Review: A Lucky-Dip experience: like most anthologies
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
A highly entertaining compendium of contemporary American horror short-stories cover a disparate variety of themes.  Some, unfortunately, weren't my cup of tea being long on purple prose and adverbs and short on creativity...hence the Three Star rating (Satisfactory/Average).To be excellent, in my opinion, a horror story has to be memorable.  A yarn that clicks a gear in your head in such a way that you never forget it because your world-view has been shifted.Fortunately Spatterlands contains some real gems which did just that for me, thus:Bad Vikings, Strange Neighbors, Meat Sculpture (sell your veal shares now!), Special Person's Party (don't forget budget cinnamon spray), Sticking It To The Ex and The Cop Who Called...all turned my keys.  Great stuff!