![]() ![]() “Interval” has the unenviable task of following up the McCammon piece, but Norman Prentiss is more than up to the job. The resulting encounter is tense and gripping, a strongly executed finale written by a master who was just finding his groove. What follows is a textbook example of how to build a short horror story: the father investigates the mystery, discovers something that no one will believe, and finds himself as the sole person in a position to put a stop to the madness. People are dying in the local public pool, and one grieving father takes it upon himself to figure out why. McCammon, “The Deep End,” a good old-fashioned monster tale the likes of which the author built his early career on. Volume Two opens with a classic reprint by Robert R. ![]() ![]() In this they have succeeded, putting together a compilation that is, on the whole, a more satisfying reading experience than it’s very good predecessor. As with the first volume, the editors have picked these tales without a definitive theme in mind, giving them free reign to choose stories based solely on their ability to evoke fear. Dark Screams Volume Two edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmarīrian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar continue their mission of educating new horror readers, and enthralling old genre-reading vets like myself, with this second installment of their Dark Screams anthology series. ![]()
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