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Summary: mostly run-of-the-mill
Review: DARKER MASQUES is a nearly 600-page collection of horror stories and poems previously collected in MASQUES III and MASQUES IV. While the roster of authors is mostly first-rate, few of these stories rank among their best; some are even rather obvious or pointless. Out of 59 entries, I woould only recommend three: "Julia's Touch" by David T. Connolly, which has more emotional depth in its three pages than many novels, "My Private Memoirs of the Hoffer Stigmata Pandemic" by Dan Simmons, which has a sick, albeit enjoyable, sense of justice as its theme, and "The Secret" by Steve Allen (!!!), which evokes just the right note of pathos. For the most part, the other stories aren't bad, they're just not exceptional.PS: for some reason, the authors names are not listed with the story titles on the CONTENTS page.
Rating:
Summary: mostly run-of-the-mill
Review: DARKER MASQUES is a nearly 600-page collection of horror stories and poems previously collected in MASQUES III and MASQUES IV. While the roster of authors is mostly first-rate, few of these stories rank among their best; some are even rather obvious or pointless. Out of 59 entries, I woould only recommend three: "Julia's Touch" by David T. Connolly, which has more emotional depth in its three pages than many novels, "My Private Memoirs of the Hoffer Stigmata Pandemic" by Dan Simmons, which has a sick, albeit enjoyable, sense of justice as its theme, and "The Secret" by Steve Allen (!!!), which evokes just the right note of pathos. For the most part, the other stories aren't bad, they're just not exceptional. PS: for some reason, the authors names are not listed with the story titles on the CONTENTS page.
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