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Alien Horrors
In the deepest, darkest depths of space, the stars are cold, malevolent eyes looking across a vast graveyard of the unknown, the unnameable, and the undead. Here the planets are tombs and the moons haunted catacombs. And here are extraterrestrial nightmares beyond imagining. There is no benevolent first contact. No utopian worlds. Only alien horrors.
Some of the stories included in Alien Horrors:
Flypaper – An expeditionary team is trapped inside an alien machine that offers them anything they want at a terrible price.
City of Frozen Shadows – The last living man on Earth hides in a gutted city, hunted by alien exterminators.
The Black Ocean – Astronauts adrift in a misty alien ocean are attacked by a gigantic predator.
Charnel World – Mercenaries track the most lethal life form in the galaxy in the green hell of the planet Xenos.
Migration – A mining camp is directly in the path of a migrating alien hive.
Stowaway – The crew of a starship is stalked by a shapeshifting alien bloodsucker.
Some of the stories included in Alien Horrors:
Flypaper – An expeditionary team is trapped inside an alien machine that offers them anything they want at a terrible price.
City of Frozen Shadows – The last living man on Earth hides in a gutted city, hunted by alien exterminators.
The Black Ocean – Astronauts adrift in a misty alien ocean are attacked by a gigantic predator.
Charnel World – Mercenaries track the most lethal life form in the galaxy in the green hell of the planet Xenos.
Migration – A mining camp is directly in the path of a migrating alien hive.
Stowaway – The crew of a starship is stalked by a shapeshifting alien bloodsucker.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2022
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About the author
Tim Curran
149 books595 followersTim Curran lives in Michigan and is the author of the novels Skin Medicine, Hive, Dead Sea, Resurrection, The Devil Next Door, and Biohazard, as well as the novella The Corpse King. His short stories have appeared in such magazines as City Slab, Flesh&Blood, Book of Dark Wisdom, and Inhuman, and anthologies such as Shivers IV, High Seas Cthulhu, and Vile Things.
For DarkFuse and its imprints, he has written the bestselling The Underdwelling, the Readers Choice-Nominated novella Fear Me, Puppet Graveyard as well as Long Black Coffin.
Find him on the web at: www.corpseking.com.
For DarkFuse and its imprints, he has written the bestselling The Underdwelling, the Readers Choice-Nominated novella Fear Me, Puppet Graveyard as well as Long Black Coffin.
Find him on the web at: www.corpseking.com.
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November 12, 2023
Fantastic!
A fantastic collection of short horror stories from Tim Curran.
The Black Ocean, the first story in this collection, stands out for the effect the horror builds in you.
Flypaper, the third story, is also of a particular favorite of mine. Very interesting and unexpected.
And the last story, Stowaway, is a tour-de-force. The horror begins immediately in the story and continues throughout. This story will be with me a long time.
The whole collection of stories are amazing and if you read these stories you will definitely agree.
Five stars 💫💫💫💫💫
A fantastic collection of short horror stories from Tim Curran.
The Black Ocean, the first story in this collection, stands out for the effect the horror builds in you.
Flypaper, the third story, is also of a particular favorite of mine. Very interesting and unexpected.
And the last story, Stowaway, is a tour-de-force. The horror begins immediately in the story and continues throughout. This story will be with me a long time.
The whole collection of stories are amazing and if you read these stories you will definitely agree.
Five stars 💫💫💫💫💫
March 21, 2022
Alien Horrors and Terror!
Wow! Blown away again. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say this: if you are looking for some truly horrifying and terrifying tales in the cold black wastes in-between the stars, then buy this book, crack open its spine, and fill that head with words and horrors you won't soon forget. Five alien skulls!
Wow! Blown away again. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say this: if you are looking for some truly horrifying and terrifying tales in the cold black wastes in-between the stars, then buy this book, crack open its spine, and fill that head with words and horrors you won't soon forget. Five alien skulls!
May 25, 2022
An easy five stars for this. Tim Curran’s writing speaks to me like no other author. I get so immersed in his stories everything fades to a dull hum in the background of life. This is him doing what he does best: gooey dripping monsters and a buttload of imagination. Top notch horror in science fiction settings and EVERY story is fantastic. Highly recommended!!!
