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The stories in this book have a whole lot of heart to go with the hardcore horror. It's a thoughtful, intelligent, and non-gratuitous collections of stories. Loved it!
Contents:009 - Killing It Darkly:Introduction Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax013 - Annie Neugebauer - “So Sings The Siren”017 - Ryan Harding - “Junk” 027 - Robert Levy - “The Cenacle”039- Nathan Ballingrud - “The Maw”053- Luciano Marano- "Burnt"065 - Octavia Cade - "The Better Part of Drowning” 077 - Tim Waggoner - “Til Death”089 - Matt Shaw - “Letter From Hell” 097 - Dani Brown - “Theatrum Mortuum”115 - Glenn Grey - "Break"125 - Ramiro Perez de Pereda - “Bernadette”141 - Brian Hodge - “West
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3 is a very good collection of shorts from some of the best horror/dark fiction writers in the business.As with most collections, there are some here that I liked more than others, but the hit to miss ratio in this entire series is extremely high. I will never tell you which ones I didn’t care for because everybody’s tastes are different, but I will tell you that my favorites in Volume 3 were the animal themed “Foreign Bodies” by Adam Howe and “The Dogs” by Sco...
I really like this kind of stuff. Extreme horror shorts can be a really good palate cleanser between more 'serious' books. I remember the first Hardcore Horror anthology being very good, but unfortunately this one wasn't the best example of the genre. About half of the short stories were downright bad. The other half ranged from mediocre to great, but with a precious few greats. Better luck next time I guess.
ExtremeLoved it! Extreme horror, great authors..enjoyed a bedtime story everynite..slept like a baby bound to a bbq being eaten by rats..being eaten by cats..being eaten by dogs..centipede formation.
I grasp and understood most of these stories. It reached me on many ways and I enjoyed them tell you what you keep writing them and ill keep reading them sincerely Christine Dunne Harlingen Texas
All the books in the collection have been good, this one has by far been the best. A few of them had been laughing so loud I had to quiet myself late at night while others were trying to sleep in the house. Foreign Bodies was great. A perfect mixture of scary, horrific, funny, gory and gross out. Top notch!
Labels. How does the saying go? “They’re only good for one thing; marketing.” They can be very misleading. Take Hardcore Horror, for example. Some fans of horror fiction may be put off by that term. Gore for gore’s sake, shock value, too much blood, not enough substance. However, just as horror itself is best utilised as a broad term to encapsulate a more complex idea, so to is hardcore horror. The variety of tales presented in the latest volume of the Year’s Best Hardcore Horror is a perfect ex...
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.This is myThe opening story about a world in which a siren is not only a real-life occurrence but a night out on the town create a world that I very much want to know more of. I don't know yet whether it is a t cry compliment that it left me wanting so much more. Ryan Harding delivers the goods in junk in the Second Story about a man who gets what is coming to him after exposing himself online. It is everything you would want a hard...
Okay, it has to be said: one of the stories in here is mine - "The Better Part of Drowning" - and so I am clearly biased, but I do love horror and this anthology is full of it. There's a wide range of horror stories in here too, and range is I think always a bonus in any anthology, as it increases the chance of coming across stories that will really appeal to the individual reader. Personally, I tend to prefer horror that's as much story as gore, tending more to the contemporary than the cosmic,...
I really only enjoyed two of the stories. The rest were okay.
*********** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ***********There were a few short stories that made me laugh entirely too long. Like “Junk” featuring Nick, who likes to flash his stuff and gets his own facial from someone upping the ante on flashing genitals. That was quite an interesting story! It ending up… well bloody! My delicious need for revenge was definitely satisfied! Some were creppily scary, some not so much, some… ok, a lot, were really gory and a bit gross! I seriously LOVED it!The narrator, Angel Lei...
You may recognize a favorite horror authors of yours in one of these nineteen short stories of science fiction, fantasy, apocalyptic and dystopian, and horror at its darkest. Wanna cross the line of decency and uptightness? My favorite is Junk by Ryan Harding...OMG! It is vulgar and disgusting, yet I couldn't help but smile at Nick's bit of payback. Warning: Hardcore and graphic. I don't think it is easy to write a story, just because it's short. A few words must be well said, and the authors ha...
Volume 3 of Year's Best Hardcore Horror has something for anyone who loves the genre. There is plenty of body horror, though some of it was a bit much for me. Demons, a djinni, and an aberrant monstrosity in a hotel closet will satisfy those with a craving for monsters and otherworldly forces. There is surreal and cosmic horror to be found to stimulate the imagination. Not all of these stories were for me, but I greatly enjoyed others.My favorites:The Maw - by Nathan Ballingrud, master of atmosp...
Audiobook reviewYAWN....... The narrator made everything sound so unbearably dull that I could not get into any of the stories. I feel bad giving this Anthology just 2 stars but I had to fight the urge to give it 1 star thanks to how exhausting it was to listen to.
Wow.Guess I like hardcore because there were so many great stories. I am not going to review all the stories but just pick out the best and the worst:The stories I enjoyed: BreakBurntJunk (loved the black humour) The CenacleBernadetteMy favourite story was The Dogs by Scott Smith. Pure excellenceMy least favourite was Theatrum Mortuum: Too disgusting and I am going to be honest I was shocked when I learned a woman had written this.Letter from Hell by Matt Shaw. Mwmm what to say? Because this rea...
One of the best in the seriesPlenty of great stories with my top picks being Burnt one girls pursuit of love Letter from hell a letter written Albert fish style Reprising her role about an actress in a snuff filmUltra a VR gamers addiction The dogs a dog sitting job from hell Well narrated and a great way to discover new authors highly recommended I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review
I was uncertain what I would be getting with this book.I assumed it would be all guts and porn but I was completely wrong.The anthology starts with So Sings The Siren, a story that acts as a kind of aria for the book and one that sets a very unsettling mood indeed.What follows is a collection of stories that invoke various emotional reactions. I was genuinely scared, horrified, sickened and upset by what was on offer and I loved every line. This is my favourite anthology of the year so far.
If you are a connoisseur of the darker and grittier side of horror, I highly recommend this anthology series. The stories in this volume cover a wide swath of tones and styles and I was quite impressed by some of the subject matter.Some stories are as fast and abrupt as the recoil of a pistol, and others creep like a fog and patiently wait to spring the trap on the reader.There are no throwaway stories in this volume, but there are those that I personally feel stand out. The very first story, "S...
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Vol. 3 is the most horrific book I have ever read! Red Room Press has compiled a truly amazing bunch of horror stories from some really talented and creative writers. With every story comes a new horror, unique in the darkest ways. Gruesome, chilling, violent, haunting, horrible, whatever you are looking for in a horror story, you can find it in this book. The stories are not only unique, but also very vivid. The authors have done an outstanding job at painting horror...