When I purchased this audiobook my intention was to listen to some stories that scared me. The first story, “The Book of Blood”, did just that. It was unsettling.
My expectations were being met and the next story, “The Midnight Meat Train”, started off in the same vein but ended on a weird note. A couple of the other stories were more humorous than horrifying but “Pig Blood Blues” and “In the Hills, The Cities” both hit all of the right horror notes.
What was evident from the start is that Clive Barker is a good writer and knows how to tell a story. The narrators all did a good job as well. There’s nothing bad I can say about this omnibus other than if you are looking for a collection of stories that are all straight horror then you should look somewhere else. If you are looking for a mixture of straight horror and horror comedy then this collection is right for you.
Even though I was looking for straight horror I am happy that I read Mr. Barker’s collection because they were all interesting stories.