Finished Mamba Point, by Kurtis Scaletta. It’s about a young boy who moves to Liberia with his family, where he finds out that he has a special connection with a deadly snake. It made me want a snake of my own. I especially liked the 80’s references (the story is set in 1982).
Next up, Shivers VI, a collection of short horror stories edited by Richard Chizmar. The first story, Serial, was very fast-paced and gory. The second story is The Crate, by Stephen King, a straightforward re-telling of the segment from the movie Creepshow.