Walpuski's Typewriter (Frank Darabont)
Actually, Howard Walpuski just wanted his IBM typewriter repaired, but what he got was much more. A bargain that soon turns weird - and bloody. My favorite story in the collection, it was creepy but also funny. *****

The Boy (Bentley Little)
I think this was a very mean story. ****

Tumor (Benjamin Percy)
Weird thing with a ending that makes your imagination run wild. Perfect implementation of the short story concept. ***

Twisted and Gnarled (Billie Sue Mosiman)
Suspenseful cat-and-mouse thriller. ***

The Palaver (Kealan Patrick Burke)
This is the first story of one of my favorite authors I didn't immediately warm
to. Great writing as expected, but the subject didn't really catch my interest. **

India Blue (Glen Hirshberg)
My least favorite story in the collection. I'm not familiar with that sport so didn't understand most of it. The ending was equally confusing and made me feel like I missed something vital. *

Summary: Reading the stories from top to bottom turned out to be unexpectedly anticlimactic - I so wished I would have read them in reverse order to save the best for last. However, the eighth volume in the Dark Screams series still manages to deliver some fine horror stories, and I'm glad to see the series will still go on.
(Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)