Poe’s Children: The New Horror edited by Peter Straub – Review

Poe’s Children: The New Horror: An Anthology edited by Peter Straub

There are almost too many good ones to comment on, but here are a few that struck me with particular force: In Elizabeth Hand’s “Cleopatra Brimstone,” a young American woman moves to England in the aftermath of a brutal rape. Once there, she discovers a latent capacity to effect astonishing — and lethal — transformations on the men who come into her life. This tale of predators and prey — a kind of entomological horror story — is erotic, disturbing and strangely beautiful.

Washington Post Book Reviews – POE’S CHILDREN: The New Horror – ArcaMax Publishing.