Review: Dark and Brooding Horror/fantasy Anthology
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
This book was sent to me as an eBook from the Editor, through  Library Thing Member Giveaways in exchange for an honest review.If you like short stories that are dark, and on the far edge of reality, Little Visible Delight is an anthology of short stories that will deliver the horror/fantasy fix you crave.  Consisting of 12 stories, each author has crafted chilling, thought provoking tales, all of which are centered on the theme of obsession. Most of the stories are written in a beautiful prose style, delivering a shock, or at the least a surprise which I didn't see coming. My favorites were The Receiver of Tales by Lynda E.Rucker, which I found to be an excellent way to start the book, and Needs Must When the Devil Drives by Corey J. Herndon, which is a wonderful time-travel tale of murder, and man’s obsession with mortality.  Not all of the stories are equally entertaining, but all do delve into territory that is both dark and fantastical. I would recommend this anthology for fans of John Grover, Peter Straub, or Harry Crews. What I love about reading a good anthology, is the fact that I almost always discover a writer that I have never read, whose work prompts me to search out everything they have written. In this case, that author is Corey J. Herndon. Give this collection a chance, and I believe you will be glad that you did.