Night & Day: Dreadful Dark: Tales of Nighttime Horror/Merciless Sun: Tales of Daylight Horror (Saga Doubles) Edited by Ellen Datlow

TL;DR: A very fun idea for an anthology and a great execution.
Source: NetGalley – Thank you to the publisher!!

Plot: Various plots, but almost all of these were well structured and thought out.
Characters: I liked a ton of these characters, I can’t think of one I didn’t enjoy to be honest.
Setting: There was a great variety in settings here.
Spooky/Horror: While the Day side only had one, maybe two spooky books the Night side had some really good ones.

Summary:

A horror anthology edited by the genre’s greatest, Ellen Datlow, with one side featuring stories about what haunts the night while the other side showcases the terrors that can exist in the light of day in this new addition to the Saga Doubles series.

This anthology contains stories from some of the most evocative and bestselling writers of horror and speculative fiction.

Thoughts:

I haven’t had a ton of luck with anthologies in recent years so I don’t actually remember the last one I read. This one though called to me. I’ve enjoyed Ellen Datlow’s work before and seeing as she had curated this I wanted to give it a try. Plus the flipping style of the Saga Double with a Day side and a Night side? So clever! I had to try it.

The execution and entire structure of this worked great in my opinion. The different sides made for a fun experience, and while one side (the Night) was definitely stronger than the other, I enjoyed stories on both ends. The stories all had a good variety of ideas as well, from some mythology inspiration to creepy aliens, and everything in between.

My favorites were definitely the Stephen Graham Jones, Nathan Ballingrud, and Clay Macleod Chapman. In fact Chapman’s got under my skin and made me afraid of my own trashbag at one point. I think this is definitely worth the read and pickup for horror fans, or anyone who loves a cleverly executed book.