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A review by daynpitseleh
Dark Screams: Volume Two by Richard Christian Matheson, Shawntelle Madison, Brian Freeman, Graham Masterton
2.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Deep End - An alright story. I didn't care for the ending very much, and I don't think I would have liked the story as much if I hadn't worked at a pool as a kid.
Interval - Clearly the best story in this collection. An interesting and thought provoking concept that was only made more so by the fact that I was reading the story on the one year anniversary of the disappearance of the Malaysian flight.
If These Walls Could Talk - The premise to this story started out cool, but the ending was weird. It might have been better as a novella, because it felt rushed.
The Night Hider - A very interesting concept that fails in execution. This story answers the question - where did C. S. Lewis come up with the idea of Narnia being in the back of a wardrobe? The ending was a bit disappointing.
Whatever - Honestly, I didn't really see how this story fit into the collection at all. I probably would have liked it more if it had been in a different collection.
Overall, the collection was all right. One standout, two alright stories, one eh and one what? (or more precisely, whatever). Can't say that I would really recommend it, although Interval might be worth a read.
The Deep End - An alright story. I didn't care for the ending very much, and I don't think I would have liked the story as much if I hadn't worked at a pool as a kid.
Interval - Clearly the best story in this collection. An interesting and thought provoking concept that was only made more so by the fact that I was reading the story on the one year anniversary of the disappearance of the Malaysian flight.
If These Walls Could Talk - The premise to this story started out cool, but the ending was weird. It might have been better as a novella, because it felt rushed.
The Night Hider - A very interesting concept that fails in execution. This story answers the question - where did C. S. Lewis come up with the idea of Narnia being in the back of a wardrobe? The ending was a bit disappointing.
Whatever - Honestly, I didn't really see how this story fit into the collection at all. I probably would have liked it more if it had been in a different collection.
Overall, the collection was all right. One standout, two alright stories, one eh and one what? (or more precisely, whatever). Can't say that I would really recommend it, although Interval might be worth a read.