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Take a step into the dark realms in this horror collection
Great bunch of stories, my favorite was "Coin of the Realm" excellent take on the phantom tollbooth.
Extremely solid story collection by Grant, the chief purveyor of "quiet horror." Necessary for Oxrun Station completists because there are three Oxrun stories that are difficult to find elsewhere. You are not going to find a lot of grue here unless it drives the plot and don't always expect a King-like resolution of everything at the end. Some ambiguity is the norm.
Tales to be read by candlelight, in the long, dark hours before dawn, as the shadows dance to the tune the wind plays in the fallen leaves, and the fog creeps outside the windows, seeking entrance.This was Charlie's time, Charlie's place. For he was, and is, the Master of the atmospheric, of Quiet Horror. And these are his stories he whispers in your ear, so that they may linger and whisper again in your dreams. Your memory. Your nightmares. As those cold, damp fingers caress the back of your ne...
Started off great, but as the mystery unfolded I lost interest. This was the first Noir book I have read in a long time, I thought I could get into the genre...
Absolutely enjoyed those great tales here. Just killers, no fillers. Charles Grant has a way to cause you real goosebumps. His stories are slow, a bit winded, confusing at some parts but extremely intense, dark, introspective and depressing at some times. Here we find tales from the Oxrun Station (my favorites), tales from Hawthorne Street and Tales from the Nightside. His main characters are outsiders (vets, killers, oppressed men, freaks) or such with a different view on reality. The preface w...
Fantastic collection! I don't think anyone could possibly be disappointed with anything by Charles L. Grant, but this collection was pretty outstanding. The last story really leaves you gasping. Makes me wish he was still around to write more. Since he isn't, I treasure every word he's ever written. I have no idea why he isn't up there(success wise) with King because he can certainly write in that caliber.
Ironically enough, everyone always says they love Charles Grant's short stories better than his novels and novellas, but for me, it's the reverse. His novellas are UBER creepy, and the novels are just substantial. But, this was my first Grant collection, and I liked what I read, so I'll plug on...
Grant is a master of atmosphere, but I almost always felt cheated by the ending. The ambiguity in the beginning and middle got me really invested only for the veil to never really get lifted by the end. I’m not sure what even happened in some of them.His writing is gorgeous, if a bit long winded, so I’m rounding up to a 4 assuming this just isn’t my preferred kind of horror/fantasy.
I had not heard of Charles L. Grant before a co-worker gave me a copy of this short story collection based on some horror that we had both read. I thought Grant did a great job building characters quickly since none of these stories were very long. I really liked half the stories, but other ones I thought they were good beginnings, but then ended too suddenly for my liking. I really wanted them to continue. I don't mind open-ended stories, but these seemed more like the beginning without a middl...
Charles Grant's stories are really not comparable to anyone else's, in my humble opinion. He writes with such atmospheric perfection that you will find yourself walking along with the characters, experiencing every chill and sense of uneasy that they feel. Grant has the power to convey such fear and dread with his words without resorting to graphic violence and gore for the sake of shock value. His scares are deeply rooted in the foundations of our minds, and as such, will stay with you long aft...
Grant was an excellent short fiction writer and this may be his best collection. His tales were full of eerie atmosphere and you would usually still be unraveling that scared little knot in your stomach long after reading his stories. One of the better horror writers of the 70s through the 90s.
This book just did not grab me. I read the first few stories in the book and see that they are well written and well thought out. One of them managed to raise a shiver in me, but they just aren't the sort of stories that I find interesting.
This book is filled with subtle chills. Grant was an advocate of quiet horror, and you can see that form in practice here. Each story builds an eerie world and each has a deliberate and deep impact. Don’t come expecting explanations. These are tales of mystery and dark forces and characters who can’t escape them. Some of my favorites include Oxrun Station entries “Home” and “If Damon Comes,” “The Gentle Passing of a Hand” and the dark “The Three of Tens.” “Come Dance With Me On My Pony’s Grave”
