From the Borderlands
Borderlands series, No 5 
Edited by Elizabeth E. & Thomas F.Monteleone

     Elizabeth E. Monteleone and her husband, Thomas F. Monteleone, have assembled yet a fifth anthology of strange tales. These stories are not pure horror, yet all are strange in some respect and have aspects of horror in them. All are unforgettable. Some of the writers are new and some are masters of the horror genre.

     The collection opens with Rami Temporalis, by Gary A. Braunbeck, a tale of a man who has one of those faces that leads everyone to talk to him. He doesn't know why, and he wishes he didn't have one of those faces. Then, he meets a man who wants his face. That is strange enough. But there are stranger tales to be had.

     Time for Me, by Barry Hoffman, is a perfect example. This is a story of retirement that will make your hair stand on end! Smooth Operator, by Dominick Cancilla, is a story of madness in its deepest and purest form. At the end of the book is a new novella by Stephen King, Stationery Bike. As you might expect, this is no ordinary ride.

     There are twenty-five stories in all, the cream of the crop of the more than seven hundred submissions received. If you like horror, this is a book you will love. There is not a bad story in the bunch. If you've never read one of the Borderlands series, this book will quickly make you a fan. Stephen King's newest novella is actually the best he's ever written. And I've been a fan of his for many years. Pick up a copy of From the Borderlands. You're in for a real treat!