Halloween Horrors: New Tales of Dark Fantasy and Terror

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Summary: MY FAVORITE HALLOWEEN ANTHOLOGY
Review: I was lucky enough to pick up this Halloween anthology in paperback in the waning days of September '87 right after I signed into Ft. Devens, MA. Nothing beats being in New England in the Fall. Anyway, I was happy to be able to find some Halloween related horror just in time for my favorite holiday. Having recently read a lot of longer fiction by Clive Barker and Stephen King, I was glad to be able to enjoy a few of the shorter works by some of my other favorite writers (Bloch, Campbell, Grant, McCammon, McDowell, Strieber). The story that I liked the best (and remember the most) out of this collection is Whitley Strieber's "The Nixon Mask". This collection easily ranks right up there with October Dreams (edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish) and is way better then The Ultimate Halloween (edited by Marvin Kaye). I only wish that more (not just horror) writers would try their hand at crafting a tale that somehow deals with Halloween so that I'd have more to read at and about this time of year. Happy Halloween!!!