That story in particular is a great short story, in the sense that the writing flows in an effortless, succinct kind of way where all the pieces (the story has something to do with "food" *ahem*) come together really neatly. The anthology is very aptly titled after one of the stories ("The Speed of Dark", by Clayton Clifford Bye)-in terms of concept and pacing. Perhaps the greatest thing about anthologies is that they feature a wide variety of authors-different voices, different styles, though the stories in this case are linked together based on that psychological horror dimension. the motivations and psyche behind brutal and/or cruel acts). While everyone has their own tastes and preferences, it is "psychological horror" that gets to me, that I find a lot more dark and disturbing than explicit violence (i.e. I've read some horror stories that are of the "gore" variety, which can honestly bore me sometimes. This was a horror anthology I was mightily pleased to have read.
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