Review: A Read for All
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
I'm not a huge fan of mixed anthologies. I prefer one author to write them all otherwise you never know what you're ending up with. Darkfuse's first anthology proves my point. It's definitely a mixed bag of great to bad stories. Fortunately this was gifted to me by a very good friend so I think it was money well spent.She Sleeps in the Depths - William Meikle - 4 starsThe softer side of Willie Meikle. He's one of my favorite authors and I'd never turn down a chance to read one of his stories.Better Heard and Not Seen - Michael Penkas - 5 starsI'd never read him before. This was old fashioned creep you out horror at it's best.  A must read.Carrion Fowl - William Eakin - 3 starsIt was OK, not really my style.Jaws of Life - E.G. Smith - 3 starsOk, but predictable.Netherview - Gary McMahon - 2 starsI really like reading Gary's work, but this upset me. This read like the beginning of a novel. It simply ended. I felt cheated. I have a feeling we'll be seeing this one later in another format. I don't like when authors do that and won't support them.Children of the Horned God - Christopher Fulbright - 4 starsA mix of SF/horror that I liked a lot.So do the math and that averages out to 3.5 stars. It's easy to toss that low one out and round up to 4 stars and recommend this anthology.  I just hope that Darkfuse #2 is single author or even dual author. I think that would be much more appealing.