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Dark Screams: Volume Two Kindle Edition

by Robert R. McCammon (Author), Richard Christian Matheson (Author), Graham Masterton (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Robert McCammon, Norman Prentiss, Shawntelle Madison, Graham Masterton, and Richard Christian Matheson scale new heights of horror, suspense, and grimmest fantasy in Dark Screams: Volume Two, from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the renowned Cemetery Dance Publications.
 
THE DEEP END by Robert McCammon
Everyone thinks the drowning death of Neil Calder in the local swimming pool was a tragic accident. Only his father knows better. Now, on the last night of summer, Neil returns in search of revenge.
 
INTERVAL by Norman Prentiss
Flight 1137 from St. Louis by way of Nashville has gone missing. As anxious friends and family gather around the gate, a ticket clerk finds herself eyewitness to a moment of inhuman evil.
 
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK by Shawntelle Madison
Eleanor has come from New York City to prep an old Victorian house in Maine for America’s Mysterious Hotspots. Although she’s always thrown herself into her work, this job will take her places she’s never dreamed of going.
 
THE NIGHT HIDER by Graham Masterton
C. S. Lewis wrote about a portal that led to a world of magic and enchantment. But the wardrobe in Dawn’s room holds only death—until she solves its grisly mystery.
 
WHATEVER by Richard Christian Matheson
A 1970s rock ’n’ roll band that never was—in a world that is clearly our own . . . but perhaps isn’t, not anymore . . . or, at least, not yet—takes one hell of a trip.

Praise for Dark Screams: Volume Two
 
“Dark Screams: Volume Two [is] a worthwhile read and a great entry to this series. If this upward trend in quality continues, we are sure to see amazing things in the volumes to come.”—LitReactor
 
“[Brian James Freeman] and Richard Chizmar set themselves a high standard with the first volume, and it’s good to see that they have maintained that level of excellence. . . . If you like good, solid horror, check it out. I’ve found some new authors to read.”—Adventures Fantastic
 
“Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”—Atomic Fangirl
 
“Once I started this book, I didn’t want to read anything else.”—Carole’s Random Life
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“Dark Screams: Volume Two [is] a worthwhile read and a great entry to this series. If this upward trend in quality continues, we are sure to see amazing things in the volumes to come.”—LitReactor

“[Brian James Freeman] and Richard Chizmar set themselves a high standard with the first volume, and it’s good to see that they have maintained that level of excellence. . . . If you like good, solid horror, check it out. I’ve found some new authors to read.”—Adventures Fantastic

“Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”—Atomic Fangirl

“Once I started this book, I didn’t want to read anything else.”—Carole’s Random Life

About the Author

Norman Prentiss won the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for his novel Invisible Fences. He also garnered a 2009 Stoker for his short story "In the Porches of My Ears."

Robert R. McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the Matthew Corbett series and the Bram Stoker Award winner Boy's Life.

Richard Christian Matheson is an acclaimed novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter/producer.

Graham Masterton has published more than thirty-five horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America, and Family Portrait, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.

Shawntelle Madison is a web developer who loves to weave words as well as code. She is the author of the Immortality Strain series and the Coveted series, among other books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OEXM6OM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hydra (March 3, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2410 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 133 pages
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    NORMAN PRENTISS is the author of ODD ADVENTURES WITH YOUR OTHER FATHER, THE APOCALYPSE-A-DAY DESK CALENDAR, and LIFE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE, and he won the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for INVISIBLE FENCES, published by Cemetery Dance (www.cemeterydance.com). He also won a 2009 Stoker for his short story, "In the Porches of My Ears," published in POSTSCRIPTS 18. Other publications include THE BOOK OF BABY NAMES, THE FLESHLESS MAN, FOUR LEGS IN THE MORNING, THE HALLOWEEN CHILDREN (written with Brian James Freeman), and THE NARRATOR (written with Michael McBride), with story appearances in BLACK STATIC, DARK SCREAMS, BLOOD LITE 3, BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, THE YEAR'S BEST DARK FANTASY AND HORROR, and in five editions of the SHIVERS anthology series. His poetry has appeared in WRITER ONLINE, SOUTHERN POETRY REVIEW, Baltimore's CITY PAPER, and A SEA OF ALONE: POEMS FOR ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

    Visit him online at www.normanprentiss.com.

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    Shawntelle Madison is a web developer who loves to weave words as well as code. She’d never admit it, but if asked she’d say she covets and collects source code. After losing her first summer job detasseling corn, Shawntelle performed various jobs—from fast-food clerk to grunt programmer to university webmaster. Writing eccentric characters is her most favorite job of them all. On any particular day when she’s not surgically attached to her computer, she can be found watching cheesy horror movies or the latest action-packed anime. She lives in Missouri with her husband and children.

