It is official: I have found the best horror anthology of 2012. FADING LIGHT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE MONSTROUS is the best collection of stories from last year, and I would daresay it has some of the best monster short stories I’ve ever read. If you knew how much I read, you would understand how monumental that statement truly is. Regardless of how much you read, though, this is one anthology you must own if you are a horror fan.I tore through this book in about two days; it is simply that good. Ev...

I received an advanced ebook copy of this anthology from my good friend Jake Elliot, who has a story featured in it. The ebook version is great, because you get an extra group of stories not featured in the hard copy edition (which I will also be purchasing).Rather than individually review each story, I'd like to comment on the overall experience of reading the anthology. This is great horror writing. In my opinion, too many horror movies and books now-a-days are nothing but a bunch of pointless...

Well, being biased, I thought that Tim has done an excellent job gathering together a collection of wonderful stories that fit very well together. All of them with their own slanted view of the world we live in.

Full Review originally at Fantasy Book Critic Overall rating = 4 & 1/2 stars OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: This anthology was something I was looking forward to because it played with the apocalyptic themes along with horror genre, both of which fascinate me entirely. The blurb can be read here and I'll be speaking about each story as it will be in line with the previous anthology FBC reviews and simply helps in elucidating what I liked and disliked about each story (apologies in advance for its length).

I'm updating this review because my thoughts have changed.I have a story in this anthology. 'Rurik's Frozen Bones' is my contribution. That doesn't matter, I'd have read this book regardless--I'm still giving it 5 stars.Horror/fantasy author Tim Marquitz consolidated this anthology. Being a fan of his Demon Squad series, naturally I was interested in trying to get a story in this volume. Several talented writers from many genres came together with vastly independent ideas of how the world could

I tried, it was SO gruesome though. And I don't consider myself squeamish, but there's only so many passages about ribs cracking open and skin bubbling off that I can read.I plan on coming back and reading Mark Lawrence's story at a later date, when I've recovered from the gore.

I received an Advance Reading Copy of this from one of the contributors, Mark Lawrence, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review. I intend to give just that.First I'll give an overview of my general thoughts concerning this anthology and then I'll delve a bit deeper into a small handful of my favorite stories. Here goes!General ThoughtsHorror isn't a genre I've read much of; I'll be the first to admit that. However, I've been reading more and more of it lately and this is an anthology I'd r...

Premise: When the sun is blotted out and darkness settles in, the most terrible of monstrosities can take hold. Creatures from other planets or the darkness within us can lay in waiting for the opportunity to strike and devour everything. Will we give into the darkness or grasp onto the last remnants of the fading light and continue to fight for existence?Aliens, ancient creatures, and the dark hidden traits deep inside people are the foes faced through this anthology of the weird. Fading Light

I picked up this anthology not only because it was an ARC given to me by a favorite author of mine, Tim Marquitz, but also because I felt like it would be some fun to read ... and the story by Mark Lawrence may have helped as well. Anthologies, for me, are going way out of my comfort zone. I'm typically a lazy person and can only take so much "new" at a time and anthologies are always filled with "new," each and every story in fact. But, I love a good monster story, be it zombies, vampires (mayb...

Fading Light is a horror anthology put together by the awesome Tim Marquitz, featuring stories by many rising stars alongside well-known authors such as Mark Lawrence and David Dalglish. I’ll admit upfront that I’m not much of an anthology reader. I tend to find it a little exhausting to read a story, get invested in the characters, and then have it end, only for a new story to begin. To combat this I got into the habit of reading a story or two at a time, dipping in and out while I read other t...

Tim Marquitz has put together a beautiful anthology "firmly rooted in the imagery of H. P. Lovecraft and the stark atmosphere of Stephen King's The Mist."The content is wonderfully captured in Jessy Lucero's brilliant cover art. I was thrilled when Tim offered to allow me to read an advance copy of or his effort, but when I saw the cover, I couldn't wait to see what was inside.The initial story, "Parasitic Embrace" by Adam Millard, is very true to the editor's stated vision, with a huge volcanic...

A completely biased review coming soon.

Grim, dark, and beautifully done. The stories were all different and intriguing, but managed to flow together quite well. I hadn't heard much about this book before picking it up, but I think it's an overlooked gem.

Tim Marquitz did a stellar job of collecting stories that will appeal to many. There's something for everyone in this anthology. There are aliens, environmental disasters, crisis of faith, scientific mishaps, manmade calamities. The common thread is that they are all end of days scenarios, some of which are familiar urban legends, some are new to me.There are also recurring themes in the stories. Practically all demonstrate that things are not as they seem. A good number also espouse the idea th...

So first up - full disclosure is that my story Light Save Us is in this anthology.Onto the review, I really enjoyed this anthology. Tim Marquitz managed to gather a lot of great authors and everybody really delivered.My favourite stories include The Equivalence Principle by Nick Cato, Friends of a Forgotten Man by Gord Rollo, Lottery by Gene O’Neill and The Theophany of Nyx by Edward M. Erdelac.There are a lot of dark stories here, so it might be a downer for a few people, but there are some exc...

I am not much of a reader of the doomsday/monstrous genre or for that matter anthologies but somehow I was inclined to reading this one coming from Tim Marquitz. Having some big names in there helped too :)Although Tim is one of my favorite authors, this I believe is the first effort by him that I have rated as 5* (while his self-authored works have definitely come close). Quite an irony, but I am a firm believer that this author is still on his way up and we are yet to see his best yet. Having

You can find the full review over at The Founding Fields:http://thefoundingfields.com/2012/09/...Shadowhawk reviews the latest horror/weird fiction anthology by small press publisher Angelic Knight Press.“These are stories that are going to mess with your head, so bring your game face. Oh and they are also quite awesome too.” ~The Founding FieldsTim Marquitz is another author I’ve met through Facebook/Twitter and have been interested in reading for a while now but didn’t quite get around to. Sti...

My original assumption about Fading Light was that it was entirely about the literal end of the world. A great many of the stories certainly are. "Parasitic Embrace" by Adam Millard envisions the end of the world under a mysterious cloud originating with a volcanic eruption. The threat, of course, isn't really from the darkness that engulfs the world, but rather what's hiding in that darkness.In Mark Lawrence's "Dark Tide", scientists awaken something while doing research at the bottom of the Ma...

I was lucky enough to get an advance reader copy of this from the publisher, and have to say that it stands out as one of the strongest anthologies I've ever read. Hands down, it's well worth picking up if you're a fan of horror.The writers all bring their A-game, with Adam Millard's excellent opening story and Stacey Turner's meditation on hope and hopelessness being the two standouts for me.Each story is well-edited and told with a strong, confident voice while at the same time having the indi...

So, this one heck of a ride. A interesting compilation of short stories that deal with Monstrous beings that would wipe out Earth. Some were pretty good that even made me look for other stories from those writers, others I didn't felt that they capture the monstrous bit and even if a good story it didn't belong here. And fortunally small ones weren't that interesting. Overall thumbs up.Note: Interesting or not some writers wrote the title of this anthology in their works... Fading Light. A bit o...