The second part of the anthology being used to assist the Hautala family, Mister October, Volume II – An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala, has an impressive lineup of writers, including Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon, Christopher Golden (who also happens to be the editor of the anthology), and James A. Moore, just to name a few.
I think my favorite from this collection may have been “War Stories,” by James A. Moore. I haven’t read much by him, and this was my first foray into his Crowley stories. I certainly wouldn’t mind taking a peak at the others.
If you like to venture into the strange, then you’ll be delighted with Lucy A Snyder’s delicious story “Magdala Amygdala,” which should leave you feeling pleased that it’s just a story. And Nancy A. Collins has a fish tale that isn’t your ordinary Little Mermaid story in “Catfish Gal Blues.”
But perhaps one of the most effecting stories in the anthology is “Independence Day” by Sarah Langan. This dystopic future with machines for doctors and a world in which you can’t speak against the government will remind you in some ways of George Orwell’s 1984 and certain aspects of the movie version of Logan’s Run, but has a uniqueness that leaves the reading wanting to know more.
Genre fans will appreciate these stories, along with the cause the proceeds are going towards.
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