Mini review of Best Horror #4

Mini review of Best Horror #4

: ellen_datlow; October 2nd, 2012

From Book Slut/ Teenage Horror
September column by Colleen Mondor
http://tinyurl.com/9o3asah
Older teens should also check out The Best Horror of the Year Volume Four, edited by Ellen Datlow. It includes a host of stories by the likes of Stephen King (although I think his story is one of the weakest), Margo Lanagan, Peter Straub, A.C. Wise (who tells us what happened to the "final girl" in a particularly frightful horror movie), and Simon Bestwick (consider this the antithesis to Ray Bradbury's "The Foghorn"). Datlow's anthologies continue to be standouts and are always a safe bet for frightful reads of epic proportions.

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( 7 comments — Leave a comment )

sarcobatus

2012-10-03 02:30 am (UTC)

Livia's Omphalos was the first story I read in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: VOL. FOUR -- wow. Took me a while to recover. Think my skin crawled off and hid.

Great anthology.

ellen_datlow

2012-10-03 02:33 am (UTC)

It's a stunner, isn't it? She gets better and better. She will be happy to hear it.

Thank you.

ellen_datlow

2012-10-03 02:35 am (UTC)

May I quote you on twitter to Livia?

sarcobatus

2012-10-03 02:27 pm (UTC)

You're welcome, Ellen.

Yes, of course you may quote me on twitter to Livia. :)

Have you read Pulver's antho A SEASON IN CARCOSA? Gemma is a stand out! Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars.

ellen_datlow

2012-10-03 02:50 pm (UTC)

Thank.

Just got the antho. Will read all but looking forward to that.

GrimReeser

(Anonymous)

2012-10-06 12:53 am (UTC)

Great anthology. It was wonderful to find another short story by Laird Barron. Just finished The Croning. That man has the touch of greatness about him.