Reviews

Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy by Mike Ashley

kellate's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

fruitkate's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

louisehowe's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

talkingmongoose's review

4.0

My favourite of the British Library Tales of the Weird so far.

What Was It? - ****
The Anticipator - **
The Lady, or the Tiger - *****
The Discourager of Hesitancy - ****
The White People - *****
The Prism - ****
The Mysterious Card - *****
The Mysterious Card Unveiled - ****
A Moonlight Fable - **
Fear - **
The Little Room - ****
The Sequel to the Little Room - *
The Thing in the Cellar - *****
Johnson Looked Back - ***
The Woman in Red - ****
Unmasked - ***
The New Mother - ****
The Hoard of the Gibbelins - ****
The Three Marked Pennies - *****

kjcharles's review

A good collection of weird stories. Includes the only Lord Dunsany I have ever found readable, which ended up being very funny (the last two paragraphs are straight up hilarious). The most horrifying is definitely the horrific, grotesque 'The New Mother', which is pure childhood nightmare. Inexplicable inclusion of an incredibly long and dull Arthur Machen story aside, this is a cracking selection with mostly new to me tales.