March 23, 2022
13 years of fandom and Tim Curran rarely lets me down. Alien Horrors is no exception.
Bundling together 12 alien themed horror stories from different influences like Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon and Sphere, Alien Horrors is proof that Curran is a true master of his craft and an extremely underrated one at that.
It’s hard to pick out any specific stories here that stick out (they’re all incredibly strong) but I’d be remiss in not recommending “Migration”, “Dead Planet”, “Ghost Ship” and “No Life on Mars”.
Bundling together 12 alien themed horror stories from different influences like Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon and Sphere, Alien Horrors is proof that Curran is a true master of his craft and an extremely underrated one at that.
It’s hard to pick out any specific stories here that stick out (they’re all incredibly strong) but I’d be remiss in not recommending “Migration”, “Dead Planet”, “Ghost Ship” and “No Life on Mars”.
May 4, 2025
My review/ratings for each of the stories in this collection:
The Black Ocean - 2.75⭐
Not bad, but a very short and simple story.
Heatseeker - 3⭐
A slight step up from the first one. This one is more fleshed out and has some good horror and violence to it as the characters are being hunted by some alien creature known as "The Heatseeker".
Flypaper - 3.5⭐
A step up from the first 2 entries, I quite enjoyed this one. It's a little predictable, especially with that title, but it's a cool idea that gets you thinking about the origins of The Box and who might have put it there. A pretty good story.
Migration - 3.75⭐
A very fun story about killer alien insects. I found this one to be more well written than the first couple of stories, and although the insects are an alien species, they are given a bit of a scientific treatment here with how they operate, giving the story more credibility. I always appreciate these touches when it comes to dealing with animal/insect horror.
Dead Planet - 2⭐
What was even the point of this one?
The City of Frozen Shadows - 2.5⭐
An apocalyptic/dystopian type story that follows a survivor in some futuristic wasteland. Instead of aliens, there's some kind of robotic creatures (I think?) hunting him down. This one was okay.
Ghost Ship - 3.5⭐
This story reminds me a lot of the movie Event Horizon, as our characters explore a derelict spaceship, and there's an insane alien/monster reveal that's just super cool and unique.
The Killing Jar - 2.75⭐
Another mysterious spacecraft exploration that leads to the characters being picked off by some unknown being. This one was okay.
Graveyard - 2.5⭐
Another okay one. Don't have much to say about it.
No Life on Mars - 3.25⭐
I kind of liked this one for being one of the more unique and different stories in here, but it wasn't quite great or anything.
Charnel World - 3.5⭐
This one is basically a short story version of the Predator movie. While it's a bit of a rip off of that, I still enjoyed this one. It was well written and I liked the atmospheric setting of the swampy planet they were on.
Stowaway - 3.75⭐
While this is probably my favorite story in this collection, it is yet another one that seems to be borrowing a little too much from horror movies. For this one, it's Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce with a dash of Carpenter's The Thing.
But this was still an entertaining story and had some horrific imagery and even some suspenseful moments that the other stories seemed to lack.
Still not quite great or amazing, but pretty good.
Overall, I thought this book was simply good/decent. This was my first Tim Curran book I read and I might try reading one of his novels in the future.
I did have some general issues with this collection, such as the stories feeling a bit repetitive and similar. Many of them seem to use the same format of some space explorers investigating some remote area and then being hunted or picked off one by one by some alien creature, or creatures.
I would have liked a bit more variety and diversity.
Also, the characters in every story feel identical - there's crude sexual jokes and banter between them in almost every story, and while it would have been fine for 1 or 2 at most, it got old after a while and just added on to that feeling of sameness that most of them have.
So yeah, not a bad book, but didn't love it. I'd probably give Alien Horrors a flat 3⭐ overall.
The Black Ocean - 2.75⭐
Not bad, but a very short and simple story.
Heatseeker - 3⭐
A slight step up from the first one. This one is more fleshed out and has some good horror and violence to it as the characters are being hunted by some alien creature known as "The Heatseeker".
