They’re not all absurd ... There’s real heart in a lot of them, like Came the Last Night of Sadness by Catherynne M. Valente ... One I particularly liked was Grand Junction ... Readers unfamiliar with The Stand should read King’s opus first, of course, but when you’re done, The End of the World As We Know It makes a fine coda.
A real who’s who of 21st-century horror ... Brady and Broaddus’s work offers additional nuance to a character that can too often be read…as falling into the ‘magical Negro’ trope ... What makes this collection a particularly fascinating read, however, is not its fidelity to the original but rather the ways in which it expands the novel’s universe ... By opening the world of The Stand to other authors, Golden and Keene have introduced new perspectives and characters ... An excellent corpus of work that expands the world of The Stand in multiple directions ... A tapestry of work that frequently transcends a single genre to make a deeper point about humanity and its tendency toward inhumanity.
The stories vary from visceral and violent to philosophical, and the breadth and diversity of the included authors add depth to King’s world ... With a star-studded list of authors, including some outside the realm of the horror genre, this highly anticipated collection will garner a wide audience. Ardent fans, or as co-editor Brian Keene calls them, 'constant readers,' will relish the captivating and sometimes repulsive individuals that populate this homage.
