Tombs

I was really impressed with this anthology of morbid short stories themed around tombs and the macabre of death. Forrest J. Ackerman introduced the book to us. It's not for everybody. It's kind for an audience who prefers science fiction, horror, and thriller to melodrama. Some of the material is not for children or for squeamish adults. The Contents Read as Follows: Tomb Swift by Forrest J. Ackermman In trust: Ben Bova The Amber Room: Ian Watson (One of my personal favorites) THe Butterfuly Effect: Kathleen Ann Noonan (remember the AShton Kutcher movie, I wonder if it's the same story.) Epistrophy: Michael Bishop No Ordinary Christians: White Lady's Grave: Lisa Tuttle Burial at Sea: Larry Bond & Chris Carlson (about a submarine's final voyage, another good story,) The Unchained:Kathe Koja, Barry Z. Malberg (one of my favorites about a gay man dying and his partner in the hospital) The Time Garden: Ian McDonald He on Honeydew: Stewar Von Allmen City Deep: Jeremy Dyson (a great story about the London underground.) But None I Think Do There Embrace: S.P. Somtow Tales of Brittanica Castle: Christopher Fowler (another great story about a woman who wants to be free but can't because of her family's past) Heartfires: Charles De Lint Drowning with Others: Gary A. Braunbeck ( a sad, disturbing tale about a brother's strange relationship with his younger sister.) Station of the Cross: Colin Greenland Queen of Knives: Neil Gaiman God's Bright Little Engine: Stephen Gallagher The Darkest Doctrine: Brad Linaweaver (another personal favorite about the truth below the Vatican.) The Land of the Reflected Ones: Nancy A. Collins The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey: William F. Buckley Jr. Blue Flame of a Candle: Storm Constantine