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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019

"In Darkness,Delight:Masters Of Midnight",is a Anthology Of Horrors and Midnight Dark Delights."The Madness and Mayhem Has Arrivied and along for the Dark Ride is The Sinister,The Macabre,and Unknown Terrors That Lurk in The Shadows of Evil."Includes These Stories,"Tattooed All In Black",By Mark Matthews","In The Ground",By Patrick Lacey","One Million Hits",By Evans Light,"Run Rabbit Run",By Andrew Lennon",and Many Other Stories by Different Authors to Enjoy. "A Mustread".

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Mike

With So Many Horror Sub-genres, Finding Something You'll Like Will Be Easy

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019

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I love the anthology so far. My two favorite stories within are "One Million Hits" and Pulsate". The collection has many kinds of horror and should appeal to both seasoned and budding horror fans alike.

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Edward Brock

A Dark Dish of Delights

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019

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This collection is delightful dish of dark, fun stories. I dug it--and you will to.

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Mike E. Walsh Jr.

AWESOME book

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019

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AWESOME

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A Celebration of Darkness!

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019

CORPUS PRESS is a publisher that I've grown to love. Everything I've read from them looms large over the competition and IN DARKNESS, DELIGHT is no exception! Featuring authors like Josh Malerman, Patrick Lacey, John McNee and William Meikle, among others, how could this volume be anything but excellent?

I can't cover all the stories here or my review would be as long as the book itself-because almost every tale in this book is good. What I'm going to focus on here are the ones that I found to be truly exceptional:

THE PIPE by Israel Finn: I had no idea where this story was going and when it got there, I felt...stunned ...just...stunned. I love short stories with a punch and this is definitely one of them! (His volume of short stories, DREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS, is now heading towards the top of my "to be read" list.

LETTERS by Michael Bray: Here's another tale it's hard for me to describe without giving anything away. It twists and turns into itself before it twists again. My emotions were so confused I felt absolutely wrung out by the time I finished. LOVED it!

ONE MILLION HITS by Evans Light: A group of teenagers on Halloween night concoct a scam to bring in as much candy as possible, and then they concoct another scam to get a million hits on their site. You already know things will go wrong, but just how wrong was a surprise to me.

VIOLET by Jason Parent: It's always hard to lose someone, and sometimes I think it's even worse when you lose a dear pet. After all, you're with your pets almost every single day of your life. Sometimes, you just don't want to listen to platitudes or the attempts of others to comfort you. Or worse yet, when they try to tell you what to do. I felt this one deep in my heart.

THE DOG**** GAUNTLET by John McNee. I chuckled at the title, I admit it. But the actual story was scary and sad, with the two being all wrapped up and twisted around each other. I was so happy for Paul...and then I felt so sorry for him. Read it and you'll see.

TATTOOED ALL IN BLACK by Mark Matthews: You might recognize the title from the Pearl Jam song BLACK. It's an excellent tune and this tale is excellent too. I've yet to read anything from Mark Matthews that I haven't enjoyed. At this point, I doubt I ever will. (P.S. Prepare to have your heart ripped out and then you can "be a sun in someone else's sky.")

REFUGE by William Meikle: I came away from this story feeling that it was about forgiveness. I'm not sure my conclusion is correct, but I do know that holding a grudge can kill you. Let love rule instead.

PULSATE by Espe Kvlt: I've already cursed in this review with John McNee's title, so...all I can say about this one is: what the heck? (Had to change the language for this Amazon review.) I'm not sure exactly what was going on, but I know I liked it! (I've done a search for this author on Goodreads and don't see anything else by them. That needs to change!)

As a long, long, long-time reader of horror anthologies, I like to think that I'm a good judge of them. There certainly are a lot more of them in this age of digital publishing and it can be difficult weeding out the good from the bad. I hope you feel that you can trust me when I say this will surely make my top ten of the year list, so DON'T MISS OUT!

Highly recommended!

