I read this book slowly so that I could better savor the exquisite lyrical style of Daniel Mills and relish the feeling of looming dread brought about by these stories. The simple fact that Mills, a young author, can skillfully evoke the spirit of an old America and transport us there is good enough of a reason to acknowledge his talents; but it is not just his impeccable writing skills that make this book such a treat, each one of these stories possesses an eerie quality to them that slowly and...

This is my first encounter with Mr. Mills. I am sure it will not be my last.The production values of the book are exceptional. This may be the highest quality Dark Regions Press book I own. Sadly, they only produced one hundred copies of this book in hardcover. The sturdy hard cover boards with quite heavy and high quality paper is what makes this book stand out. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I found it much more enjoyable when reading a couple or three stories consecutively in one

This is a beautifully written collection of short stories; Daniel writes in a classically gothic way, but without the stuffiness of some writers and with much more effective precision. His prose is skilfully executed and subtly induces a creeping unease in the reader whilst also maintaining a remarkable elegance. Each story is surprisingly accessible and the setting of pre-modern America comes to life on the pages, usually I tend to prefer more modern settings but Daniel really won me over here

I learned of this collection after reading the eponymous tale in "The Grimscribe's Puppets." Although that story bears a rather unique atmosphere compared with the vast majority of the stories here, I was entranced from cover to cover. Horror may not be the right categorization, yet Weird Fiction certainly seem to match. Mills is a genuine talent with a real eye for little, yet profound, touches of the human spirit and how any given human being interacts with others and the world. Most of these

(I just realized that since I've read most of the stories in this volume, I'm qualified to write a review before the release. Woo hoo!)In my opinion, there is nothing quite like this being written, anywhere, in literature today. It can't be classified, so it will not be appearing on end-caps at your local bookstore or be optioned for film. It is not horror, it is not historical fiction, it is not fantasy or science fiction. It is not "weird fiction".It is not easy to read, either. It is literatu...

I give this book five stars because after the first few stories I REALLY started looking forward to reading more of this. Each story was like opening a present. I was reading four other weird fiction short story collections concurrently with this one and I have to say this is the one that really stuck out to me.I think a big thing I loved here was that all the stories are set in the past and have that sophisticated, Victorian ghost story flavor. I love that sort of atmosphere and mood but few mo...

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While I was truly impressed with how well the author conveyed the atmosphere and setting of the stories, flawlessly utilizing classic prose, some of the stories just failed to engage me. Others felt as though they ended before really finishing up. This is not to say I didn't like the book. There is something unique here pointing me to longer works from Daniel Mills and I will be reading Revenants soon.

Originally published at Risingshadow.Do you want to read beautifully written weird fiction that is reminiscent of classic weird fiction? Are you looking for horror stories that are genuinely frightening and unsettling? If you answered "yes" to these two questions, you have found what you're looking for, because the stories in Daniel Mill's The Lord Came at Twilight are old school weird fiction. They're brilliantly unsettling and sophisticated stories that stay true to their roots that lie deep i...

I love a good scary story. I don’t know if there’s a way to say I don’t care for most of the classic (i.e. old timey) kind, though, without seeming uncouth, purveyor of plebeian tastes at best. And yet…try as I might…M.R. James and so on are way too dense, monotone and tedious for me to enjoy. Nevertheless, one can still hold out some expectations for a well done pastiche, usually those tend to veer toward the cosmic side of things, but this wasn’t the case here. The 14 tales of this anthology w...

The description of this short story collection mentions Lovecraft and Hawthorne, and the style of horror here is very reminiscent of those authors. The tales are all carefully paced and the horror factor is in what is not said or shown rather than what is. Many of the stories end without a definite resolution, leaving you to wonder exactly what happened. And while the "creepy-yet-subdued New England horror" vibe is one of the strengths of this collection, it is also its main flaw. All of the sto...

My ratings for the stories in this book averages to 3.82 stars, thus rounding up my rating to 4 stars.This book is a collection of weird tales, ranging from Lovecraftian to gothic, and one King in Yellow story.I think the author's wheelhouse is gothic fiction. I would like to see the author continue writing gothic fiction.My review of the stories can be found in this thread, posts 311 to 324:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

So I should state at the outset that I consider Daniel Mills a friend of mine, and I generally hate reviewing the work of friends because there’s no real benefit to it: if I like it, I get jealous and angry, and if I dislike it , then I’m put in quite the obviously uncomfortable position, right? So just so no one suspects I’m writing this as some kind of favor to Daniel, let me start this off with a couple of things I don’t like about him. 1) He’s younger than me; 2) he is far too cheery in pers...

The Lord Came at Twilight is a superb collection, announcing the voice of a rising young author who could easily become a major player in the horror field. Keep an eye on Daniel Mills, my fellow Goths.The stories here cover a good diversity of territory, which speaks well to Mills' range as a writer. There's a creepy King in Yellow universe story, a technological horror, and above all historical horror. The Lord Came at Twilight succeeds most in the latter sub genre, combining a rich period sens...

If you fancy yourself an old soul, someone born several centuries too late, and you are of a dark and rainy disposition, Daniel Mills' debut collection is likely to be your bag, and it should fit as snugly on you as the hangman's rope from the creaking gibbet. Mills transports us back to a time when America was still in its infancy and all the woods bordering New England were pregnant with infernal strangers and shadows that bore physical weight. He writes in the refined style and manner of all

The weird tales that make up The Lord Came at Twilight are powerful and strange. As in his haunting novel, Revenants, Mills evokes the storied past of the north east of the United States. But his prose is never mere historical pastiche, never antique or fustian, but clear, sharp. Some of these tales, as Revenants is, are ghost stories, but others, for me the best, are darkling ecstasies.

Exceptional. I loved this so very much. Daniel Mills reinvigorated modern horror with a strong nod to the past masters. Though written in the old New England style, the stories never felt pastiche or as if Mr. Mills was trying too hard. If you liked the movie "The Witch," I think you will appreciate Daniel Mill's mastery of setting, tone, and broiling atmosphere that builds and builds like an inbound storm.

Lyrical Weird fiction in the classical style, THE LORD CAME AT TWILIGHT is melancholy, fraught with symbolism and atmosphere, and full of compelling characters in odd (and sometimes abstract) and frightening scenarios.The writing is beautiful and implies a sense of time and place (most stories taking place in pre-modern New England), and slowly winds you into the setting and the mind of the characters, many of whom narrate somewhat subjectively, leaving your imagination to do the work of contemp...

I'm not one for reviewing books and this is the first, so it might not be the best written, but I'll give it a try.This is the first book I ever read from this author and I really wasn't that impressed. The stories that I read, (I didn't get to the last few, I lost interest in finishing the book) were well written, but felt incomplete. Some stories finished nicely, but the one that sticks out to me had an interesting character; and was building up to the climax, then, well that's it. It ended. A...

I've been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Mills has staked out a wide territory for himself as an author of historical horror, particularly American colonial and frontier horror, and that's one of my favorite combinations of things. I'd read a couple of these stories in other anthologies and enjoyed them, and expected more of the same. And that's exactly what I got, almost to a fault. These stories are varied in the kind of horror they include, from an almost Stranger-Things esq...