I absolutley LOVED Devils Creek by Todd Keisling (if you haven't read that, I strongly (somewhat aggresively) urge you too!) so I was so happy to receive an eARC of this anthology of short stories, I'm struggling to pick a favourite as they are all absolute gems, I enjoyed every single one although I thought it was cool (do people still say cool these days, I'm old) there was a story set in Devils Creek! I love this authors writing style and I highly recommend this and at the risk of sounding like annie wilkes this collection has solidified that he's now a favourite author, thanks netgalley and cemeterydance for the arc

Cold, Black, & Infinite was a terrifying, mesmerizing assortment bite sized terrors without a single dud in the line up.

Short story collections, especially in the horror genre, are something of a favorite of mine at this point, I've read several such collections but this one had a little something extra that set it apart. I was continually impressed with just how good these stories were; the ideas were extremely clever, the execution was adept, and the writing style was equal parts evocative and chilling. Usually in short story collections I'll find there are one or two tales I don't really connect with or flat out don't like. However, this was not the case here. Sure, I had favorites, (Y2K, The Happytown Yuletide Massacre, and Annie's Heart is a Haunted House) but every single story was a pleasure to read, a twisted, chilling little tale to enjoy, oozing with style and atmosphere. This book reminded me of being a kid and coming across my first Goosebumps, or Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark in the school library, each story was that good and that frightening.

I'd recommend this to just about anyone who likes horror fiction or short stories, it's an exemplary model of both. There are some pretty heavy topics and themes however, but the author has kindly added a list of content warnings in the back of the book for readers who may want to use it.

This is, by far, my favorite anthology I've read so far this year. The author uses his words like the finger knives of Freddy Krueger, luring you into his nightmare world before slashing away at your psyche.

If, like me, you're a fan of his novel Devils Creek, you'll also find a few easter eggs from that book. One story takes place in that world, in those woods, and let's us know that the evil cult still has demonic things in store.

One of my favorite stories is a slasher with a brilliant "didn't see that coming" Twilight Zone -ish twist that left me with my jaw hanging.

Corporations run by eldritch gods, zombies, slashers, and even dark sci-fi are all included here.

I would be extremely hard pressed to find a story that I didn't like and that's a rarity in anthologies. This might be the first time my top ten horror books of the year includes an anthology. It's just that good.

I give it my highest recommendation.

Keisling is a brilliant story teller. I love his shirt stories, but I'm a novel reader at heart. The longer, the more immersive, the better. Son while this was a great book to read to get a taste of what his novels are like, I need more Mr. keisling.