Flypaper - 3.5⭐
A step up from the first 2 entries, I quite enjoyed this one. It's a little predictable, especially with that title, but it's a cool idea that gets you thinking about the origins of The Box and who might have put it there. A pretty good story.
Migration - 3.75⭐
A very fun story about killer alien insects. I found this one to be more well written than the first couple of stories, and although the insects are an alien species, they are given a bit of a scientific treatment here with how they operate, giving the story more credibility. I always appreciate these touches when it comes to dealing with animal/insect horror.
Dead Planet - 2⭐
What was even the point of this one?
The City of Frozen Shadows - 2.5⭐
An apocalyptic/dystopian type story that follows a survivor in some futuristic wasteland. Instead of aliens, there's some kind of robotic creatures (I think?) hunting him down. This one was okay.
Ghost Ship - 3.5⭐
This story reminds me a lot of the movie Event Horizon, as our characters explore a derelict spaceship, and there's an insane alien/monster reveal that's just super cool and unique.
The Killing Jar - 2.75⭐
Another mysterious spacecraft exploration that leads to the characters being picked off by some unknown being. This one was okay.
Graveyard - 2.5⭐
Another okay one. Don't have much to say about it.
No Life on Mars - 3.25⭐
I kind of liked this one for being one of the more unique and different stories in here, but it wasn't quite great or anything.
Charnel World - 3.5⭐
This one is basically a short story version of the Predator movie. While it's a bit of a rip off of that, I still enjoyed this one. It was well written and I liked the atmospheric setting of the swampy planet they were on.
Stowaway - 3.75⭐
While this is probably my favorite story in this collection, it is yet another one that seems to be borrowing a little too much from horror movies. For this one, it's Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce with a dash of Carpenter's The Thing.
But this was still an entertaining story and had some horrific imagery and even some suspenseful moments that the other stories seemed to lack.
Still not quite great or amazing, but pretty good.
Overall, I thought this book was simply good/decent. This was my first Tim Curran book I read and I might try reading one of his novels in the future.
I did have some general issues with this collection, such as the stories feeling a bit repetitive and similar. Many of them seem to use the same format of some space explorers investigating some remote area and then being hunted or picked off one by one by some alien creature, or creatures.
I would have liked a bit more variety and diversity.
Also, the characters in every story feel identical - there's crude sexual jokes and banter between them in almost every story, and while it would have been fine for 1 or 2 at most, it got old after a while and just added on to that feeling of sameness that most of them have.
So yeah, not a bad book, but didn't love it. I'd probably give Alien Horrors a flat 3⭐ overall.
February 12, 2025
Superb, simply superb. I'm a huge fan of Tim's and these space horror stories really emphasise why- the technical/sci-fi jargon he uses is believable, the detailed horrors of each story is on point, and the writing in general just draws you right into each tale. Each one, although all are set in space, vary greatly so that no two stories feel similar or repetitive.
As a horror fan, you really need to read this. Can't recommend it highly enough.
As a horror fan, you really need to read this. Can't recommend it highly enough.
February 28, 2023
This was excellent! What a blast. This is one of my favorite sci-fi horror collections. Every single story satisfied me. Of Course, I have a few favorites: Black Ocean, Fly Paper, Heat seeker, Ghost ship and Stowaway.
“Alien Horrors”, by Tim Curran was a fantastic collection of stories. It showed the spectrum of his writing. The stories had different monsters and atmospheres, A great collection for any sci-fi horror fan.
“Alien Horrors”, by Tim Curran was a fantastic collection of stories. It showed the spectrum of his writing. The stories had different monsters and atmospheres, A great collection for any sci-fi horror fan.
August 1, 2023
This was the best anthology I read this month, and the month is not even over...
As you know Tim Curran is one my favorite writers and this is the reason why. This collection basically joins several stories, probably in the same universe and creates several types of horror. The reason I say it's interconnected is because there are several hints (in this case technology) like the armor they wear that is truly a find, basically takes cares of the wearer, giving food, taking charge of the waste and even technology information. There are other info that connects like some organizations. Apart from that, each story is set in a different planet (as far as I am aware).
