liked it.

"The Other Side of the Mountain" - Wow. Simply incredible. Terrifying from beginning to end, and utterly, singularly, *Weird*.

"Axolotl" - Incredibly written, but the central idea is just kinda meh. Need to read more from Cortázar.

"A Woman Seldom Found" - Pretty good. Liked it. Ending is tops. Need to read more from Sansom.

"The Howling Man" - Good story; I liked it.

"Same Time, Same Place" - Eh. Didn't like it.

"The Colomber" - Just OK. Seems more like a fable or something than a Weird tale.