Nocturnal Pursuits

Another great collection by Rolfe. I enjoyed all these stories , and it would be hard to pick a favorite as they all were amazing.

This is my second book by Rolfe, and it was fun. I enjoy reading and talking about horror, and Rolfe writes some in the style of splatterpunk. I didn't like all the stories as much, but honestly, I liked some of them more after I read his comments on how he came to write them. Short story collections are often hot or miss and this set of stories will probably have something for most horror fans. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

Nocturnal Pursuits covers a nice amount of horrifying subjects across its various short stories. My favourites were “Something in the Water,” which is about a gruesome lake fungus, “Out of Range,” a classic alien invasion tale, “Comfortably Numb,” which is set in a spooky forest, and “The Dead Brother Situation,” a werewolf story.

As with all short story collections, not all of the stories can be hits. I liked how short and sharp the tales were, but I did think a few of them could have benefited from a couple more pages to add more depth and impact. I think only a handful of the stories packed enough of a punch to really linger in my mind.

Got this for review on netgally.

It was a good variation of horror short stories some I liked more and one that I liked less but it was a very solid collection. I don't know which is my favorite but the one with the sick child and about grief hit the hardest even if the whoete no gore. The one with the lake was cool and creepy.

Glenn Rolfe (Blood and Rain and August’s Eyes) is back with a new collection of deliciously frightening, thought-provoking horror. Whether dealing with werewolves in “The Dead Brother Situation”, a vicious cult in “The Devil’s Kin”, an evil doll in the Splatterpunk Award-nominated “Molly”, or gut-wrenching loss in “Gone Away”, these fifteen dark tales promise to entertain, cause your skin to crawl, and make you feel a little more.

Probably not my favorite Glenn Rolfe book, as I usually don't click with short story collections as much as full novels, however I did have a lot of fun with this one. It was a quick read, low commitment, and I would recommend it to any horror fan looking for a good collection of scary stories:)

This was a very interesting mix of short horror stories, and my first foray into Glenn Rolfe’s writing. There were so many differences in each entry; from splatter to cosmic to supernatural, etc. This kept things fresh and interesting as I read through.

I did find some of the stories a little abrupt in their endings, I would’ve loved to see a bit more development and resolution. “Orson’s Gas N’ Go” bothered me a bit, as I felt it needed to be a bit more grammatically fine tuned- but that’s just my problem.

My favourite by Glenn were “Something in the Water”, “Out of Range”, and “Comfortably Numb”. “Molly” was also super creepy, but I felt the characters were a bit too flat.

Grab this collection if you like a variety of horror sub genres, there’s definitely something for everyone in this book.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Encyclopocalypse Publications for a copy!

If you enjoy short horror stories, then this is the book for you! I found it to be entertaining, enjoyable, horrific, and well done! Glenn Rolfe came on my radar when I read It Came From The Lake and I was excited to get my hands (and eyes) on this short story collection. With short story collections, there will be ones that readers enjoy more than others. In this book, I can say that I enjoyed all of them; there are no stinkers. OUT OF RANGE and MOLLY were my favorites out of this collection.

If you have not read a book by Glenn Rolfe before, what are you waiting for???

Well written, entertaining, creepy, and horrific!