Do you love Aliens? Event Horizon? The Thing? Predator among other stories? Then this book is for you.
Do you love star wars, star trek or dune? Well maybe this will not be your cup of tea since this is not space opera.
-Each tale is different and no two try to be the same, you've got people stranded on planets
-You've got some monsters that defy all kind of logic and are at top of the food chain.
-There is a story about a solitary man living in a dead world by himself.
-You've got a migration of alien hive through a mining camp on a previous thought-unhabitable world
If you wish to read sci-fi horror novel , then this is it. There aren't many to be honest.
There are like some two stories I didn't enjoy as much but overall perfect
9/10
As you know Tim Curran is one my favorite writers and this is the reason why. This collection basically joins several stories, probably in the same universe and creates several types of horror. The reason I say it's interconnected is because there are several hints (in this case technology) like the armor they wear that is truly a find, basically takes cares of the wearer, giving food, taking charge of the waste and even technology information. There are other info that connects like some organizations. Apart from that, each story is set in a different planet (as far as I am aware).
Do you love Aliens? Event Horizon? The Thing? Predator among other stories? Then this book is for you.
Do you love star wars, star trek or dune? Well maybe this will not be your cup of tea since this is not space opera.
-Each tale is different and no two try to be the same, you've got people stranded on planets
-You've got some monsters that defy all kind of logic and are at top of the food chain.
-There is a story about a solitary man living in a dead world by himself.
-You've got a migration of alien hive through a mining camp on a previous thought-unhabitable world
If you wish to read sci-fi horror novel , then this is it. There aren't many to be honest.
There are like some two stories I didn't enjoy as much but overall perfect
9/10
April 21, 2023
Wow! What a collection! These sci-fi horror stories were awesome and there isn’t much to say other than Tim Curran is a genius at writing stories that hook you in and don’t let go! Every story grabbed my attention and I enjoyed every story this one had to offer.
That being said, here are my top five!
1. Migration
2. Stowaway
3. Flypaper
4. The Black Ocean
5. The Killing Jar
These stories were fun and exhilarating! Migration is probably an all time favorite of mine!
So, overall I give this one 5/5 stars.
That being said, here are my top five!
1. Migration
2. Stowaway
3. Flypaper
4. The Black Ocean
5. The Killing Jar
These stories were fun and exhilarating! Migration is probably an all time favorite of mine!
So, overall I give this one 5/5 stars.
June 11, 2022
Powered through the book in a few evenings, and absolutely loved it. There were a few misses, but overall the majority of these stories were A+ quality. If you're in the mood for a wide variety of alien monsters across a broad spectrum of nightmares, I highly sugges you try Alien Horrors by Tim Curran.
June 21, 2022
3.5. Entertaining collection of sci-fi horror stories. A handful of creative (if not unfamiliar) hungry alien beasts terrorize manly men making juvenile jokes. There a few ghost town too, ghost planets rather, and some perhaps overly specific homages. Curran does an excellent job of establishing a space horror universe, with vivid planetscapes and claustrophobic ships. The last story, Stowaway, is an exciting space vampire tale. I also enjoyed: Migration, Heatseeker, Flypaper, and Killing Jar. Truth by told, they’re all above average and Curran’s prose is exceptional. It’s a little on the two-dimensional side, however, and reads like something out of a 60s horror comic. Fans of this sort of thing will certainly enjoy.
June 7, 2022
Good stories for the sci-fi horror fan!
Sci-fi horror has been my favorite genre as of late. I’ve read some fantastic books and some terrible books, and these are very good; well-written and entertaining. I would definitely recommend this to fans of the genre!
Sci-fi horror has been my favorite genre as of late. I’ve read some fantastic books and some terrible books, and these are very good; well-written and entertaining. I would definitely recommend this to fans of the genre!
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May 18, 2022I have never read Tim Curran (despite hearing great things over the years,) but Brad Proctor recommended it over on his YouTube channel and I love space horror, and quite frankly, I couldn't resist the synopsis.
