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A review by hazmatz
Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy by Christopher Golden
4.0
An enjoyable collection!
Personal favourites were:
Replacing Max by Stuart MacBride & Allan Guthrie - by far the most disturbing of the bunch, almost to the point where it seems silly. Definitely memorable.
Hollow Choices by Robert Jackson Bennett & David Liss - an interesting take on the business of selling souls
Amuse-Bouche by Amber Benson & Jeffrey J. Mariotte - another of the more...unsettling ones. Alternating POV with a truly twisted villain
Blind Love by Kasey Lansdale & Joe R. Lansdale - I really enjoyed this concept but the protagonist's characterization was off putting at times. It was completely unnecessary for her to say she was shallow or noticed shoes on times of distress.
Calculating Route by Michael Koryta & Jeffrey David Greene - really loved how characters we were following died mid story. The ending/reasoning wasn't where I wanted the story to go but hey.
Sins Like Scarlet by Mark Morris & Rio Youers - I figured out the "twist" a little early on, but this still felt like the perfect story to wrap up the collection.
Personal favourites were:
Replacing Max by Stuart MacBride & Allan Guthrie - by far the most disturbing of the bunch, almost to the point where it seems silly. Definitely memorable.
Hollow Choices by Robert Jackson Bennett & David Liss - an interesting take on the business of selling souls
Amuse-Bouche by Amber Benson & Jeffrey J. Mariotte - another of the more...unsettling ones. Alternating POV with a truly twisted villain
Blind Love by Kasey Lansdale & Joe R. Lansdale - I really enjoyed this concept but the protagonist's characterization was off putting at times. It was completely unnecessary for her to say she was shallow or noticed shoes on times of distress.
Calculating Route by Michael Koryta & Jeffrey David Greene - really loved how characters we were following died mid story. The ending/reasoning wasn't where I wanted the story to go but hey.
Sins Like Scarlet by Mark Morris & Rio Youers - I figured out the "twist" a little early on, but this still felt like the perfect story to wrap up the collection.