Reviews

After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones

craigmatthews87's review against another edition

4.0

Another collection of great stories from one of the best modern authors in horror. There's a lot of excellent, chilling reads in here, but the title story is my favourite. A genuinely creepy ghost story, and the longest story here, After The People Lights Have Gone Off alone is enough for me to recommend this collection.

mariesreads's review against another edition

dark tense

3.0

These stories are very creepy and I liked the varied ideas and tropes.  This is purely personal preference, but I enjoy more embroidered prose and atmosphere.  The style was a bit spare for me, even though it was perfect for the stories and was very effective.

klile's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.75

marieintheraw's review against another edition

3.0

Between a 3 and a 4 average wise, but not enough 5s to bump it to a 4 if that makes sense?

Overall, a solid collection and a good place to start if you want to know more about what Stephen Graham Jones has to offer.

braunm580's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hanyaya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

4.75

Welcome to the Lizard House has been sitting with me for weeks now, I love his writing but also hate how all that spooky writing climbs in your head and doesn't clear out. Truly banger after banger.

thauge's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

4.25

kleonard's review against another edition

2.0

I'm not sure I'd even classify this as horror. These horror stories weren't terribly horrific. Atmosphere is brushed aside. The author uses common tropes and doesn't add much originality. Meh.

britlovestoread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Phenomenal writing, as usual. Very spooky. I don't know that short stories are really my thing, but these were pretty good.

missmerritt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75