Usually anthologies have stronger better stories and then stories that I don't enjoy as much. This one, however, had a full roster of top notch winners. Chilling, spooky, and brilliant.

Very interesting book. Original and weird like I like my books to be. The writing was also very beautiful! I enjoy it!

4 stars

First off that cover 😍

This book has a great variety of quite unsettling and wonderfully creepy stories. The writing is top notch and the stories were all good (which is rare). I really need to get my hands on more by Lisa Tuttle asap.

Book : Riding the Nightmare
Author : Lisa Tuttle, Neil Gaiman
Pub Date : 22 Aug 2023

Thank you NetGalley, Valancourt Books & the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I am a sucker for short horror stories and these are just what I needed! Creeptastic & unsettling. The cover is perfection and fits the mood of the book.

With these kinds of books, I love reading one sometimes two at a time in the evening. This is the perfect all year long book to have on hand or to set out during the fall/spooky months.

You absolutely will not be disappointed with this collection of stories. I will recommend this to all my spooky babes.

Thank you for NetGalley and Valancourt Books for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

First, I need to mention how much I love this cover. It is absolutely mesmerizing and it pulled me into the book. Riding the Nightmare is a collection of previously published short stories by the author. The stories are fantastically weird and terrifying and most of the stories show the complications of relationships (romantic and friendship) and in one case, parenting.

My favorite stories were:
Riding the Nightmare: Children just get in the way!

Bits and Pieces: Oh, hey you left a body part in my bed!

The Mezzotint: Did that picture just move? I loved this story so much. Even though it was perfect I still wish it was a bit longer.

The Dragon's Bride: Maybe a bit of amnesia isn't too bad!

The author did a great job of telling such disturbing tales. I was completely unsettled at times. Highly recommend to readers who love horror and downright weird tales.