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Average rating4
In this collection Bower really demonstrates that he can write across a wide spectrum of horror subgenres and settings. He also shows that can instill a sense of oppressiveness and bleakness pretty well without getting overly verbose.
There was one story that I felt was too long for its own good and a couple that I felt ended too abruptly and I wish Bower had given us a little bit more about his stories in the notes at the end but that's about all the negative I have about this one.