![]() ![]() So I trust no one better to curate this collection of scary stories, all conceived by Stine himself, and written by some of the most exciting names in kids and young adult lit. Happy bingeing!Īs a child of the 90s, I owe my spooky sensibility to shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark and books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-but few works were more influential on my love of all things creepy than those of R.L. As a bonus, this collection is performed by an all-star cast including Jason Isaacs and Evan Rachel Wood among others. Jemisin, who tends more towards fantasy, may have written the smartest sci-fi story I’ve heard all year!). Each story in this collection is served up by big name writer (I was so intrigued to hear the author of Gentleman in Moscow tackle this genre, and N.K. So I'm LOVING the Forward Collection-it brings the vibe of Black Mirror, but it walks that perfect line that allows me to engage my inner nerd while keeping my inner stress-case at bay. I'm fascinated by these kinds of near sci-fi stories with dystopian themes, but I struggle to take them in on screen. While I've watched a few Black Mirror episodes over the years, I've generally found them to be too much to binge, and (confession) I have to have my husband test-watch them first to weigh in on whether or not he thinks they will keep me up at night worrying. ![]() This is exactly how I like my techno-anxiety ![]()
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