Courtesy of Amazon:
In the deepest, darkest depths of space, the stars are cold, malevolent eyes looking across a vast graveyard of the unknown, the unnameable, and the undead. Here the planets are tombs and the moons haunted catacombs. And here are extraterrestrial nightmares beyond imagining. There is no benevolent first contact. No utopian worlds. Only alien horrors.
Some of the stories included in Alien Horrors:
Flypaper – An expeditionary team is trapped inside an alien machine that offers them anything they want at a terrible price.
City of Frozen Shadows – The last living man on Earth hides in a gutted city, hunted by alien exterminators.
The Black Ocean – Astronauts adrift in a misty alien ocean are attacked by a gigantic predator.
Charnel World – Mercenaries track the most lethal life form in the galaxy in the green hell of the planet Xenos.
Migration – A mining camp is directly in the path of a migrating alien hive.
Stowaway -The crew of a starship is stalked by a shapeshifting alien bloodsucker.
October 25, 2022
Very disappointed in this book. The characters are paper thin, often the same (don't get me started on some characters in different stories having the SAME LINES), their interactions are unoriginal and, after a few stories, very predictable. Lots of typos and other editing mistakes. 2 stars for some original ideas/setups, but apart from that really nothing to write home about.
March 25, 2025
This is a fantastic horror book, easily one of the best science fiction ones I have read. Tim Curran is one of my favorite horror authors for his level of creativity/imagination and vivid descriptions of the scares. This book is a 5/5 Perfect recommendation from me! The stories include:
1. The Black Ocean: Astronauts get stranded on an ocean exoplanet which is an endless black ocean of stinking seaweed banks, and a titanic-sized superpredator hunting them... (this story feels like a prototype of Dead Sea)
2. Heatseeker: Subterranean colonists on Mars face a brutal mauling of a crewmate and become hunted by the living urban legend of a Martian boogeyman. Something called The Heatseeker.
3. Flypaper: Space voyagers investigate a large alien machine on a planet of desert dunes, where investigating the object becomes a macabre maze with a unique mechanism. Anything you wish for comes to you with a cost.
4. Migration: A group of researchers on a scorching planet of endless tall grass begin hearing strange chittering and catch themselves in a migration of monstrosities on a seismic scale, which becomes worse when you find out the things may be sentient and constantly watching...
5. The Ghost Ship: A spacecraft finds an abandoned and haunted spaceship floating through a meteor belt and entering it has serious consequences as reality starts becoming warped around them. Things go bad when you find out the spaceship is holding a prisoner in it, one from another dimension.
6. No Life On Mars: The last colonist left on Mars experiences the depression of being all alone in an alien world. That is until one day in an abandoned town, he receives a phone call from an ominous giggling voice that lets him know he really isn't alone after all...
7. Graveyard: A planet with a colony of 2,000 citizens that dissapeared is investigated by a reluctant group of voyagers. They find the planet covered with ash which turns out to be what's left of the colonists. As for what's responsible... well, it puts Stephen King's "Rainy Season" to shame!
8. Stowaway: A group of astronauts collecting samples from an asteroid are shocked when CCTV reveals that a stowaway passenger has entered into the ship with them, and could be any of them. Ever imagined what a thriller with an extraterrestial space vampire would feel like, then read this.
1. The Black Ocean: Astronauts get stranded on an ocean exoplanet which is an endless black ocean of stinking seaweed banks, and a titanic-sized superpredator hunting them... (this story feels like a prototype of Dead Sea)
2. Heatseeker: Subterranean colonists on Mars face a brutal mauling of a crewmate and become hunted by the living urban legend of a Martian boogeyman. Something called The Heatseeker.
3. Flypaper: Space voyagers investigate a large alien machine on a planet of desert dunes, where investigating the object becomes a macabre maze with a unique mechanism. Anything you wish for comes to you with a cost.
4. Migration: A group of researchers on a scorching planet of endless tall grass begin hearing strange chittering and catch themselves in a migration of monstrosities on a seismic scale, which becomes worse when you find out the things may be sentient and constantly watching...
