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The talent assembled here is second to none, and for sure, one of the highlights goes to Cindy O'Quinn's "Lydia"! Recommended for sure.
I absolutely loved "The Twisted Book of Shadows". It is an outstanding horror collection edited by Christopher Golden and James A. Moore. My favorite stories were "Elegy" written by Sarah L. Johnson and "Cake" written by M. M. De Voe. TBoS was the horror collection I was waiting for for Halloween 2019. A job well done to all of the authors, and to Chris and Jim for bringing it all together. Macabre fun for everyone!
My review of THE TWISTED BOOK OF SHADOWS can be found at High Fever Books.A few years ago, there was a bit of a dust-up within the horror community over diversity and representation in anthologies. Sadly, it’s been a fairly common problem over the years and horror has largely been seen as a white man’s genre, while some editors believe it’s simply not their responsibility to seek out diverse voices. I’m sure we’re all familiar with the famous trope that black characters are the first to die in m...
I'm in this collection, ("Groomed") so I'll leave a review (of the other stories) but not a rating, because who can trust the ratings of a book the rater is in?As with every collection, there are favourites, there are stories which don't quite work for me. Thankfully, all the stories are well written - a benefit of having 700 to choose from, from cosmic horror, to werewolves, to photographing ghosts, zombie worms, mushrooms, obsessive film buffs (x2?) and strange pets. Where some of them fall do...
The idea of this anthology was fantastic; blind readings of hundreds of submissions resulting in a “new voices in horror” vibe! Unfortunately, most of the stories here just didn’t speak to me. They were okay, not scary, not eloquent, but okay. I hope this idea continues in future anthologies, perhaps with a bit more substance. Two stories were better than all the others...“Records of the Dead” by John Linwood Grant“Lydia” by Cindy O’Quinn
I remember when this book was a "big deal" in horror publishing. From start to finish, announcement to submission to selection to publication, I believe it took nearly 2 years to complete, mainly because they wanted to do something NOBODY ELSE ever did and pay market rates & royalties to "nobodies" selected through a blind submission! After all that, for this book to be this underwhelming, almost makes one cry-laugh.
** Edited as review is now live on Kendall Reviews! **First off – big thanks to Michael Patrick Hicks for making me aware of this release. Mr. Golden had posted about looking for some reviewers on Facebook and Hicks kindly tagged myself with a few other reviewers in a comment. I messaged Christopher and he nicely sent me a digital review copy. So thank you Michael and thank you Christopher!From the get-go, ‘The Twisted Book of Shadows’ lets the reader know that the editors wanted to create a ‘ne...
The Twisted Book of Shadows was an unexpected and twisty little delight; following over 700 submissions to a completely open call, the editors somehow narrowed the choices down to the 19 stories that appear here. It's an approach that clearly worked; though there's some stories that really stood out from the rest, I enjoyed them all (if enjoyed is the right word for completely horrified myself with).As usual, there's too many stories here to get into each one, but these really deserve some spotl...
This anthology presents a diverse swath of what is available in the horror market today, but few of them really sunk their hooks into me. “Liza” by Jeffrey B. Burton is a nice little story about being adopted by a stray dog, which would be fine if it were a normal dog… “At Least the Chickens Are Alright” by Trisha J. Wooldridge is a delightfully fucked up apocalypse scenario that centers chickens and their ability to eat everything and survive all sorts of hardships. “Unto the Next” by Amanda He...
