Publication date UK format 18/10/22 book 304 pages
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Synopsis
An exceptional third book in the horror anthology series which Publishers Weekly highlighted as “Beautifully written pieces that lean into the intuitive and fantastic.” Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
My Review
This was a great collection of horror stories that has something for everyone. It's a mixed bag of styles of writing and types of horror stories. I obviously loved some more than others. My favourite stories were the nine of diamonds and room for the night. It was great reading all the different styles. One book was extremely gorey and a couple were very weird. I had to laugh at a couple of the stories names especially the floor is lava if you have kids then just reading this story or review you might probably find yourself picking your feet of the ground. The book was edited in a great way which made it follow well from story to story. At the end there was a section about each book the author and editor. I felt like this information would of been better suited to an intro into each story. It might of made me understand better some of the weirder stories. I wouldn't say that these stories were overly scary as they varied so much but some were creepy. I recommend this book to all those who love short stories and also those looking to find there perfect type of horror book or author.
So much praise goes out to the authors, editor and publishers for creating this very interesting collection of short stories. I will certainly be looking out for books just like this one.
Where you can buy this book
Amazon US K $6.99, HC 17.96, PB $16.95
Waterstones PB £9.95
Google Books EB £5.99
B&N HC $26.95 PB $16.95, EB $6.99
Kobo EB £5.99
Amazon UK K £5.99, HC £19.52, PB £9.15
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