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William P. Dillon
4.0 out of 5 stars Worthy Follow-Up to a Great New Series
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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Dark Screams Volume 2 I was supplied with an advance copy of Dark Screams Volume 2 in exchange for an honest review. The second volume of Dark Screams, edited by Richard Chizmar and Brian Freeman is not as successful as the first volume. Four of the five Stories are first-rate, while the fifth was not as effective. The Dark Screams series is a worthy successor to Shadows, Night Visions and The Horror Show. It is a series whose only weakness is that the stories for the most part have been reprints.
“The Deep End” by Robert McCammon refers to the part of a neighborhood pool where a father’s son, Neil, died over the summer. He is convinced something killed his son in that pool. This highly effective and chilling story originally appeared in Night Visions.
“Interval” by Norman Prentiss tells of a situation where an airline which faces bankruptcy has a flight fall from the radar. The families of the passengers gather in a conference room to await terrible news. This one was very effective at portraying grief doled out by the “Interval Demon.”
“If These Walls Could Talk” was written by an author who is new to me, Shawntelle Madison. Production designers are readying a Victorian farmhouse for filming. Eleanor was unnerved by a painting depicting a fox hunt. She would soon come to know why. I really enjoyed this story and will hopefully find some new material by the author.
“The Night Hider” by Graham Masterton was a haunting story which takes place in a C.S. Lewis world. This was a solid story as well.
The low point, for me, in this collection, was “Whatever” by Richard Christian Matheson. I found very little flow in this story comprised of a compilation of magazine articles and interviews of the band Whatever. I just couldn’t get into this one. I am a big fan of Richard Christian Matheson although I think his shorter fiction packs much more of a punch.
Dark Screams Volume 2 is a solid 4-star collection. I anxiously await the next volume in this promising series.
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Kirsten
3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't compare to Volume 1
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015
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I liked the stories in this book but I don't really think it compares to Volume 1. What I loved about volume 1 was that it was so long and the stories were so good, I really felt like I was getting my money's worth. This wasn't like that. I finished it in three nights of "before bed" reading which isn't a lot. I have preordered the latest Volume, hopefully it will be better.
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Cat After Dark
5.0 out of 5 stars Class A Authors
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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DARK SCREAMS VOLUME 2 was as amazingly good as the names on the cover will lead you to believe. And these names did provide every bit of entertainment and reading pleasure you could ask for. i was surprised to see two reprints within, but had only one on my shelf. And I don't mind saying that having it on kindle is a pleasure.

THE DEEP END by Robert McCammon is my duplicate. It won the Stoker award in 1987 for Best Short Story. It was well deserved! McCammon wrote a kickass story about a grieving father whose son died in a public swimming pool.

Norman Prentiss grabbed the baton for the next story, INTERVAL. like the professional he is, he led us down the plane crash story path...but oh, the layers!

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK was my introduction to Shawntelle Madison. What an introduction it was! You will be horrified. Let's leave it at that.

Graham Masterton told of things across the pond in THE NIGHT HIDER, a salute to C.S. Lewis about a haunted wardrobe. Seemingly the same wardrobe that inspired Lewis to pen his famous story.

And Richard Christian Mathesen's story from 1997 entitled WHATEVER took me a little bit to get into. but it was my era, the 1970's. And my love, rock and roll. I'm not sure if I figured out what he was trying to say, but I think I might have a glimmer of a clue. I don't think the people he was hoping to reach will hear him. And that's sad.

This is a solid 5 star book that's worth every penny. I had pre-ordered it prior to the publisher giving me an e-arc for review. I can't recommend this more.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Robert McCammon was up to his usual high standards, not the rest.
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015
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I gave this collection of short stories two stars because Robert McCammon wrote the first story. It was very good. It rang of something he wrote on a lazy afternoon when he had nothing better to do. It was very good and I enjoyed it as I do all of his work.
I can't say the same for the rest of the writers in the book. They were all awful. One story was memorable because the writing was good but the storyline was disappointing. The rest of the stories were a waste of time and your money if you buy this book.
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Christian Burch
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Follow Up.
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015
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Like the first anthology this one has some real gems in it that will have you turning pages at break neck speed! I was pleased with most of the stories, especially "If These Walls Could Talk" and "The Deep". I'm a bit claustrophobic so the first of the before-mentioned definitely struck a chord with me! If you purchased the first one and enjoyed it, then this one is worth getting. The last story in it was probably my least favorite. It just seemed to drag and was a tad too long. That's just my opinion though. Still a great collection. Will be buying Volume Three.
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Ilovethe80's
3.0 out of 5 stars The Last Story Stinks!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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This was not as good as Volume One, but my real problem was with the last story: "Whatever" by Mr. Matheson! This story does not seem to belong here. It is Super Long and Super Boring and really NOTHING supernatural about it (unless you count the paragraph on the next to the last page that just seemed to get thrown in there). I kept waiting for the twist that never came. It is simply this guy following and writing articles about this up and coming and then famous rock band. The title is apt.... Whatever!
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S. Mahaffey
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2015
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An excellent collect of short stories for anyone new or old to the horror genre. It is fun to read or at least I think so as I am a horror fan. The stories are solid quick reads best read at night with the light on. I discover an author I had not read before--Shawntelle Madison. I love it when I find a new author that I will want to read in my next stack of books (or ebooks). I can't wait for the next volume to be published!

Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley. I was not obliged to write a favourable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Andy Bowers
3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2016
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It's almost impossible for any anthology to retain a consistent quality of tales and almost certainly not everyone will agree which ones were better. But here goes....
Surprisingly all bar one were very good. One story in particular invoking the flavour of the fondly remembered Pan anthologies. All except one were intriguing and well written.
By complete contrast, in my opinion, the worst by a mile was 'Whatever' which was not only a vast change of style but also quality.
I applaud the use of using interviews, paper clips and notes to carry the narrative I felt it caused it to be disjointed and un-involving to the point where I had to force myself to finish it.
However don't let one misfire mar your enjoyment of the other stories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark screams volume 2 review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2018
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This is better than the first volume even if the first volume had hadmore famous authors. All are good and some are great stories. The final story, a long rambling tale isn’t really horror at all. It was interesting in an abstract way but I felt didn’t really belong here
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emmis
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2017
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Great read
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Frank Mason
2.0 out of 5 stars One story was good, three were average
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2015
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One story was good, three were average, and the longest one was unreadable. I am glad that I got this book cheaply, as I would have been annoyed if I had paid full price for it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth a read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2015
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The last story in this book spoiled it for me - I read then skipped, read some more then skipped - I didn't finish it. The other stories were very good though and I'm sure it is just a matter of taste for the last story - a lot of people may love it.
A collection of short stories worth a try.
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