Deadsville

A great collection of thirteen horror stories...

Every story was well written and described, and every plot hit the mark. Doesn't suffer from too many repeating themes, save perhaps for tree-related monsters and/or violence and the Devil, but I suppose you get an evil version of him in one story and a fun one that I'd like to be friends within the other. Err. Anyways I'll do a few stories –

The Pit – A teenager finds himself in a hole in the ground with no idea how he got there. As he goes through his thoughts you find out he bullied another kid ... It's very atmospheric and the slow reveals are well done.

Knacker Man – Morris, who runs a diner and also cares for his wife with cancer, has one of his older regulars come in and tell him he is about to die. When asked how he knows this he said he heard the sound, signaling that he's about to die. This sets off Morris off to find out about the Knacker Man while both his wife and own mental health deteriorate...

The Children in the Meadow – A farmer learns that his son has gone out to a meadow where he has forbidden his family to go... The meadow is inhabited by some strange evil children who want them to stay there forever... The characters in this one are amazing.

There's also great original takes on both zombies and vampires, and a few shorter ones that are more psychological horror and you're never sure what's real...

One of those rare collections where I enjoyed every story. I was really surprised to see how good this was.