Dark Stars, John F.D. Taff
Dark Stars, John F.D. Taff
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Dark Stars
New Tales of Darkest Horror

Author: John F.D. Taff, John F.D. Taff

Narrator: Fareeda Ahmed, John Keating, Jennifer O'Donnell, Jonathan Todd Ross, Neil Shah, Jasmin Walker, Rita Wolf

Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/10/2022

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Anthologies


Synopsis

Dark Stars, edited by John F.D. Taff, is a tribute to horror’s longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors, with an introduction by bestselling author Josh Malerman and an afterword by Ramsey Campbell.

Within these pages you’ll find tales of dead men walking, an insidious secret summer fling, an island harboring unspeakable power, and a dark hallway that beckons. You’ll encounter terrible monsters—both human and supernatural—and
be forever changed. The stories in Dark Stars run the gamut from traditional to modern, from dark fantasy to neo-noir, from explorations of beloved horror tropes to the unknown—possibly unknowable—threats.

It’s all in here because it’s all out there, now, in horror.

Dark Stars features all-new stories from award-winning authors and up-andcoming voices like Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Usman T. Malik, Caroline Kepnes, John Langan, and more. Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror
anthology Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, Dark Stars features an afterword from original contributor Ramsey Campbell—a poignant finale to this bone-chilling collection.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on March 22, 2022

NOW AVAILABLE!!! before i dig into the review, a quick reminder that three stars means I LIKED IT, OKAY?? the only reason i didn't LOVE IT is because of my own personal preferences when it comes to the various subgenres of horror. i like psychological and visceral horror. i do not like folk or cosmic......more

Goodreads review by Laurie (barksbooks) on May 25, 2022

This anthology features stories that generally have a slow rollout but usually end with a horrific payoff. You may like some better than others as is the case with short story anthologies for me - or maybe not. Who am I to say what you’re going to like? Anyhow here are some thoughts. Yours will likel......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on March 21, 2022

This series of horror short stories from different authors of the genre has a little bit of something for everyone. I’m slowly diving deeper into horror as a genre and getting to know the subgenres and such that I might need to avoid or the ones I want to be totally signed up for. All of the stories......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 06, 2022

What do horror writers do during lockdown? They write! This bewitchingly dark collection of 12 stories is the product of an idea in the mind of Editor John Taff mixed with the weird situation in 2020. Who expected the entire world to basically shut down for an extended period? So bizarre....but the......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on March 11, 2022

AMAZING!! Definitely my new favorite short story collection I’ve read recently. This was a very diverse and interesting collection of stories, one that you will not want to miss!!......more