Close to Midnight by Mark Morris

​I probably would have read this anthology anyway (I liked the other ones the editor’s put together), but there was an ulterior motive too. I submitted my own story for this collection and was rejected, so I wanted to see who made it in.
Well, unsurprisingly, more known predominantly British names. And also, unsurprisingly some very good fiction. Bleak, dark and all that (the main theme here is loss, so of course), but very good. I’ve been bested fair and square 
So many terrific stories the titles of which I am, of course, now forgetting. Many recognizable names, a few that were new to me but just as good is not more so than the rest.
Due to the stygian thematical darkness of this anthology, it might be best to dip in and out of as opposed to taking a dive in outright, but that’s up to reader’s discretion.
Certainly worth checking out, especially for genre fans who appreciate their horror psychological and literary. Thanks Netgalley.