This was a really nice collection of short stories. I loved that many (if not all?) of the authors have somehow had dealings with the movie industry, and just the real touches and little insights from that world were interesting in and of themselves.

Another thing that struck me as I read it, and I never would have thought about this so much before the #Metoo movement, but many of these stories included #metoo kind of moments -- the failings of Hollywood and the powers-that-be in regards to exploitation in one way or another.

The fact that many of these authors included scenes and characters that really demonstrated how commonplace these practices were so matter-of-factly accepted speaks to how all of us had just become desensitized to what was happening to men and women, in and out of Hollywood. I mean, all this is just a part of the human experience and these authors obviously knew it was happening to write so realistically for the characters.

I want to make it clear, by no means am I placing blame on these authors for a societal norm that was prevalent in the industry -- the world. Really, they were ahead of their time as documentarians and they captured a moment in human history (albeit a fictionalized view) that is at the forefront of today's headlines.

I definitely don't want to overshadow the scares by commenting on this, this book is filled with great scary stories. The above was just my own observation.

Too bad this book isn't still in print so more people could read it. The stories are sufficiently chilling! Nice writing. ( )