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The Bad Book serves as the first project from D. Alexander Ward's Bleeding Edge Books, and an ambitious one at that. Turning familiar bible stories on their heads, bringing out the horror buried (though not too deep) in the best known Bible stories.Diversity proves a strength for The Bad Book. I went in expecting more straightforward retellings of well-known stories, and when those are done well, they shine. Great examples here are Hailey Piper's "Wife-Beast of Eden" and Todd Keisling's "Gethsem...
David Ward from Bleeding Edge Books sent me a digital ARC of this gloriously blasphemous little fella, and I offer my most gracious thank you for that.I am amazed that this idea was not done before, although John F.D. Taff did sum it up at the end of the anthology: lots of people might rather not be struck down by lightning by taking stories from the Bible and devilishly inverting them. That being said, I am so glad this book was delivered unto me by Bleeding Edge Books because, well, it's fun a...
It was such a blast to read!! Every author killed it with the concept, some twisting familiar bible tales, others taking ideas and running with them. Some of the stories were fun while others broke me.
The book’s design is unique but makes the stories a bury harder to read for my old eyes. The stories themselves: holy shit! Everything in here zings. If you are looking for religious horror, you can’t go wrong with any of the stories here. Of particular note are Kristi DeMeester’s “To Dash Their Heads Against the Stones,” Cindy O’Quinn’s “A Gathering at the Mountain,” and Todd Keisling’s “Gethsemane.”Editor John F.D. Taff exhibits an editorial nuance here that is commendable.
I should state from the outset that I have a story in this book so I'm biased, but I love being part of it because this anthology is fantastic. I'm proud to be in it. Well worth your time.
There was a time when anthologies like Splatterpunks, Dark Forces, Silver Scream and Book of the Dead were released to book stores and left indelible marks on the genre. Now considered classics of the format, the two common threads in these books were impeccable storytelling and crisp editing.The Bad Book will remembered as one of the greats. There is simply, not a weak story in the bunch. Every story is worth curling up to. My personal favorites are by Cindy O’Brian, Samantha Kolesnik, and Phil...
Favorite stories: Kristi DeMeester's "To Dash Their Heads Against The Stones," Sarah Read's "Seeing Stones," John Langan's "El," and Philip Fracassi's "Marmalade.”
So disappointed when I ran out of stories!!!This is easily one of the best anthologies I've ever read. Each author brought stories and concepts from the Bible to life, in a wholly terrifying way, and I wanted there to be an endless list of stories to read! Loved every bit of it!
The Bad Book is The Best BookI've read a number of anthologies now and this one is up there as amongst the best and for this year's releases, most definitely holds the number one slot. There are no bad stories here, only wonderful, unique, and occasionally twisted perspectives on stories from the Bible. Starting with Hailey Piper's Wife Beast of Eden, the bar is set high and all meet it. My favourites included Hailey's, Cindy O'Quinn's A Gathering on the Mountain, Todd Keisling's Gethsemene, Kri...
The Bad Book is an anthology curated by John F.D. Taff that takes as its premise: what if biblical stories, but horror? The result is intriguing.Hailey Piper is up to her usual hijinks with “Wife-Beast of Eden,” a story about Adam as the spoiled golden child and woman as nothing more than a gift for him. Eve finds out things she’d rather not know and comes across Lilith in the outskirts of the garden. Kristi DeMeester’s “To Dash Their Heads Against the Stones” is about a young woman who is posse...
