There are many different aspects to the world of horror, and all of them have their own particular place when it comes to providing scares for the reader. We all love monsters, regardless of whether they be vampires, werewolves, or tentacled monstrosities. Equally, literature is full of tales about masked 'slashers', those who hide in the shadows, and who are on an unstoppable quest to hunt us down. Sometimes though, we are confronted by events in the real world which can be as harrowing as any presented by creatures who stalk the night. Whilst not directly corresponding to the situations mentioned above, The Cthulhu Child provides a selection of disturbing tales, each dealing with a separate element of the horror genre, and culminating in Every Single Night, a flash fiction homage to the Godfather of British horror - James Herbert R.I.P. Another selection of dark tales from the mind of David Brian.