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Horror Stories - A Collection Of Terror (2010)

by Jack Kilborn(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0011967374 (ISBN13: 2940011967375)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Joe Konrath

review 1: This was a very quick read and I have not read very many of his other works so I can't really compare how his quality has developed. Instead of calling these scary tales, they should be described as disturbing. As you can predict from the cover the contents are gory and unsettling and I guarantee that you will be making facial expressions or gasps in a few of the tales. The violence against women in multiple stories began to feel like what someone else described as 'torture porn' and it made me uncomfortable. Maybe this is just the author's twisted specialty.. Like I said I have not read his other works.I do worry that this collection does not leave you with anything because there is a very consistent pattern of including a twist in the story at the end so second reads wo... moren't leave you with much satisfaction. I recommend that you get it at a library or an e-version because the $12 I paid for a day of reading these stories barely seemed worth it because I value being able to enjoy a book multiple times.
review 2: I like a good horror story and there were several good ones in this anthology; however, many missed the boat for me. Several were way too sexually explicit for my taste. I also prefer more sophisticated psychological and/or supernatural horror rather than just gross out based stories which were also prevalent here. These certainly evoke a viceral reaction but not necessarily fear and/or anxiety which is more what I am typically looking for. The good ones were good so I gave it 2 stars but even though I really wanted to like it I can't go higher than that. less

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