This is a re-released collection of fabulously dark and creepy short stories by British horror author, Ramsey Campbell. "Out of Copyright" features an anthology editor who cuts costs by using stories out of copyright protection to avoid having to pay authors, but ends up paying a much higher cost. Another highly disturbing story was "Call First" featuring a nosy library employee who finds that curiosity didn't just kill the cat. One of the best things about these stories is that they didn't rely on blood and gore for the fright, but utilized mood, timing and pacing to bring the horror to the proper boil. While at times I found the stories overwhelmed by the British flavor and I felt like I was unable to appreciate them properly, these were still very reminiscent of Lovecraft and Poe.
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