The Box: Uncanny Stories

A selection of short stories that never quite become the horror/thriller that I want from one of my favourite authors. While it's obviously an influence for Stephen King's twisted tales it lacks the disturbing depth I expected.
Some stories are lazy and pointless whereas others nearly get there then pull back at the last moment. I'm surprised the tale that gave this compilation it's title was made into a film. I found it fairly generic and boring.
“Mute” has the best storyline, more Sci-Fi in style whereas “The Dying Room” could have been a great horror but let itself down at the end. I quite enjoyed the weirdness of “‘Tis the Season to be Jelly” but maybe I was just relieved to be at the end of the book?
“A Flourish of Strumpets” was awful and pointless - you've not just let yourself down, you let the whole class down Mr Matheson - and the rest of the stuff was so-so. All-in-all a rather forgetful, uninspiring bunch of stories.