I just know I'm going to forget as I go along, so I'll review the stories as best I can as I come to them. 
 Overall, I loved this book. There were one or two stories I wish I'd skipped, but there were others that are going to stick with me for awhile. I'd recommend this spooky read to anyone looking to get into the Halloween spirit! 
 The Birds of Azalea Street by Nova Rem Suma; 
 This is a spooky tale about a pervy old man who likes to push boundaries with the teenage girls on his street. It felt like a cautionary tale, not only to young women, but to the adults in their lives who are so quick to push their fears and concerns under the rug just because the implications are unpleasant. I enjoyed this little tale, but it suffered from the same condition as most short stories, in that it didn't have enough time to really grab me and pull me in. More creepy than scary. 
 In the Forest Dark and Deep by Carrie Ryan 
 I think this is my favorite one so far, and I'm about halfway through the compilation. A modern retelling of Alice in Wonderland with a dark underbelly. I was really spooked but begging for more as I ate up this story. The author attempted to make it twisty, but twists are hard to pull off with such a small word count. Overall, a very enjoyable, dark tale. 
 Emmeline by Cat Winters 
 I felt very lukewarm about this story. The ending was fairly clear from the beginning, and because it is a short story, there wasn't much to the middle. Still beautifully written, I wish the author had more pages to cover the story. 
 Verse Chorus Verse by Leigh Bardugo 
 Another short story that just fell...short. It was dark and creepy and insidious, I wanted to curl up with all the lights on while I read it, but there just wasn't enough of it. I needed to know what the whirring noise was, I needed to see what happened to this pop star to make her... what she becomes. I'd read a whole novel written just like this, and I hope that Bardugo considers doing just that, because what little there was... was terrifying. 
 Hide and Seek by Megan Shepherd 
 Mythology, how I love thee! This book is centered on a girl who, thanks to her grandmother, knows that you can cheat death by challenging him to a game. We follow her as she plays hide and seek with death itself, and death can get pretty creative. I felt like, so far, this was one of the more complete tales, in that I felt like the story was resolved at the end of the telling. 
 The Dark, Scary Parts and All by Danielle Paige 
 A quick twist on the Persephone tale, with some Frankenstein inspiration thrown in, I didn't find this quick tale very engaging. I'd almost suggest skipping it, because there just wasn't much there. 
 The Flicker, the Fingers, the Beat, the Sigh by April Genevieve Tucholke 
 Not a very original take on a told out story. 
 Fat Girl With a Knife by Johnathan Maberry 
 This one I liked, this one I really liked. Maberry made the protagonist incredibly relatable with the few words he had. My pulse was pumping through the whole story. Very much a thriller. 
 Sleepless by Jay Kristoff 
 This, boys and girls, is how you write a short story! Amazing twists, awesome characters, I could not put this down! I think it's my favorite! 
 M by Stefan Bachmann 
 I think this might have been my least favorite tale. It's about a young, orphaned girl who's blind, and catches a murderer in the act. We follow the story as she tries to hunt him down using her other senses. There was a point in the story when I was positive that one of the other characters was actually the killer, or working with the killer, and I thought it would make an excellent twist. Sadly, the author did not do this. 
 The Girl Without a Face by Marie Lu 
 This one had some creepy elements, but didn't really grab me, which was disappointing. I've read some of Lu's other stuff, and she's always delivered. This is a story about a boy, who's moved to a new school. He's in a new house, with a new room, with a closet that won't open. That right there is some creepy stuff. However, the reason why his closet wouldn't open felt like a let down to me. 
 A Girl Who Dreamed of Snow by McCormick Templeman 
 Didn't love this one. I think it was a decent short story, but it never made me feel thrilled or scared. It also didn't feel like the lack of pages was the problem, here. Instead, there was just too much going on. You can safely give this one a skip when reading. 
 Stitches by A.G. Howard 
 Not scary, but brilliant. I loved this one so very much. It was just an amazing concept, and the authored made every single syllable count. I'd love to read a follow up short story to this one, as well. 
 On the I-5 by Kendare Blake 
 I really wish that this compilation had ended with Stitches, because it was such a high note. This one was okay, and I liked the premise, but I didn't love the execution. If you enjoyed the idea of this story I highly recommend the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service series, because it tackles it so much better.