Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology Audiobook

" I'm not going to mince words so let me start of by telling you there are some pretty F'ed up stories in this book and they cover everything from murder to rape to suicide. Definitely for a high school and above audience. There were some stories I liked and they all seemed to be towards the end of the book. It was depressing to make my way through the first part of the book and I don't recommend doing it in one sitting unless you like this sort of thing. Many well-known writers contributed including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, etc. However, these stories have just been reprinted from previous sources so nothing is new material. "

" A really fun anthology of new horror. And I loves me the horror. Some is very weird. All is very interesting. Some is nothing short of brilliant. "

" Upon second reading, a couple stories I felt "meh" about before, I liked more. My favorite story is the same, though: "The Voice of the Beach" by Ramsey Campbell. "

" Eh. Couldn't get into it. "

" My urge is to give the book 3.5 stars. For me, 3 stars is pretty low, but a 4 star rating does not feel right because I found a number of the stories a struggle to get through, though I really enjoyed some of the stories. I liked "The Kiss" enough to look up the author, Tia Travis to see what else she has written. This was also true for "Plot Twist" author, David Schow. There were other great stories by authors I am already familiar with. Overall, a worthwhile anthology. "

" A better than average horror anthology; it contains some of my favorite genre authors (Neil Gaiman's beautiful tribute to Ray Bradbury, "October in the Chair", Graham Joyce, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell), as well as a few I wasn't familiar with ('The Bees' by Dan Chaon and 'The Great God Pan' by M. John Harrison are new favorites). Worth far more than the $1 I paid for it at Dollar Tree! "

" This anthology of horror stories made a lot of "Best of 2008" lists so I was very eager to give it a try. Many of the stories don't really strike me as being in the horror genre, belonging instead to the category of fantasy, but I did enjoy many of them. If you read only one story in the collection make it "The Kiss" by Tia V. Travis. Joe Hill's "20th Century Ghost" is another good one. "

" A collection of short stories, some of which were much better than others. Several of which weren't really horror, but whatever. "

" All the stories had the same style and it got a little tiring. Not bad, though. "

" There are some good tales in here, but I was unimpressed by the majority of them. I've heard said that if a book of short stories has one gem, then it wasn't a waste of time or money. "

" Not my genre, this mix of horror and who knows what. Too odd for me. "

" I liked the first two stories alright, but the next three just didn't work for me. I felt unengaged and wasn't inclined to even finish any of them. I rarely walk away from a book, but I did with this one. It is probably just that the writing styles weren't to my liking. "

" Some of these are misses (Cleopatra Brimstone was okay, but I went "What the fuck" way too much), but read "In Praise of Folly" by Thomas Tessier (chapter 10) and tell me you thought about venturing off the beaten bath any time soon. That story alone gives this damn book 4 stars. "

" "The Sadness of Detail" is the best story in this anthology. "

" Several of these stories aren't really part of the horror genre at all, but the quality of writing is quite high, and the last story, set in Surinam, is a knockout. Recommended. "

" Very good short stories. Some are gothic, some are gory, and some are outright strange. Good read! "

" Can I give it no stars? "

" The new horror is, unfortunately, not very scary at all. The only standouts are Stephen King and Joe Hill; Peter Straub's contribution was great, but not really what I define as horror. "

" Not every story is a keeper, but all of them are intriguing in their own way... and a few are absolute CLASSICS. An enjoyable anthology that really pushes the limits of what can be considered "horror." "

" This is a wonderful selection of short stories. There are some seriously disturbing, shudder-inducing stories in this book. Absolutely worth a read, really hard to put down. "

" Poe was a horror writer! What the hell was this crap?? "

" This is a great anthology, and Dan Chaon's opening story is a killer. Good Halloween read. "

" Some were excellent, some were really bad - I guess that's the point of an anthology, right, to play on people's taste? "

" Just started this creepy collection of short horror stories! "

" Very good short stories. Some are gothic, some are gory, and some are outright strange. Good read! "

" There are some good stories in here, but I was unimpressed by the majority of them. "

" Best stories in this anthology: <br/>The Bees - Dan Chaon <br/>In Praise of Folly - Thomas Tessier <br/>20th Century Ghost - Joe Hill <br/>The Green Glass Sea - Ellen Klages <br/> "

" So far, the stories by Elizabeth Hand and Ramsey Campbell are my favorite, but I'm not quite through the whole thing yet, so that may change. "

" Some good, some not-so-good, a mixed bag of short stories, perfect for October. "

" <br/>Frontloaded. The first half is awesome. The second half is kinda so-so. "

" Several of these stories aren't really part of the horror genre at all, but the quality of writing is quite high, and the last story, set in Surinam, is a knockout. Recommended. "

" Peter Straub has put together a terrific collection of stories to show that horror fiction is so much more than the monster under the bed or the bloody ax swinging through the air. While not every story was to my liking, I discovered new (to me) authors that I cannot wait to read more from. "

" A collection of short stories, some of which were much better than others. Several of which weren't really horror, but whatever. "