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3.5 stars!Yet another collection is coming out via the Dark Screams format, which combines authors both known and unknown, perhaps in an effort to get those unknowns some exposure. In my experience, most of the Dark Screams volumes have been good and this one was no exception. I'll do a quick rundown of each story here: Everything You’ve Always Wanted by Mick Garris. I thought this one started off well enough, but then something went awry. This tale had a Clive Barker vibe to it, and probably w...
3.5 stars.I really like Dark Screams because it gives me a chance to read short stories from authors I'm not familiar with. In this collection I didn't like the story that I expected to and I loved the story that I didn't. EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED by Mick Garris: The name says its all. He got what he wanted but the price he pays is way more than he bargained for. This one had a strong start but was a little drawn out and repetitive for me. Nice little nasty ending though. THE ONE AND ONL...
Everything You’ve Always Wanted (Mick Garris)The first half was very entertaining, but then it started getting downhill. At the end it was neither fish nor flesh - too absurd to be either earnest or humorous. Definitely not my cup of tea. 2 stars.The Land of Sunshine (Kealan Patrick Burke)Dark and very dense - not just each sentence, but each word carried a world full of meaning. The shortest story of the collection in physical length, but like a fan it unfolds to reveal a large canvas full of i...
ARC provided through Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. Out of the five stories in this book, the only ones that appealed to me were the last two. I was really hoping for some good old fashioned scary stories, and I found what I was looking for the most in J. Kenner's The One and Only. Imagine my surprise when I saw J. Kenner's name on the author list of those who contributed to this book. I have read her steamy romances before, but never anything having to do with the paranormal, and
Another home run for lovers of short stories involving the odd, the unusual, and a bit of the dark side. Great authors with great imaginations make this a fun, fast read that will take you places you didn't know existed.Looking forward to the next volumn! My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC for an honest review.
Another entertaining installment from Dark Screams. Dark Screams 5 is an eclectic mix of writing styles and short horror tales and this one has a “Masters of Horror” TV show vibe to it. I wonder if that is coincidence since Mick Garris produced the show. Hmmm. Ok, maybe I am reading into it a little bit. Nonetheless, a good mix of dark tales. Everything You’ve Always Wanted by Mick GarrisA big price to pay for a one night stand at a horror convention. Ouch. 3.5 Stars.The Land of Sunshine by Keal...
Random House is batting 1000 with Dark Screams Volume 5. All I can say to start is WOW! Every story is brand spanking shiny new. Can't complain about that!Sandwiched between your heavy hitters Kealan Patrick Burke and Bentley Little, we have the yummy fillings to try out, so let's talk.Mick Garris brought us EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED. This story took up just over half the kindle space, it was quite a long short story. He was very descriptive, something I always appreciate. I did wonder what i...
DARK SCREAMS: VOLUME FIVE is a novella length collection of horrific stories with the unified themes of love, loss, and pain by some of the most talented authors in horror, some of them new to me and some of them pretty much household brand names.Following are the synopses of each story followed by my thoughts. The synopses are taken from the Amazon product page:EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED by Mick GarrisIt was supposed to be the night of his life: a celebration of his one hit slasher flick.
Dark Screams: Volume Five, from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar with Mick Garris, J. Kenner, Kealan Patrick Burke, Del James, and Bentley Little bring horror to life. This is a five star anthology of stories that kept my attention. Included in this frightening volume:Everything You've Always Wanted by Mick Garris was a truly horrible story. He's being feted for the anniversary of the one film he made. He's in a hotel suite in Indianapolis. He showers & looks in the mirror at his naked bo...
I've read all the books in this series and found this latest offering the most disappointing. All the stories included are originals for the book, or at least the copyright doesn't say any different. The crowning glory of this series has been the inclusion of at least one (sometimes two) old reprints by classic authors such as King, Straub or Barker. This book fails to carry the scope of the previous four books by including five authors I've never heard of and not one of them stood out as must r...
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 4.0 of 5The Dark Screams book series is more like a mini-magazine than a book, but it capitalizes on the ebook buyer looking for something quick and inexpensive. This fifth volume in the series does a nice job of pumping up the horror and keeping the reader entertained.This volume contains the following five stories:"Everything You've Always Wanted" by Mick Garris. This has a sense of the classic horror story - lots of anticipati...
Everything You've Always Wanted by Mick Garris The first story made me chuckle a few times. Talking about his crotch all the time is something I am not used to from most Americans and to be honest after a while it became amusing and I loved the story. The Land of Sunshine by Kealan Patrick Burke A Very familiar name.I think I've read other short stories written by him.This story however was just not for me. I just did not get into it at all. Vague.Mechanical Gratitude by Del JamesThis is a typi...
Five tales make up this collection. I really enjoyed Mick Farris' story. There was lot of humor and reveals from inside the business. Bentley Little never fails to disappoint, another effectively creepy tale. The other 3 were enjoyable but not memorable. Recommended.
Kinda weird, kinda creepy, I needed more of the last story in the book!