Horror Library Volume 5 eBook R J Cavender Boyd E Harris
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Spanning the universe of modern literary horror, this Bram Stoker Award® nominated 5th volume in the acclaimed Horror Library series features 30 genre rich short stories by 30 cutting edge authors, some well known, some soon to be. If you'd like a snapshot of where horror fiction is headed, you have found the right book.
Horror Library Volume 5 eBook R J Cavender Boyd E Harris
This is an anthology of a wide range of traditional horror stories. Some are funny, some are creepy, some are just gross.Whether or not they were to my taste, though, they were all quite well-written, and only a couple so vague that at the end I had little idea what had been going on. Since I often have that response when horror is more atmospheric than narrative, I consider this a good thing.
I think more hard-core horror fans than I am might enjoy this more than I did. Still, it's a very good collection.
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Horror Library Volume 5 eBook R J Cavender Boyd E Harris Reviews
+HORROR LIBRARY+ does it again with Volume 5. I've never been disappointed with any of the previous volumes. These anthologies are packed with a great variety of stories ranging from the mildly unsettling to the absolutely disturbing. I believe Volume 5 is one of the best yet. Every story got a little bit under my skin and stayed on my mind for a while, the tension building as the stories progressed. Some of my favorites include, "Blown" by Pat MacEwen, "Jerrod Steihl Goes Home" by Ian Withrow, "Notes for an Article on Bainbridge Farm" by Bentley Little, and "Pillars of Light" by Michael A. Arnzen, and I could go on and list every single story, but rather will suggest purchasing this book and reading it.
I can at the beginning say three things about the Horror Library series they pack a lot of stories into each anthology (30 in this volume), their selections cover a broad range of styles and sub-genres, and while a few of the authors are among the well known, most are not, giving the reader a chance to see new voices in the field who have the potential to make their mark in the future.
Of the stories in this, the fifth volume of the series, several stand out
"Blown" by Pat MacEwen - Sometimes an author can distill a moment of true horror in a single visual image, one that you cannot shake even after the story is done. This is one of those stories. Especially because the horror involved here is neither supernatural nor psychological. It simply is, and you're left hoping that you never have to see it because you know that yes indeed you could someday. Because you know that if you do see it, you'll now know exactly what it means, just as the narrator of the story does.
"Jerrod Steihl Goes Home" by Ian Withrow - There's a whole sub-genre of horror stories based on bullied students who take their revenge on their classmates, going all the way back to Stephen King's classic Carrie and probably beyond. You'd think that the idea has been done to death, but you'd be wrong. Jerrod Steihl will stick in your mind long after you've forgotten most of the others.
"Notes for an Article on Bainbridge Farm" by Bentley Little - One should be careful when doing research for a story, lest you find yourself becoming the story. One should also pay attention when your own notes are warning you that pursuing the story is probably the worst idea you'll ever have. A short, sharp shock from one of the masters of the genre.
"Open Mind Night at the Ritz" by Shane McKenzie - Sometimes "You have to be willing to bleed for your art" isn't just a metaphor. Not if you want to go up after Radical Raymond on Open Mind Night at the Ritz.
"Pillars of Light" by Michael A. Arnzen - Sometimes the problem with religious madmen isn't that they're wrong - it's that they don't know what they're doing. Which is why their rituals rarely work out as expected. Not that that knowledge will do you any good.
"Footprints Fading in the Desert" by Eric J. Guignard - Death isn't the worst thing that can befall those stranded in the desert. For some, there are worse fates. Particularly if you've sworn an oath. A haunting story where the author has distilled the horror into a carefully composed visual image, one that will stay with you long after the story is done.
"Bath Time!" by Jeff Strand - Sometimes you not only just can't win, you can't even lose with a tiny shred of dignity left intact. A gory, surreal and darkly comic little tale.
"The Happiness Toy" by Ray Garton - A cautionary tale reminding us that one should be careful where one leaves one's toys. And that one woman's happiness can be another woman's horror.
"Ambrosia" by Dev Jarrett - There are beings that walk among us who, although they appear human, are something else entirely. Particularly in their tastes, which as this story shows can be quite refined indeed.
"Follower" by Danny Rhodes - Sometimes horror comes in a moment of realization. Particularly when you're alone on a mountain trying to set a record and someone seems to be following you.
"Whispers in the Wax" by Tonia Brown - Deliciously chilling, extremely well done old-school "there are things man was not meant to know" horror story. This one's gonna show up in other anthologies. It's that good.
"The Mirror Box" by Charles Colyott - In many stories, the horror lies in what is done _to_ a person, and there's definitely some of that in this elegantly crafted story of two young best friends. But there's also another kind horror, far more rare, decanted from unbearable sadness, where the greater horror lies in what we're ultimately willing to do _for_ someone.
"The Local Haunt" by Janine-Langley Wood - This is another story where the horror comes with realization, not all at once as in "Follower" but gradually, subtly, as the layers are peeled away to reveal the reality of the situation for a chatty English lady and her single silent guest.
In addition to the stories cited above, two others are, I feel, worth mentioning "The Immolation Scene" by John F.D. Taff, and "The Vulture's Art" by Benjamin Kane Ethridge. I found the premises for each story to be both fascinating and original, but as stories they just fell a bit short for me. Of the other stories in the anthology, there were a few that, though they were well written, were too familiar in theme and predictable in nature to be worth seeking out, and others simply did not work for me for one reason or another.
But all that said, almost half of the stories in this volume of Horror Library were stand-outs in one way or another, making this an anthology I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys the horror genre and particularly to anyone interested in seeing new voices starting to make their name who may well be worth following. The mark of a good horror story is how long it stays with you after you're done reading, and I think any reader is going to find a number of stories here that will stay with them for a long, long time.
One other note I have always liked the cover art used in each previous volume of the Horror Library series. The cover art for this volume - "Zombie Land" by Danielle Tunstall - continues in their disturbingly eye-catching tradition.
A good read.
I was a little disappointed with this volume compared to the earlier volumes. The previous volumes were hard to put down whereas that wasn't the case with this one.
This collection is one to savor. Every story conjures up a unique and vivid world with fascinating characters that are riveting and often startling. No wonder it's a Bram Stoker nominee.
Not a bad collection, some of the stories are ok but others over stay their welcome and have that 'read that kinda story before' and motivate the read to flick to the next before finishing. Otherwise good time filler whilst on the plane or doing the public transport thing
I absolutely love short horror stories, and this definitely fit that bill. I can't wait for another volume. I'm running out of reading material
This is an anthology of a wide range of traditional horror stories. Some are funny, some are creepy, some are just gross.
Whether or not they were to my taste, though, they were all quite well-written, and only a couple so vague that at the end I had little idea what had been going on. Since I often have that response when horror is more atmospheric than narrative, I consider this a good thing.
I think more hard-core horror fans than I am might enjoy this more than I did. Still, it's a very good collection.
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