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My first foray into weird fiction and away from literary fiction was a very rewarding one. Nightscript is an anthology of "strange and darksome tales" and the stories therein are indeed strange -- dependably so -- and often dark. I feel a little like when I discover a new favorite author and become giddy that I've got all of that writer's fiction to look forward to. Similarly, it seems to me that I've discovered a genre that'll continue to offer much satisfaction in the future -- in the reading
Originally published at Risingshadow.These past couple of years have been exceptionally good years for horror fiction and strange fiction, because many excellent short story collections and anthologies have been published. Nightscript: Volume 1 (edited by C. M. Muller) joins the canon of these good books, because it contains quality stories.Nightscript: Volume 1 is a splendid and fascinating anthology filled with weird and well written stories that will entice and chill readers in equal measure....
Solid collection of dark slow burn horror stories. There are weird tales and monster tales with little overt violence. My favorites were Everything That's Underneath by Kristi Demeester, Below The Falls by Daniel Mills, Animal House by Clint Smth, Tooth Tongue And Claw by Damien Angelica Walters and The Cooing by John Claude Smith. All of which are authors that I have read previously and the reason that I picked up the book. With that being said the other stories in this book are good as well.
Highly enjoyable collection. Some real gems here, my favorites being: “Everything That’s Underneath” and “The Sound that the World Makes”.
I was highly impressed with the editing of this anthology. The stories were all strange, and dark, which met my expectations. Some of my favorites were Jason Wyckoff's, "On Balance"; R.R. Moore's, "Learning not to Smile"; and Michael Wehunt's, "The Death of Socrates."
The best thing about this book is the cover.
Contents:001 - "Everything That's Underneath" by Kristi DeMeester011 - "Strays" by Gregory L. Norris020 - "In His Grandmother's Coat" by Charles Wilkinson032 - "The Cuckoo Girls" by Patricia Lillie044 - The Sound That the World Makes by David Surface057 - Below the Falls by Daniel Mills068 - The Keep by Kirsty Logan072 - She Rose From the Water by Kyle Yadlosky078 - Animalhouse by Clint Smith100 - Tooth, Tongue, and Claw by Damien Angelica Walters111 - Momma by Eric J. Guignard123 - The Trees Ar...
An excellent start to an annual anthology series, Nightscript Volume 1 has a breadth that represents literary horror. The "strange and darksome" tales contained herein are good, and many promise to reward rereading. I encountered several authors here for the first time, and I look forward to both reading more from them and the next volume of Nightscript.
This is a fluid and quietly intense assemblage of weird fiction. Each story flows into the next, continuously complementing the succeeding with both strong imagery and an imaginative and often subjective grasp on the endings. The reader must employ their imagination to fully absorb the sometimes tenuous nature of the aftermaths. Doppelgangers appear more than once, and the twisted and deformed structures of abandoned edifices hide ominous risks. A portentous ceremony resounds with ghastly sc...
This is a solid anthology of horror and weird stories. As with most anthologies, the quality varies from story to story but the majority are strong inclusions. The standouts in the anthology are Kristi DeMeester's Everything That's Underneath, Ralph Robert Moore's Learning Not to Smile, and Christopher Burke's Fisher and Lure.
Slow Burn Horror StoriesThis is slow burn horror. This is horror that lingers with you well after you've closed the pages. This is horror where the gore is implied rather than shown, where the creatures lurk in the shadows rather than jump in your face. My favorite tale of the lot is David Surface's "The Sound That the World Makes," which is going to be haunting me for a long time to come. It will make you think twice about visiting a strange church for Christmas. One interesting feature that ca...
