Review: I wanted some horror!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2012
While some of these stories feature creepy or supernatural events, most of them fell well short of the "horror" mark for me.  They reminded me of the old "Goosebumps" series more than stories written for adults.  Part of that may have been the apparent theme of the collection (children), but it's certainly possible to write stories featuring children that still manage to satisfy adult cravings for horror.  In addition to being curiously childlike, some of these stories felt ahistorical, as if they were set in some mythological "American past," where there were pies cooling on windowsills.For those who find much of modern horror too bloody or too focused on psychological details, this may be very pleasing.  As for myself, I'll keep searching for more complex fare.