*I received a paperback ARC from the editors, Evan Light and Andrew Lennon, in exchange for review consideration. I considered it, said HELL YEAH, and read the book!*

**Further, I have been friends online with a few of these authors for years and I think I should let you know that. Our relationships have not affected the honesty of this review.**

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Amazingly spooky and varied collection!

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again – I love short story collections! Ones from single authors are awesome, but I also really enjoy anthologies of collections from different writers put together. If edited well, the collection of widely different voices can, despite the odds, somehow come together to form a really cohesive whole. With IN DARKNESS, DELIGHT’s first volume, MASTERS OF MIDNIGHT, Andrew Lennon & Evans Light did exactly that.

This was my first brush with many of these authors – all but 3 actually, which is a pretty high number of unknowns to me considering there are only about 17 stories total in the whole thing. Of the below list of contributors, I was only familiar with Malerman, Lacey, & Chizmar. What a shame, because the rest are also amazing, and I’m excited to read more by them in the future!

Contributors:

Josh Malerman | William Meikle | Jason Parent | Ryan C. Thomas | Mark Matthews | Israel Finn | Evans Light | Joanna Koch | Andrew Lennon | John McNee | Patrick Lacey | Paul Michaels | Michael Bray | Lisa Lepovetsky | Espi Kvlt | Billy Chizmar | Monique Youzwa

I loved that this collection had a nice mixture of both male and female writers. I know this isn’t something everyone cares about or looks at, but as a woman who has been reading horror her entire life, I can say that for a long time, I didn’t even know there were female horror writers anymore. Of course, I knew about the classic horror writers, but was totally ignorant to modern stuff!

Overall, I really enjoyed this entire collection. It’s mainly horror, although at least one of the stories also blends a sort of science fiction-y type thing to the plot (which I loved). I love variety, and the stuff here is great – some gore, some fun, some emotionally impacting hits. I didn’t give less than 3.5 stars to any of the stories, it’s an excellent read, and I’d definitely recommend it!

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I love these books

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022

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I like reading spooky short stories. They are fun quick reads. They are also a way to discover new authors and get a taste of their writing styles.

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A very good mix of stories

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022

This is a collection filled with nightmarish images and stories. As with collections of these types, there are always some you’re going to love and others you might not be quite as crazy about. A few of them were so deeply depressing that I had to take breaks in-between stories. I’m only going to mention the ones that stuck with me.

The Pipe Isreal Finn
A young black man finds himself in a real nasty bind when he makes the mistake of answering a summons by his girlfriend’s racist father. This was a harrowing tale 😳. It’s definitely one of my favorites in this collection and I’m not saying anything more.

Angel Wings by Paul Michael
A boy bored out of his head during a school field trip to examine religious artifacts perks up when he spies what claims to be genuine angel wings. He’s grieving the loss of his mother and those wings give him a glimpse of hope. Gah, this story was filled with the absolute deepest of despair. Read at your own peril!

The Dogshit Gauntlet by John McNee
A lonely man takes a shortcut on his way to catch the bus and meets a woman who may be too good to be true. This story was incredibly unique. One where everything bends and is just out of focus, a story where new friendship and love blossom under the lurking backdrop of haunting eeriness.

Every Lucky Penny is Another Drop of Blood by Joanna Koch
This is a delightfully strange story about a couple who have dealings with a very odd designer. It gave me shades of Katherine Dunn’s writing at times and was weird in all the best ways. And the end was perfection. I loved this story with my whole heart and I hope you all get a chance to experience it.

Tattooed all in Black by Mark Matthews
This is the saddest grief-laden nightmare of a story in this collection. It will murder your heart. Make sure you’re ready for it. Seriously. I’m not being dramatic.

Definitely give this a read if you’re a horror fan and like to dwell in the darkest corners of the human experience.

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Matt C

A Must Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2019

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I absolutely loved this collection of short horror stories. If you’re a fan of horror, you won’t be disappointed.

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Nice short horror stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2019

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Very good stories I enjoyed this book very much.Lots of stories!

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