A review by drakaina16
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween by Douglas Draa

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had this anthology on my TBR for a very long time, and I'm sad I didn't read it before now. It's one of the best multi-author anthologies I've read in a long time! Definitely pick this one up if you like your Halloween stories full of tentacles and the blackness between stars. 

Uncle’s In the Treetops by Darrell Schweitzer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Down into Silence by Storm Constantine ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The War on Halloween by Cody Goodfellow ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
That Small, Furry, Sharp-toothed Thing by Paul Dale Anderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Waters Strangely Clear by Alan Baxter ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The House on Jimtown Road by Ran Cartwright ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Spider Wasp by Tim Curran ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
The Old Man Down the Road by Arinn Dembo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Immortician by Andre E. Harewood ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nyarlahotep Came Down to Georgia by Nancy Holder ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Night for Masks by Brian M. Sammons ⭐⭐⭐⭐
No Other God but Me by Adrian Cole ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Inheritance by Ann K. Schwader ⭐⭐⭐.75
Hum - Hurt You. Hum - Hurt You. Hum - Hurt You. by John Shirley ⭐⭐⭐.5
Cosmic Cola by Lucy A. Snyder ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Hell Among the Yearlings by Chet Williamson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Summer's End by Erica Ruppert ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