Halloween Carnival Vol 1 (Various Authors) 4/5 stars
I received a copy of Haloween Carnival from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It's official, Halloween is officially upon us and Hydra has come to get us in the Halloween spirit with a new anthology series. I loved the cover, but let's go ahead and be honest here by admitting this isn't exactly what I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, but I wasn't exactly sure how this was going to end, or even what it was trying to achieve. When you think of Halloween stories you expect scary, but none of these are. That's not a bad thing, and if anything, it sets up the series to be something different which it achieves nicely. Two of these stories have a nice Twilight Zone feel to them, and are powerful in their delivery. The theme here is Halloween, and that's pretty much it.
Demon Air, Strange Candy, and #makehalloweenscaryagain are the standout stories. Each offer a different take on the theme and are truly the gems in this collection. The other stories aren't bad at all, and whoever compiled this collection did a great job with such a short anthology. Bad news is if you came here for something scary, or even gory, you came to the wrong place. Halloween Carnival isn't about the scares, or even the gross out. It's a collection you can read around a bonfire, or aloud with a group of friends. It captures the spirit of Halloween and the fact that anything can happen on such a magical night. Hydra once again has a fine collection on their hands, and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
I received a copy of Haloween Carnival from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It's official, Halloween is officially upon us and Hydra has come to get us in the Halloween spirit with a new anthology series. I loved the cover, but let's go ahead and be honest here by admitting this isn't exactly what I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, but I wasn't exactly sure how this was going to end, or even what it was trying to achieve. When you think of Halloween stories you expect scary, but none of these are. That's not a bad thing, and if anything, it sets up the series to be something different which it achieves nicely. Two of these stories have a nice Twilight Zone feel to them, and are powerful in their delivery. The theme here is Halloween, and that's pretty much it.
Demon Air, Strange Candy, and #makehalloweenscaryagain are the standout stories. Each offer a different take on the theme and are truly the gems in this collection. The other stories aren't bad at all, and whoever compiled this collection did a great job with such a short anthology. Bad news is if you came here for something scary, or even gory, you came to the wrong place. Halloween Carnival isn't about the scares, or even the gross out. It's a collection you can read around a bonfire, or aloud with a group of friends. It captures the spirit of Halloween and the fact that anything can happen on such a magical night. Hydra once again has a fine collection on their hands, and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
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