I recently received “Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous” by Ellen Datlow directly from the publisher, for reasons unrelated to review. As a fan of both monsters and short stories, I decided to give it a read and share my thoughts. However, I must admit that the book was a bit hit-and-miss for me. While some of the stories were good, many were too slow-paced to make for a truly impactful horror anthology. It made me wonder whatever happened to the brutal, hard-hitting horror stories of the past.
3 Stars.
