
The name Darcy Coates is inescapable to contemporary horror readers. Although there are no big publishing marketing firms behind her, Coates has largely built her reputation through a prolific output & by word of mouth. Quarter to Midnight is my first experience with her work. A collection of linked horror stories, which I love as a format. As for the stories themselves: Coates loves to play with tropes. There are stories about vampires, (CONT)