The Best Horror of the Year #13 – Ellen Datlow

Edited by Ellen Datlow (2021)

My previous reviews of Ellen Datlow: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/ellen-datlow/

Stories by A C Wise,  Catriona Ward, Jack Lothian, Stephen Graham Jones, Maria Haskins, Jason Sanford, Richard Gavin, Gemma Files, Michael Marshall Smith, Elana Gomel, Stephen Volk, Christopher Harman, Sam Hicks, David Surface, Tom Johnstone, Nathan Ballingrud, Pete W Sutton, J A W McCarthy, Gary McMahon, Alessandro Manzetti, Steve Duffy, Simon Bestwick, Andrew Humphrey, Sarah Pinsker, Thana Niveau.

When I read this book, my review will appear in the comment stream below….

Seaside Terror

Terror Tales of the Seaside edited by Paul Finch
Gray Friar Press (2013)
I intend to carry out a real time review of the fiction in this book even though it has no story based in Clacton on Sea. This book was purchased by me from Gray Friar Press.
The stories are by Reggie Oliver, Stephen Laws, Stephen Volk, Joseph Freeman, Sam Stone, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Kurt Unsworth, R.B. Russell, Robert Spalding, Gary Fry, Paul Finch, Paul Kane, Kate Farrell, Christopher Harman.

MY REVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMMENT STREAM BELOW AS AND WHEN I READ EACH STORY:-

Strange Tales IV

Having just purchased STRANGE TALES: Volume IV (2014) Edited by Rosalie Parker from Tartarus Press, I am pleased to be in a position to start a real-time review of this high quality production hardback book shown below.

Tartarus website

Stories by Christopher Harman, Rhys Hughes, Rebecca Lloyd, John Howard, A.J. McIntosh, V.H. Leslie, Andrew Apter, Angela Slatter, Matt Leyshon, Mark Francis, H.V. Chao, Andrew Hook, Jason A. Wyckoff, Richard Hill, John Gaskin.

My previous reviews of some other Tartarus Press books: Flowers of the Sea: Reggie Oliver – Star Kites: Mark Valentine – Cold to the Touch: Simon Strantzas – Mrs Midnight: Reggie Oliver – Morbid Tales: Quentin S. Crisp – Black Horse: Jason A. Wyckoff.

MY REAL-TIME REVIEW OF THE FICTION IN THIS BOOK WILL APPEAR IN THE COMMENT STREAM BELOW AS AND WHEN I READ EACH STORY.

The Heaven Tree – Christopher Harman

The Heaven Tree & Other Stories by Christopher Harman

I recently received this 2013 book that I purchased from Sarob Press.

My previous reviews of Christopher Harman stories HERE and HERE.

“She turned, her hands clasped in his, and looked up at the Tree of Dreams. Then, very gently, she bent and laid her lips against the bark.”
— from ‘The Tree of Heaven’ (1908) by Robert W. Chambers

MY REAL-TIME REVIEW OF THIS BOOK WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMMENT STREAM BELOW AS AND WHEN I READ EACH STORY:-

Rustblind and Silverbright

My real-time review of

RUSTBLIND AND SILVERBRIGHT: A Slipstream Anthology of Railway Stories

Edited by David Rix (Eibonvale Press 2013)

A book I have purchased from the publisher.

My gestalt real-time review will appear in the comment stream below as and when I read each story.

Authors of the stories: Andrew Hook, Allen Ashley, Aliya Whiteley, John Howard, Daniella Geary, Nina Allan, Joel lane, SJ Fowler, Anon, Rhys Hughes, Marion Pitman, RD Hodkinson, David McGroarty, Danny Rhodes, Christopher Harman, Steve Rasnic Tem, Charles Wilkinson, Gavin Salisbury, Douglas Thompson, Jet McDonald, John Greenwood, Andrew Coulthard, Steven Pirie, Rosanne Rabinowitz, Mat Joiner.