Book Info
Name of Book : Darkness Beckons
Author : Mark Morris
Publisher : Flame Tree Press
Publication Date : 10 Oct, 2023
No. of Pages : 354
Format : Netgalley DRC
Why did I choose the book ?
Darkness Beckons by Mark Morris was offered by Random Things Tours in exchange of an honest review. And, today is my turn to post review on account of this blog tour.
Where to get the book ?
Darkness Beckons by Mark Morris is available on Amazon :
Author Introduction
Mark Morris is the author of over twenty novels, including Toady, Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Fiddleback, The Deluge and four books in the popular Doctor Who range. His short stories, novellas, articles and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines, and he is editor of both Cinema Macabre, a book of horror movie essays by genre luminaries for which he won the 2007 British Fantasy Award, and its follow-up Cinema Futura. His recently published or forthcoming work includes the official tie-in novel for zombie apocalypse computer game Dead Island, a novelisation of the 1971 Hammer movie Vampire Circus, and The Wolves of London, book one of the Obsidian Heart trilogy, which will be published by Titan Books in 2014.
Blurb
Darkness Beckons is the fourth volume in the non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. A terrifying cocktail of the familiar and the new, the established and the emerging.
SAINT BARBARA by Nina Allan
HARE MOON by H.V. Patterson
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS by Stephen Volk
DUSK by Angela Slatter
A FACE LEAVING NO TRACES by Brian Evenson
GOOD BONES by Sarah Read
FACTS CONCERNING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ORLOFF SIX by Alyssa C. Greene
HE WASN’T THERE AGAIN TODAY by Peter Atkins
DODGER by Carly Holmes
FROM THE MAN-SEAT by Reggie Oliver
THE SERVICE by Ally Wilkes
THE LATE MRS. APPLEGARTH by Mark Gatiss
THE FIG TREE by Lucie McKnight Hardy
IF YOUR SOUL WERE A PITCHFORK I’D DESPISE YOU by Eric LaRocca
HEEBIE JEEBIES by Amanda Cecelia Lang
KILLING BONES by Simon Clark
IL CREPUSCOLO by Helen Marshall
REMEMBER ME by Ronald Malfi
WITCH’S CLUTCH by Simon Strantzas
CAMP NEVER by J.S. Breukelaar
My Opinion
Darkness Beckons by Mark Morris is a horror short anthology which brings to you some creepy tales from the dark. I have already read many books by Mark Morris, so had high hopes for the book. The stories are not which are going to give you jump scares but they are basically silent horror. The book slowly engulfs you in the darkness. Some of the stories lacked the charm, but all the others were good. Also, the stories are by some of the famous horror authors.
The characters have been portrayed dark and secretive to boost the plot. The book is a perfect read for the Halloween. The book deserves 4 stars. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an opportunity to read and review the book.
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