Nikole (dreamingofreadingx)’s Reviews > The Black Crow Book of Best New Horror Volume 1 > Status Update

Backsliding by Clay McLeod Chapman (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): I really liked this one. It’s a story about a mother getting possessed.

Bow Knee Lake by Tim Lennon (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): A creepy story about a man stealing body parts at a lake.

Mr Perfect by Susi Holliday (⭐️⭐️/5): This one was really short. And pretty gross and creepy. I kind of hated it honestly. About a woman trying to make a man perfect with a bunch of crazy botched home surgeries.

Stay In Touch by Lindy Ryan (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): Although this wasn’t scary at all, I enjoyed it. Honestly I’d enjoy a full novel of these old ladies just gabbing and sharing scary stories of their lives.

The Other Brother by Rian Hughes (⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): Also another one that was just alright. A woman and her boyfriend reread a story that creeped her out as a child. But the story is way different than she remembered.

The Compensation by Ramsey Campbell (⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): This one was alright. About a husband getting stuck in another country and ending up in a crazy situation.

The Butcher of Puckley Village by V Castro (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): This one was really good. Our two characters go visit a haunted village to make a YouTube video about a ghost story.

The Midnight Burn by TL Huchu (⭐️⭐️/5): This one was my least favorite thus far. Just about a guy feeling guilty about accidentally doing something bad.

Ghost Hunt by Adrian Tchaikovsky (⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): This was an interesting one. It was a sci-fi(ish) ghost story. It sounds like something that could potentially happen if the science was there. A bunch of rich guys paying to hunt ghosts.

Muses by Lily Kade (⭐️⭐️⭐️/5): This one was creepy and definitely a bit grotesque. I like reading stories about authors. I think it would have been kind of cool to get a full novel from Max’s POV instead. We could’ve followed his journey with Frida and everything that ends up happening.