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melanie_page's review
3.0
Stories by Men: 16
Stories by Women: 9
Stories pre-1900: 6
Stories 1900-1949: 5
Stories 1950-2000: 10
Stories post-2000: 4
The collection could be more balanced, especially considering the number of M to F writers. I also wished the stories were published in chronological order. It was weird to start with Woody Allen (1966) and follow up with E.F. Benson (1912). Going in order would have shown some progression in the genre, rather than bouncing all over history.
Stories by Women: 9
Stories pre-1900: 6
Stories 1900-1949: 5
Stories 1950-2000: 10
Stories post-2000: 4
The collection could be more balanced, especially considering the number of M to F writers. I also wished the stories were published in chronological order. It was weird to start with Woody Allen (1966) and follow up with E.F. Benson (1912). Going in order would have shown some progression in the genre, rather than bouncing all over history.
toris_reads's review
4.0
”How otherwise to know what power we wield, except to see it in another’s eyes?”
Holy cow this introduction is BEAUTIFUL. I'd probably read an entire book based around the introduction if I could! The authors do a fantastic job dissecting three very well known literary horror monsters in a way that's fun and informative.
The book is also pretty comprehensive. Although it's a little dated now, I can't think of another anthology that covers a broader spectrum of authors, decades, or types of stories than this one did. There was a little bit of everything in here, which made for a lengthy but rewarding read.
Favorites include: The Room in the Tower, The Man Upstairs, 20th Century Ghost, Cool Air, For the Good of All, Accursed Inhabitants of the House of Bly, The Master of Rampling Gate, and Disturb Not my Slumbering Fair.
My biggest issue with this anthology was the way the titles were arranged. They were done in alphabetical order, but I felt it would’ve been more effective to place them in chronological order or categorize them. It felt more than a little odd to transition from Joyce Carol Oates to Kim Paffenroth, but once you moved past those details into the stories, it was easily forgotten.
Holy cow this introduction is BEAUTIFUL. I'd probably read an entire book based around the introduction if I could! The authors do a fantastic job dissecting three very well known literary horror monsters in a way that's fun and informative.
The book is also pretty comprehensive. Although it's a little dated now, I can't think of another anthology that covers a broader spectrum of authors, decades, or types of stories than this one did. There was a little bit of everything in here, which made for a lengthy but rewarding read.
Favorites include: The Room in the Tower, The Man Upstairs, 20th Century Ghost, Cool Air, For the Good of All, Accursed Inhabitants of the House of Bly, The Master of Rampling Gate, and Disturb Not my Slumbering Fair.
My biggest issue with this anthology was the way the titles were arranged. They were done in alphabetical order, but I felt it would’ve been more effective to place them in chronological order or categorize them. It felt more than a little odd to transition from Joyce Carol Oates to Kim Paffenroth, but once you moved past those details into the stories, it was easily forgotten.
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