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I'm a big fan of Hingston & Olson's other big product: the Short Story Advent Calendar so I thought I'd give their spooky option a try for Halloween. The collection was curated by an American comedian called Patton Oswalt. I'm not sure why they picked him to do it, he enjoys sciFi/horror but I don't see anything noted beyond that. This is also, obviously, the 3rd edition in the series - I was too late to buy the first two and H&O doesn't do reissues - so it may well be he used up his best materi...
While not the strict ‘horror’ anthology it advertised itself as, the stories in this collection are well curated, with a mix of perverse, bizarre, uncomfortable and in one or two cases, kitsch. Each story had its place in the collection, and the advice offered in the introduction to keep “A Defence of Werewolves” for last is very sound indeed.I’d love to have had the opportunity to read the first two, but better one than none.The standouts for me were “It Only Comes Out At Night” which was the o...
A terrific conclusion to the Ghost Box trilogy, as it were. I think, after all is said and done, I appreciated year two most overall and year one for the introduction to new authors -- this year's box had strong stories (including some old favorites coming back; sup, Gertrude Atherton?) but nothing really exceptional to my eye. I can't help thinking that this year's stories weren't, on the whole, as spooky as they could've been...
Actual rating: 3.5 rounded up to 4 for Goodreads.
I'm sad this is the last edition to be released, but what an enjoyable experience these 3 sets have been. I really enjoyed reading scary stories that span not only time, but culture as well. It's really interesting to see what others find scary or off-putting. Some of the stories didn't land for me, but that doesn't make them bad. If anything I appreciate that I can see that what doesn't work for me 100% works for others.Special shout out to "Wet Pain" which may be one of the most upsetting stor...
These collections are fantastic. If anyone has the second Ghost Box, from 2018, and you're willing to sell it, message me!
Nicely curated 'box' of spooky/thriller stories.
A thoughtful curation across decades, voices and style. A true object to treasure and definitely a collector’s item that will hold value (if you care about that). I believe these are fully sold-out now. My personal favourites were the stories by James Tiptree Jr., Saki, Fritz Leiber, Dennis Etchison and Livia Llewelyn.
