Review: Fun set of short stories with paranormal bend, just in time for Halloween!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2011
"The Halloween Collection" contains 9 stories, all either set on Halloween or having an otherworldly flare to them.  "Mind-Blower" has two youngsters up against demons.  "The Village of Those Who Touch the Dead" - set in Eddie McNally's Norothian Cycle world - has yakuza against a dreadful, murderous demon.  My favorite, "Haunting of OR 13," is about an intern who ends up facing OR 13 on Halloween.  "To Taste of Shimmering Revenge" was another favorite - a vampire, who had been in a torpor for 400 years, finds himself in modern-day California and aghast at the modern perception of vampires.  He must get his revenge.  "Ralphie the Special Werewolf" has a sofa cushion fetish and must either find a real girl within 24 hours or be neutered.  "Sunwalker's Kiss" is hard to describe without spoiling it, but is a very good read.  "Magickal Vendetta" is pretty much straight romance, by the formula, only with a witch and I didn't much care for it, although it is well written. "The Rhyn Trilogy: Origins" gives the origin of Rhynn, who is to be found in Lizzy Ford's other books.Overall a great set of short stories in the paranormal genre, ranging from light-hearted and fun to horror.  Recommended for this Halloween season, or anytime!