Final Curtain: Tales Inspired by the Phantom of the Opera Edited by Steve Berman
A mysterious dirge in human form, Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera is both man and monster, the villain of one of the more famous novels of the early 20th century. Fittingly, the Opera ghost has inspired grandiose movies and an award-winning musical. And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction, edited by Steve Berman. What has happened to the purloined body of Lon Chaney? Who is convinced that the Phantom is alive after the events of Paris? And contemporary haunting stories of youths drawn to the eerie music of an underground grotto or a pair of devious lovers trying to make it big on Broadway even if it takes a killing.
CanadaHeavy
“Undertow. Caught in something that’s pulling him under, deeper and deeper into the dark.” A poignant tale of two estranged brothers reconnecting. After a lifetime of trauma and strange occurrences, Jamie and Eric catch up in a bar in Hawaii. The following events will break their bond further, or forge it into something stronger; a body, a boat, and an unbelievable cosmic encounter alter both their lives. I really, really enjoyed the author’s writing and descriptive style. There were some seriously creepy moments and the whole boat foray evoked a sense of dread for me.
United KingdomNot Eating Fish For A While
It starts out with such a raw and real representation of what would happen in that situation and then it all just goes sideways. I read this in two separate sittings and there was not one part where it lagged. I was either what um what or just oof the whole time. I couldn’t really even categorise what genre this book would be. There’s so many different aspects all thrown together but one thing I do know is I will not be eating any fish for a long time. Those descriptions will haunt me. There was sadness and deep feeling in the writing but also weirdness and gore. This was a nice all rounder.