Generally speaking, I am not disappointed in collections. There is always something good to read or as a writer pick apart or learn from 999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense may be the anti-collection, for me. Sure, there is King and Gaiman (again) and many others. That should be a book seller in itself, for many yes. I want a bit more, however.
Now, Kim Newman’s ‘Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Morgue' kicks things off nicely but for me 999 mostly staggers along from there. There are a ton of big names but the not so familiar names provide a bland drag to the book. I am not sure how or why these ‘filler’ tales are even a part of the collection. Whining aside, check out Spruill’s ‘Hemophage.’
Overall, nah. I wasn’t excited and even found some of the named author’s tales not to be what I have come to admire. The entire “book” feels thrown together … maybe it’s just me?
Now, Kim Newman’s ‘Amerikanski Dead at the Moscow Morgue' kicks things off nicely but for me 999 mostly staggers along from there. There are a ton of big names but the not so familiar names provide a bland drag to the book. I am not sure how or why these ‘filler’ tales are even a part of the collection. Whining aside, check out Spruill’s ‘Hemophage.’ Overall, nah. I wasn’t excited and even found some of the named author’s tales not to be what I have come to admire. The entire “book” feels thrown together … maybe it’s just me?
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