Voices From the Other Side: Dark Dreams II [Paperback]

Brandon R. Massey (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Dafina Books (1980)
• ASIN: B000N7706C
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did that really happen?, May 7, 2006

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This review is from: Voices From The Other Side: Dark Dreams II (Mass Market Paperback)

VOICES FROM THE OTHER SIDE, edited by Brandon Massey, is a collection of short stories from many authors. In Eric Jerome Dickey's "Harlem," which is both scary and laugh-out-loud funny in places, an inmate in an asylum makes friends with one of his nurses and gets way too involved with her, seducing her and finally making a date with her. Brandon Massey's story, "Deadwoods," involves a huge tree that suddenly pops up in the yard of an unemployed suburbanite. What can he do to get rid of this evil smelling tree that harbors something frightening among its leaves? Brian Egeston's "Smoked Butt" is the story of a little girl delivering food to shut-ins. She has to travel through deep woods and her adventures are awesome and screamingly funny. In "Good 'Nough to Eat," Rickey Windell George, has an unemployed man seeking work wherever he can find it. Dancing in a male revue in a club is not his idea of a good job but it's all he can find. This tale has a shocking ending that will leave you gasping.

All the stories in the book were very good, each with its own shock value. Brandon Massey has put together a collection of stories - some funny, some horrifying - but all of them hold your interest and you find yourself wondering, as you read each one, how this particular one can possibly turn out. To the credit of the many writers, the end is always unexpected and sometimes downright zany. The writing style of Tananarive Due's "Upstairs" is reminiscent of Joplin's Ghost, while Terrence Taylor's "The Share" is heart wrenchingly realistic in a totally abnormal way. Maurice Broaddus, with his "Black Frontiers" brings us a taste of our lost history, along with Christopher Chambers' "Leviathan," a smooth reading but frightening story about the Middle Passage. It is a book worth reading if you like looking over your shoulder or peering into dark corners.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first, but not best, April 12, 2006

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P. Rhodes (St Louis, Mo.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voices From The Other Side: Dark Dreams II (Mass Market Paperback)

I was impressed with the first Dark Dreams by Massey & Co. It wasn't the best horror and suspense/sci fi collection but black writers haven't been showcased before. I thought Zane was out of place and just a way to get other fans into it. I figure Eric Jerome Dickey was the same thing for Voices from the Other Side but his story is very, very good. T Due, Banks and Chambers never disappoint, and the overall quality and depth of this collection is much better than Dark Dreams. I hope the third time will be a charm, and stand up there with anything Clive Barker, Stephen King & Co. come up with. This collection would make a great anthology on cable TV.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling and scary, November 9, 2006

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There were more "thrillers" than "scary" stories in here but that DOES NOT take away from the book at all. I must have looked up every author to write them a thank you note for contributing to this collection. GREAT book!!!