Book Review: 'The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror' Edited by Stephen Jones

Five stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I enjoyed reading this, which I picked up because I’m curious about folk horror. The anthology is a nice mix of the old and new. The stories include those written by the old horror masters such as M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood. It also features more modern writers such as Ramsey Campbell and Dennis Etchison.  

It’s a good introduction to folk horror. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for something in this horror subgenre.

My favorite stories in the anthology are “The Gypsies in the Wood,” “Porson’s Piece,” and “Ancient Lights.”

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