Katherine
Anthologies are always so hard to rate, because I’ll love some of the stories but be very meh on others. I’m thinking a 3.5/5 overall. I liked “The Black Strings”, “Ghost Light”, “The Screamers”, and “The Brides of Devil’s Bayou” the most. I found it interesting that many of the stories dealt with body snatching or generational trauma. The latter makes sense to me, but I’m fascinated by the former being a prevalent theme. I’d be curious to know why that is; I’ll have to do some research on Black horror themes. Overall I’d recommend the anthology, it’s an interesting read and not extremely scary.
Anthologies are always so hard to rate, because I’ll love some of the stories but be very meh on others. I’m thinking a 3.5/5 overall. I liked “The Black Strings”, “Ghost Light”, “The Screamers”, and “The Brides of Devil’s Bayou” the most. I found it interesting that many of the stories dealt with body snatching or generational trauma. The latter makes sense to me, but I’m fascinated by the former being a prevalent theme. I’d be curious to know why that is; I’ll have to do some research on Black horror themes. Overall I’d recommend the anthology, it’s an interesting read and not extremely scary.
