I loved the first book in this collection so was thrilled to see this one. The artwork is very good, brutal, full page monochromes before each story with an eerie grayscale bit lining the edges of the pages. Very cool idea that allows finding a story quickly & adds to the mood.

"Dancer of the Dying" by Jayaprakash Styamurthy Very creepy & short. A perfect way to start the anthology. 5 stars

"The Neighbors" by John Goodrich There was a bit of a twist to this, but I pretty much knew what was going to happen from the start. It was well done, though. 4 stars

"Carcosapunk" by Glynn Own BarrassExcellently done in most ways, but I didn't like the memory lapses. They were too blank, IMO. There was NOTHING indicating that he lost time that I saw. Still, it wasn't an ending that I saw coming. 4 stars.

"Architect Eyes" by Thomas Stomsholt didn't do a lot for me. I think I'm too prosaic to get it, though. 3 stars as it is well written.

"Slou" by Robert Tangiers was almost poetic & truly horrible. I could see it happening just this way. 5 stars.

"Ozeelah's Lake" by Morten Carlsen I'm sorry to say that this story, while it had a lot of potential, just left me flat & there were some problems that kept me from really getting into it.
"Everything in the room literally took an offbeat twist. Windows, tables, chairs, door cases were apparently struck by an unknown nightmare..."
Why 'literally' & 'apparently'? The man drives miles per hour, but walks meters, although that was minor compared to the constant qualifications of the horror element. It's horror, don't dither, hit me with it! He gets stung by bees that create pustules - no pain, though. It was a great idea & could be a great story with just a bit of tweaking & it plain pissed me off that it wasn't done.

If I could suggest anything to this author, I'd tell him to study some of [a:Robert E. Howard|66700|Robert E. Howard|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1210954603p2/66700.jpg]'s horror works. I'll be interested in reading more by this author. Apparently it was his first story in English. I expect far better in the future, because it wouldn't take much. As it is, regretfully this was just 3 stars.

"The statement of Frank Elwood" by Peter Rawlik was about perfect. The tone, style & everything about it made me think that it was an original period piece. Wow. 5 stars.

"The Shadow of Bh'Yhlun" by Ian Davey started out slowly for me. I wasn't sure that I liked it. Then I got to the end & knew I did. Then I thought about it some more & the horror really struck. He didn't close the door behind him, he just ran. Was this what happened to his reality? Did he bring the same doom on this one? 5 stars.

"The Screamer" by T.E. Grau Another fantastically horrible tale that was very well executed. 5 stars.

"...the guilt of each ....at the end...." by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. I don't like stream of consciousness writing. Good story, but I just didn't like the execution. I don't know how it could have been told differently, though. 3 stars.

Overall, a solid 4 star plus rating. Definitely worth reading. ( )