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Reviews and Awards
Midnight Walk
Midnight Walk has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology.
Midnight Walk won the Black Quill Award (Editor's Choice) for Best Dark Genre Anthology.
Famous Monsters named Midnight Walk one of the top ten books of 2009.
| "...genuinely unnerving and bothersome, which is not easy to do...impressive, immediately making Darkhouse - love the logo! - a harbinger of quality dark fiction." |
| Bookgasm |
| "...tremendously ambitious...All in all a very good anthology..." |
| Bookgeeks |
| "Lisa Morton has a razor-sharp eye for dark tales and, as she tells us in her introduction to MIDNIGHT WALK, she aims to move away from stories that reflect "the same old crap" we've been force-fed by big publishing houses since the seventies. Did she hit her mark? Dead bang...If you're looking for horror stories that don't tread the well-traveled path bulldozed by Stephen King three decades ago, get a copy of MIDNIGHT WALK. You won't be disappointed, horror fans. Promise." |
| Creature Feature Tomb of Horror |
| "...some very interesting and unconventional offerings...a mostly solid book...I give extra points for it trying to break past the some of the well-rehashed horror conventions." |
| Dark Discoveries |
| "From the Far East to the Indian ghetto, the backdrops of these tales offer distinct flavorings to the terrors at their core. And while some of the horrors might be familiar horror tropes at first glance - zombies, ghosts, malevolent faeries, urban legends - the cultural fine points Morton and company imbue each tale with will have you looking at these genre staples in an entirely new way...In Midnight Walk, Morton assembles a solid group of writers who mine fertile soil to create genuinely unique horror outings. Even those who stay closer to home take what might otherwise appear as unremarkable formulaic horror at face value and run it through the literary car wash, where it emerges sparkling and refreshed, unsullied by cliche or convention. Exercise those flabby horror muscles and take a stroll with fourteen horror writers who understand what healthy horror is. With all natural ingredients, no imitation flavorings, and great taste, Midnight Walk is literary tapas for the horror enthusiast's soul." |
| Dark Scribe Magazine |
| "...well thought out and wonderfully put together. If this initial offering from Darkhouse is a sign of things to come from this new publisher, we horror fans have something to look forward to...If you love well written, spine tingling short stories, Midnight Walk is a must for your collection." |
| Famous Monsters of Filmland |
| "Midnight Walk is packed with 14 terrifying tales that explore the darker paths in life...amazing tome of fourteen original stories sure to terrorize its readers...Midnight Walk is a superior collection of horror stories that no horror fan should be without...Midnight Walk comes highly recommended..." |
| Fatally Yours |
| "The stories in this volume are of very high caliber, and also, importantly, are not the standard stuff of themed anthologies...Midnight Walk is a cornucopia of wonderful works. Editor Morton deserves great praise for her choices in this book; the quality of the stories is exceptional. The writers have unique voices that echo in the mind long after each tale is told." |
| Hellnotes |
| "...which story do I rave about first?...I had a great time with MIDNIGHT WALK. Not only that, I'm now armed with a bevy of new writers to track down and read. The book receives my hearty recommendation..." |
| Horror Drive-In |
| "...Lisa Morton has done a fine job delivering some solid horror stories that are fresh . . . and a few are actually scary. Check it out." |
| Horror Fiction Review |
| "Midnight Walk takes readers on a journey who are tired of 'the same old crap.' Nearly all of the stories hold up well in this themed collection of western/mid-western writers (mostly from Southern California) which has a distinct multi-cultural flavor. It eschews the overdone and boring and embraces the different settings horror used to flaunt...A decidedly different horror anthology for 14 writers who aimed to break out of the box and, for the most part, found success." |
| Horror World |
| "...Morton shows she has a keen eye by putting together a great collection...If you're looking for a traditional horror collection that spins its yarns in literate and exciting directions take a Midnight Walk -it's a top notch collection." |
| Postcards From a Dying World |
| "...an eclectic anthology that may just shed some light on the future direction of horror literature...a thoroughly enjoyable read and one that might have you thinking about some of your favorite monsters in a slightly different way." |
| Rue Morgue #93 |