Review: Another Sampling of Dark Fiction
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
#2 in the Darkfuse anthology series offers six short tales from six different authors.  The best of the bunch are the first and last stories.  The first, "Nether Goole" by Richard Farren Barber, is a creepy and atmospheric tale about a couple of friends on their monthly road trip to find some obscure place on the map.  This month’s trip is to a place called Nether Goole. Yikes!  The last, "The Eldritch Eye" by Tim Curran, is another creature feature of sorts by a master of creature features.  Both of these are very enjoyable.The middle of the book stands out more for just being a collection of very brief tales that either lack any real tension or end very suddenly.  Of these middle four, "Pink Denim" by Brady Golden stands out for me as a sad, lonely tale with a nice conclusion.Like most anthologies, there will always be some you enjoy more than others.  And may even be a few you don’t care for at all.  But overall, this is a good collection of stories and I look forward to #3.