Frontiers of Terror

Rating:
Summary: Decent anthology
Review: A good selection of modern horror/dark fantasy tales. The standouts are the surprisingly chilling "Praying That You Feel Better Soon"; the two Cthulhu Mythos tales of Inspector Legrasse, "Patiently Waiting" and "Where Shadow Falls" (which feel more like Robert E. Howard than Lovecraft; the second tale is better done than the first, IMHO); and the nightmarish "The Arizona Underground." A few are less fantastic ("Black Velvet") or less horrific ("One Last Drag" and "Rest in Peace") or even tending towards other genres altogether ("Time of the Gr'nar"), but overall this is a nice collection, good casual reading.

Rating:
Summary: Decent anthology
Review: A good selection of modern horror/dark fantasy tales. The standouts are the surprisingly chilling "Praying That You Feel Better Soon"; the two Cthulhu Mythos tales of Inspector Legrasse, "Patiently Waiting" and "Where Shadow Falls" (which feel more like Robert E. Howard than Lovecraft; the second tale is better done than the first, IMHO); and the nightmarish "The Arizona Underground." A few are less fantastic ("Black Velvet") or less horrific ("One Last Drag" and "Rest in Peace") or even tending towards other genres altogether ("Time of the Gr'nar"), but overall this is a nice collection, good casual reading.