SNAFU: An Anthology of Military Horror

An eclectic blend of stories that I couldn't put down. Not every one was perfect, but high caliber across the board. Most were excellent, some outstanding.

What a wild and civil collection of scary tales. If nightmares.come.to live. Its a dark world.they speak of and lucky are we to hear their stories.Its.murder, mayhem.and.bloodletting from masters.of the inked arts.

This was another good Snafu book. I always enjoy these short stories. Great for a quick read when you don’t have a lot of free time.

I am was a fan of the mashup of military fiction and horror before I even knew there was genre for it (oh and available novels for it). Oh I feel hard for Aliens and Predator. I thoroughly loved Dog Soldiers and Doom but what SNAFU has done is to shower me with a buffet of delights. I initially started off with Recon, as if I really needed a sampler for something I know that I will consume every installment of but directly after, I could wait no longer and dug in to the real volume one.The most striking works for me, and well chosen frames, are the opening and the closing tales. The first, 'Blackwater,' leaves no question about the anthology is about with a special ops team infiltrating a drug lord's lair and finding more than they bargained for. The last 'Blank White Page'...is not just an awesome period piece about two, otherworldly traveling companions battling supernatural odds with quirky banter and deadly precision but well...out of all of the samples in the book, this one really lit a fire in me to hunt down the author (James A. Moore) for.... more!Other stand out stories for me include "The Shrine" cause who doesn't enjoy the NazixLovecraft taco, Bug Hunt because giant spiders and The Fossil, which is about time travel and to be honest, yeah it was the scariest work in the book for me.All over a delightful anthology and I look forward to next volume!

This is definitely an interesting premise for an anthology. The editors and contributors cover the centuries with various tales of military horror. Like most collections there is a range of quality but still overall value. Out of the sixteen, I enjoyed:- Blackwater that conjured up creepy sea creatures (not the private military contractor)- Maberry contributes a Joe Ledger story that is one of the best written and paced- Special Operations Interview was creative and the setting on a Pacific island during WW2 compelling- Making Waves also takes place during WW2 but in an interesting alternative reality where magic and sorcery are weapons- A Tide Of Flesh has the Brits fighting zombies (of all kinds) in India- Snipers save the day in Afghanistan against zombie-vampires in Death at 900 Meters- Eric S. Brown pits reservists against rampaging Bigfoots in Hold the Line- an Austrian tank crew barely escapes a long buried terror during the invasion of The Soviet Union in The ShrineMilitary and horror make for a solid mashup. This collection inspired me to write one for fun...Mr. Maberry, may I send it your way? :)

Most anthologies are collections of fairly predictable, one-dimensional quick reads that adhere to a particular theme, whatever the anthology is about. This one, while its uniting theme is "military horror", is a collection of stories and a couple of novellas that would almost all be worthy of developing into a full length novel.I read at night, before bed, and not a few of these stories had me up past my bedtime, chewing my nails in suspense. Genuine page-turners (or page-swipers, if you read on a tablet or Kindle, as I do)! And to me, the absolute BEST was save for last: "A Blank White Page", by James A Moore. I went looking for more Kindle books by Mr Moore, based on this one novella. Complex characters, complex story, well done and quite scary -- I want MORE of Mr Jonathan Crowley and Mr Lucas Slate! MORE MORE MORE!!My second favorite was "Thela Hun Gingeet" by David Benton and W D Gagliani. Set during the Vietnam War, a Special Ops team is trying to reach a mountaintop so they can be rescued. They find something very different by the time they get there...Even if just those two stories are the only ones you read, they make the price of the book worthwhile.I also enjoyedIf you get this book, no matter what format, you'll be in for an exciting, scary, frightfully good time!

cant get enough of these anthologies

SNAFU is a very strong horror anthology with plenty of compelling tales. The 16 stories cover a variety of settings, from the Civil War to the Wild West, from the prehistoric past to modern Iraq. There are tales involving the Cthulhu Mythos, werewolves, Japanese Oni, intelligent spiders and much more. I very much like the diversity of this collection, and the stories are all well -written. As it mentions in the Foreword, these stories are not just copies of Aliens or Platoon, but far more original. I highly recommend this anthology. My only minor complaint is that I would have liked to see the names of the authors on the Table of Contents page.My top favorite stories of this collection include:Little Johnny Jump-Up by Christine Morgan: A touching Civil War ghost storyBug Hunt by Jonathan Maberry: A new Joe Ledger tale, and one of his weirdest.Special Operations Interview PTO-14 by Wayland Smith: During WWII, and encounter with a Japanese OniMaking Waves by Curtis Chen: Another WWII tale, but with a Mythos themeA Tide of Flesh by Jeff Hewitt: A British fort in India faces a horrific army. Some very disturbing scenes.

A solid collection of military horror with some absolute crackers mixed in - I've bought a few series of books just based off the shorts within, and definitely an entertaining short read - great for before bed or killing time on a commute. Varied and interesting, with something for most everyone

A nice collection of short military-esque horro stories that read very well. Jonathan Maberry's Bug Hunt is a nice addition to Joe Ledger's history. But of especial note has to be Blank White Page by James A Moore. It brings across the dirty wild west with great detail and the two protagonists are brilliant.

I had already read a couple of the author's before.if your into military based supernatural stories this book is an ideal way to discover new authors.cross selection from Seals to Civil war take your pick.Would recommend.

One of the best anthologies i have ever read. If you like Mil Sci Fi you will want this book. I have gotta get the rest of the series!!!

some fascinating and original concepts but struggled to hold my attention by he final few stories. mayberry, ochse and the, like are quality tale tellers and are the standouts in this collection