Arcranium™

The titular story was pretty good, the authors' styles mesh pretty seamlessly. 4/5

The one by Towse alone was kind of a letdown, surprisingly because I normally really enjoy his work. Fat bodies don't really work like that and a tragic character becoming fat and creepy is kind of a lazy trope that I really don't care for. 2/5

The one by Manx alone was good enough but I would have liked more from it. 3.5/5

3.20 rounded down.

For years four horror authors have been getting together for drinks once a month. But each time they get together they seem less like friends and more like jaded competitors. Each wanting to be respected by their peers and labeled the scariest/best writer of them all. So when one of the authors has access to a machine that will allow them to all really live within each others horror novels they realize this is their best chance to see once and for all who is the scariest horror author.

This is a fairly quick read and it is so perfect. They hit on numerous different horror genres and each one has some scary moments. The characters are both lovable and also annoying - they're the type where one minute you're cheering them on and the next you're rolling your eyes. The way the foundation that is laid by using each authors ego makes the conclusion of this book so understandable yet I did not see it coming.