Granta-Horror

The biggest problem with this book is that it lacked a lot of the basic horror elements.  Most of the stories were existential and morose.  Even the Stephen King story was more of a sad story than that of horror.

I recommend this book for one story called "The Infamous Bengal Ming".  This story struck a chord with me because of the creative use of first person perspective as a tiger.

I rate this book at a 2 out of 5.

Thirteen

            I felt like a fifteen year old girl reading this book, but I couldn't put it down.  I have to say, that the suspense level of this book was high and it had just enough horror elements to fit in the genre.  There were ghost stories, serial killer stories, and probably way more that I cant recall right off hand.  This was a fun book to read.
            I recommend this book to the young adult crowd but also to the adult crowd because the book had great suspense.  I give this book a solid 4.5 out of 5.

"Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association" Book Review

             "Writing Horror" is a book that should be on every horror writers book shelf.  It covered dialog, horror style, and the importance of reading horror.  Reading horror is probably the most important for the writer to stay fresh and creative.  Every chapter is written by a different author that provides differing perspectives on each topic.

              I recommend this book to amateur or intermediate writers.  For a beginning writer it might be a bit much, and for the professional, a good reminder of core elements.  I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 because it does a good job refreshing the elements of horror writing.

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