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Right out of the gate, through the introduction, editor Nathan Shumate makes it clear that he's not a big fan of the themed anthologies prevalent in speculative fiction. The themes tend to be too restrictive to readers and writers alike, with the end results often presenting a collection of stories too closely resembling one another. Well, such an accusation cannot be heaved at Arcane, which presents as eclectic an array of stories as I've read in a while.Arcane weighs in with thirty stories, so...
Just wow. Not very good.
This is a collection of thirty different stories that range from short one or two pages to novellas. And, unlike most anthologies, they really have nothing to do with the other stories. A few authors sound familiar, but the best thing is how Nathan Shumate found unheard of, promising authors for this collection. I hope to find more books from some of the unknown authors.These stories range from strange westerns to fantasy to horror. I admit that I didn’t read all of them through. I’m not really
An absolutely excellent collection of short horror stories. There was nothing included that didn;t scare or thrill me in some way, and I'm very pleased to be reading right from the first issue.Horror fans will love this start-up magazine.
Nathan Shumate's ARCANE anthology brings together thirty uniquely imagined stories. Some are strangely humorous, others are outright bizarre, and many are truly frightening. The only thing they have in common is excellent writing. These stayed on my mind after finishing the book: --In Eric Francis' Far Eastern tale, "The God of Kiln," a priest leads the Blossom People in a fanatical display of devotion that earns his god's displeasure.--“Lady of the Crossroads” by Christine Lucas, takes us to an...
Arcane is a quarterly magazine with a focus on weird horror, the supernatural, and the fantastic. This is the first issue and it’s a collection of twelve chilling short stories.Here’s a taste of three out of the dozen:-“Darnell Behind Glass” by Jeff Crook: the owner of a seedy convenience store finds that he may have sacrificed more for his store than he previously thought-“Gingerbread and Ashes” by Jaelithe Ingold: a fresh but haunting perspective on the Hansel & Gretel fairytale told by an age...
In his introduction, Mr. Shumate explains why he dislikes themed anthologies. Many times, the stories in them are too similar and predictable. He continues on and tells us that Arcane has no theme aside from being a collection of stories that unsettle the reader in some way. He also states that all the stories are good. While I didn't like them all, they are all well-written and entertaining. And yes, they were all a bit disturbing in one way or another, and most of them were more than a little