5. The Ghost Ship: A spacecraft finds an abandoned and haunted spaceship floating through a meteor belt and entering it has serious consequences as reality starts becoming warped around them. Things go bad when you find out the spaceship is holding a prisoner in it, one from another dimension.
6. No Life On Mars: The last colonist left on Mars experiences the depression of being all alone in an alien world. That is until one day in an abandoned town, he receives a phone call from an ominous giggling voice that lets him know he really isn't alone after all...
7. Graveyard: A planet with a colony of 2,000 citizens that dissapeared is investigated by a reluctant group of voyagers. They find the planet covered with ash which turns out to be what's left of the colonists. As for what's responsible... well, it puts Stephen King's "Rainy Season" to shame!
8. Stowaway: A group of astronauts collecting samples from an asteroid are shocked when CCTV reveals that a stowaway passenger has entered into the ship with them, and could be any of them. Ever imagined what a thriller with an extraterrestial space vampire would feel like, then read this.
May 6, 2023
Ever have all the ingredients accounted for but finding the end result to be a little different than expected? Not bad...but different. You craved something but you got something else.
That was my experience with Alien Horrors from Tim Curran. Let's get it out of the way first - The writing style was enjoyable, none of the tales were boring or poorly constructed. You can tell this is a compilation made with care. A lover of these types of stories wanting to add to the current library.
Maybe it's just that the tropes of "aliens vs. humans" have been explored pretty thoroughly in the past and having 12 tales in a row of them just makes it that much more clear. It's hard to not think, "oh this reminds me of ...(insert movie/book here) with some frequency. Frankly though - while this may have been a constant thought in my head while reading this, but it's hardly alone in the genres of horror and/or science fiction to build upon common tropes.
Overall, I enjoyed it. There are some good stories here and if you like the whole "monster aliens vs. humans" genre, this is going to scratch that itch. Maybe just don't make the mistake I did of reading it in a short period unless you don't mind some otherwordly deja vu.
That was my experience with Alien Horrors from Tim Curran. Let's get it out of the way first - The writing style was enjoyable, none of the tales were boring or poorly constructed. You can tell this is a compilation made with care. A lover of these types of stories wanting to add to the current library.
Maybe it's just that the tropes of "aliens vs. humans" have been explored pretty thoroughly in the past and having 12 tales in a row of them just makes it that much more clear. It's hard to not think, "oh this reminds me of ...(insert movie/book here) with some frequency. Frankly though - while this may have been a constant thought in my head while reading this, but it's hardly alone in the genres of horror and/or science fiction to build upon common tropes.
Overall, I enjoyed it. There are some good stories here and if you like the whole "monster aliens vs. humans" genre, this is going to scratch that itch. Maybe just don't make the mistake I did of reading it in a short period unless you don't mind some otherwordly deja vu.
June 30, 2024
A true sci-fi/horror read. Each story is bloody, gruesome, and filled with a gnawing hopelessness right away for those about to meet their grisly ends. I suppose you can apply Lovecraftian to at least a few of the stories. As HPL once said, "All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large." That's a vein in many of these stories, but gory sci-fi/horror still seems a better fit to me overall, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some of the stories get a little formulaic, but they're still entertaining. If you like gruesome deaths on terrible alien worlds or in the depths of space and don't have a need for happy endings, this one's for you.
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April 3, 2023
Well done sci-fi, excellent horror and fine storytelling.
I think space travel is naturally scary and unsettling. When spacefarers combine the danger of other worldly travel and the horror of unfriendly life the result is spine tingling. Each of these tales takes place in a cohesive universe and after the first, it is almost like chapters in a single story. The title is "Alien Horrors" but humanity's strengths (and weaknesses) are on full display too. Once or twice I even wondered which were the alien horrors, us or them. There is horror, of course, but there is also grit, tenacity, kindness, humor, and even a smidge of hope.
Whatever your preference, there is something in this book for everyone.
