30 review for Masters of Horror and the Supernatural: The Great Tales

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   4 out of 5

   Leonard Mokos – Jan 10, 2017

   A collection of short horror stories - why am I forever addicted to these? It's divided into two parts: past master, with most of the usual suspects, Lovecraft for instance, mostly stories you've seen by masters you revere. And one by Sir Winston Churchill, who not only never surrendered, but wrote a bit before that whole global cataclysm thing. "Man Overboard" wasn't sensational - it has the feel of an old Conan illustrated short - but I was pleased to read Winny doing occult fiction no less. T A collection of short horror stories - why am I forever addicted to these? It's divided into two parts: past master, with most of the usual suspects, Lovecraft for instance, mostly stories you've seen by masters you revere. And one by Sir Winston Churchill, who not only never surrendered, but wrote a bit before that whole global cataclysm thing. "Man Overboard" wasn't sensational - it has the feel of an old Conan illustrated short - but I was pleased to read Winny doing occult fiction no less. The second half which is new/newer writers. Like Karl Edward Wagner, who wrote 2 of my all time favourite short horror stories, including my newest fave, "Sticks", found here. A wonderful gift for lovers of the cthulu mythos. I wet my pants. Partly from fear, but mostly I was just that giddy that it was sooo good. The best? Toughy. Some I've read before, elsewhere. And a lot are clunkers, frankly. But the gems are so brilliant, you don't begrudge the wade through tedium to find them. The best, then, was "If Damon Comes" by Charles L Grant. Creepy and flawless. I read it late at night in bed. Thank God my wife was still awake next to me. "Hold me - baby I'm scared!"

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   5 out of 5

   Jeremiah K – Feb 05, 2017

   My favorite stories from this anthology were: "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" (1949) by Fritz Lieber, "A Teacher's Rewards" (1970) by Robert Phillips, "The Roaches" (1965) by Thomas M. Disch, and "Passengers" (1969) by Robert Silverberg. My favorite stories from this anthology were: "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" (1949) by Fritz Lieber, "A Teacher's Rewards" (1970) by Robert Phillips, "The Roaches" (1965) by Thomas M. Disch, and "Passengers" (1969) by Robert Silverberg.

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   4 out of 5

   Astrid Jakobs – Nov 28, 2018

   3.58/5 (average score of 37 stories)

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   5 out of 5

   Angela Sims –

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   5 out of 5

   Searska GreyRaven – Aug 20, 2015

   Honestly, a bit of a bummer. There were a few really good ones in there, but most were meh at best.

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   4 out of 5

   Michael –

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   4 out of 5

   Erin Biberdorf –

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   5 out of 5

   OTIS –

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   4 out of 5

   L.S. –

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    4 out of 5

    Mackenzie –

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    5 out of 5

    Melissa –

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    5 out of 5

    Kathryn McCary –

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    5 out of 5

    Melissa –

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    5 out of 5

    D. J. –

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    5 out of 5

    Kat –

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    5 out of 5

    David Gibbs –

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    5 out of 5

    Nicholas Beck –

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    5 out of 5

    Alex –

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    5 out of 5

    Meg –

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    4 out of 5

    Holly –

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    4 out of 5

    Hanie Syafura –

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    5 out of 5

    Didi Delighted –

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    4 out of 5

    Michael –

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    5 out of 5

    James Cockbill –

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    5 out of 5

    Michael –

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    4 out of 5

    Ryan Lingsweiler –

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    4 out of 5

    Mensah Cephas bortier –

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    4 out of 5

    Allan Sim –

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    4 out of 5

    Teekay –

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    5 out of 5

    Valerie –