This was a fun read, with all of the stories sharing a theme of movie theaters or drive ins in the heyday of 80s classic cheesy horror films. There are aliens, serial killers, demons who steal souls through movies and then possess their victims, and more. Some of the stories were scary while others were more of a nostalgic and campy good time. As someone who grew up in the 80s spending most Friday nights at the drive in theater and most Saturday mornings in the video store poring through the new releases on VHS this was like a trip back in time to my youth.

I received a complimentary copy for review. ( )

This is a collection of stories that perfectly captures the feel of 80's horror movies/books! If you are a fan of that time this is a must read. ( )

It took this anthology a while, but the final tales really delivered!

As with any collection of stories, some hit the mark with me and some didn't. The ones that impacted me the most were:

CREATURE FEATURE by Gary Jonas. This one was imaginative, mysterious, fun and scary all at once.

INVISIBLE by Mario Acevedo. Serial killer at the drive-in. That's all I'm going to say. There were lots of twists with this one.

THE DEVIL'S REEL by Sean Eads and Joshua Viola. The church-going community gets all riled up over a new multiplex coming to town. Turns out they were right to be riled!

COMING ATTRACTIONS by Stephen Graham Jones. What's behind that panel in the men's room where the trough used to be, before they replaced it with urinals? What happens at the old Winchester theater, when it's all closed up in the middle of the night, but there are lights flickering inside? You'll have to read this and see.

LATE SLEEPERS by the legendary Steve Rasnic Tem. I'll admit it, I'm a HUGE fan of Tem's work and have been since I was in my early teens. This story is no exception. Welcome to Paradise Cinemas! This was my favorite story in the collection.

SPECIAL MAKEUP by Kevin J. Anderson. What happens when the special effects makeup person is tired of an egomaniac of an actor and finally has had enough of his BS? Read this and find out.

All of the authors in this collection have writing chops, as evidenced by quite the impressive list of accomplishments credited to each one of them in the CAST & CREW section. There is no doubt that all of these authors are qualified, it's just that their work didn't tickle me in the way I liked to be tickled. Your mileage may vary.

There is also a section about the SPECIAL EFFECTS TEAM, crediting the illustrators whose work is featured in this volume. I enjoyed the graphics they provided.

I wish NIGHT AT THE MULTIPLEX had more of a balance to it, which would have made the reading go a bit quicker for me, but overall it's a decent collection, one with a few final stories that blew me away before this appeared on the screen:



*Thanks to the publisher, the authors and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it.* ( )