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New Gothic Anthology: My review 5 STARS!
So many writers talk about Gothic literature. So many writers claim it as their influence. So many magazines and anthologies list Gothic authors as examples of the work they are seeking for submission. But, alas, most fail to understand what Gothic literature really is and instead fall back on the clichés of horror—violence, bloodshed, and gore. Enter at Your Own Risk: Old Masters, New Voices is one of the few that truly hits Gothic where it lives. Laid out thematically, the editor pairs classic Gothic writers such as Poe, Stoker, Yeats, Maupassant, Bierce, Lovecraft and more with modern writers. Stoker’s “Dracula’s Guest” is paired, for example, with Alex McDermott’s “Waking Dreams and the Space In-Between.” Both stories explore the power, allure, and sinister elements of the vampire in very different ways! B.E. Scully’s “Maybe What We Need Are More Trolls Under the Bridge” segues beautifully into Guy de Maupassant’s “Mademoiselle Cocette.” Both authors look at the vengeful side of nature when it is wronged. With 26 stories in all, there is something for every horror fan to sink into… literary Gothic horror at its best!
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