Often, when you read an anthology, some stories are good, some great, and some are so-so. The stories in After Sundown are consistently good and some reach the really creepy stage. The best stories, to me, are the ones we can relate to because we've all been there. I won't try to tell you about every one of the contributions, but the scariest to me was the last one, "Branch Line." It was two things I think we've all been subjected too: unwanted and uncomfortable sexual attention (especially when an adolescent, when we don't have experience in handling situations) and, secondly, the feeling that something, or someone, strange is following us. Stories about vampires or flesh-eating butterflies can be exciting, but they're never as creepy as something weird we've all been through.
A spellbinding, and mostly original group of stories. Thanks to Flame Tree Publishing and Netgalley for an advance reader's digital copy.
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