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Name of Book: Fears Tales of Psychological Horror
Author: Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Tachyon
Publication Date: 10 Sep 2024
No. of Pages: 336
Format: Netgalley Digital
Your grandfather confesses his heinous crime to you alone. You try to save a young girl from sexual assault, but she's not really a victim. Your child is sacrificed in compensation for your social misstep. You compete in a sick game to save your loved ones. Your mom is insane, your dad is dying, your brother is not your brother, and you're stuck in the same house until one or all of you are dead.
Far below the unlikeliness of the supernatural lives something worse: the depths of human depravity. We live in fear of the cruelties of respected leaders and of the despicable crimes of neighbors who seem normal. We live with anxiety about our innermost desires and the unforgivable things we might do in a moment of passion. Or, if we fail to curb our urges, we live with the terrible secrets of our unfettered resentments.
In the uniquely unsettling anthology, iconic editor Ellen Datlow has unearthed twenty-one exemplary tales of what humanity fears most: The predators who are human.
Ellen Datlow is one of horror’s quintessential, bestselling, and most acclaimed editors. She has won multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, and Shirley Jackson awards and has received lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the World Fantasy and World Horror Associations. She was the fiction editor of OMNI for nearly twenty years, and edited the magazines Event Horizon and Sci Fiction, and is currently a genre fiction editor at Tor.com. Her many anthologies include the long-running Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, the Best Horror of the Year series; Snow White, Blood Red; Lovecraft’s Monsters; Naked City; The Monstrous; Body Shocks; and Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror. Datlow lives in New York City.
My Opinion
Fears by Ellen Datlow is a collection of horror stories from renowned authors, but unfortunately, it didn’t live up to my expectations. While the first story had a promising spark of horror, the rest failed to deliver the same impact. Some were so dull that I had to DNF them, which is disappointing considering Datlow’s reputation for curating compelling anthologies.
I have read her earlier works and found them engaging, but this collection lacked the thrill and tension necessary for good horror. The stories didn’t evoke fear or suspense, making them feel flat and uninspired. I was hoping for eerie, spine-chilling narratives, but instead, many felt tedious and forgettable. A few had interesting concepts but lacked execution, making the overall experience underwhelming. If you’re a hardcore horror fan, this might not satisfy your craving for terror. I expected more, and sadly, this one didn’t deliver. The book deserves 3 stars.
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