I think space travel is naturally scary and unsettling. When spacefarers combine the danger of other worldly travel and the horror of unfriendly life the result is spine tingling. Each of these tales takes place in a cohesive universe and after the first, it is almost like chapters in a single story. The title is "Alien Horrors" but humanity's strengths (and weaknesses) are on full display too. Once or twice I even wondered which were the alien horrors, us or them. There is horror, of course, but there is also grit, tenacity, kindness, humor, and even a smidge of hope.
Whatever your preference, there is something in this book for everyone.
October 13, 2022
I'm torn between 3 and 4* for this one. I enjoyed most of the stories, they reminded me of a collection by F Scott Fitzgerald that I have. Heatseeker, the second story, was FILLED with a formatting error, I think it was supposed to be a "-" but was showing as "3/4". It was very annoying and showed up in other spots throughout the book as well. I'm not one to be bothered by sexist comments, but the male characters in the stories made a LOT of them to the female characters... Kinda annoying. But all in all a nice long collection that I liked.
June 2, 2022
Aliens Devouring Humans
There are many individually excellent stories but the book suffers as a collection of short stories because they all have the same basic plot: clueless humans encounter sinister aliens/aliens devour humans/end of story. Semi-spoiler- in only one story do the humans win in the end. I thought it the best in the book. Really a book for the Tim Curran completist.
There are many individually excellent stories but the book suffers as a collection of short stories because they all have the same basic plot: clueless humans encounter sinister aliens/aliens devour humans/end of story. Semi-spoiler- in only one story do the humans win in the end. I thought it the best in the book. Really a book for the Tim Curran completist.
July 8, 2023
These tales are chilling! I found great appreciation in them- especially the one where the pilot and his crew were trapped in the object that had no doors. I can’t remember the name of it. Sadly, none of them left you with a sweet taste in your mouth. They were, indeed, horrific. I got to where I had to stop a while before moving on. You know? It was so dark. But I liked them all.
October 17, 2022
fun space horror
Love stuff like this. Enjoyed this very much! Recommended!!!! Aliens, Predator, Event Horizon, The Thing, Moontrap, etc. this book is an homage to all scary space stories.
Love stuff like this. Enjoyed this very much! Recommended!!!! Aliens, Predator, Event Horizon, The Thing, Moontrap, etc. this book is an homage to all scary space stories.
December 10, 2022
Love this anthology sci-fi horror
If you love horror with a science fiction approach you will love this book. I don't give spoilers but i can tell you that some of them came from the movies but with his own twist. 5 space exploration out of 5
If you love horror with a science fiction approach you will love this book. I don't give spoilers but i can tell you that some of them came from the movies but with his own twist. 5 space exploration out of 5
September 28, 2025
true horror because humans think of themselves as so superior and we have no idea what's out there.
these alien stories were crazy because humans never won.
the one where the humans were captured by alien "scientists"???? yeeeeesh
these alien stories were crazy because humans never won.
the one where the humans were captured by alien "scientists"???? yeeeeesh
May 28, 2022
Wonderful!
A terrific combination of two of my favorite genres: horror and science fiction. This collection of great short stories really gets under your skin...no pun intended.
A terrific combination of two of my favorite genres: horror and science fiction. This collection of great short stories really gets under your skin...no pun intended.
June 3, 2022
Not bad
Not a bad book .easy quick stories .no over the top Sci fi .I like Sci fi but not to much techy stuff so al laround a good book
Not a bad book .easy quick stories .no over the top Sci fi .I like Sci fi but not to much techy stuff so al laround a good book
February 5, 2023
It has been too long since I treated myself to a work by Tim Curran. Dude has skills. Glad I got to this one.
February 18, 2023
Enjoyed each of the short stories. Each story represents the cosmic horror of no escape.
July 29, 2023
Captivating
This collection of sci fi horror was just right. Held my interest all the way through. Fans of the genre should enjoy this read.
This collection of sci fi horror was just right. Held my interest all the way through. Fans of the genre should enjoy this read.
January 10, 2024
There are some decent alien horrors in this book; unfortunately, the stories are riddled with typos, grammatical errors, and characters with personalities that go about as deep as a damp napkin.
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