Fenrix, if you want to know why I won't give up on Lights here it is. First off I don't like zombie stories. That being said I prefer horror stories that are more personal. This is a story about one man finding out his nature. It looks at the darker side of what humanity can be and shows how even the smallest chance at hope can change a person. It brings up questions like, how would you react if the world went crazy tomorrow? Would you fight for survival or hide, would you try to help others even if it cost you? Thomas spends most of the story trying to reconcile his decisions to place his survival first and how that changes when there is hope for something more than just survival. It is a quiet story of desperation and hope that all came down to a choice. Do you stay where it is safe but empty or do you fight both your own fear and the unknown, all for just a glimmer of hope that something can be better? The answer is different for everyone but what would you want it to be for you or that other stranger. I like the other stories on this list but none of them brought out this kind of a reaction from me which is why I will go down fighting.
[15] 244: Bruise For Bruise by Robert Davies
[15] 239: The Line by Grady J. Gratt
[9] 262: Black Hill by Orrin Grey
[+1][10] 237: Lights by J. Westlake
[-1][5] 236: Dearest Daughter by Kate Marshall
[3] 247: Looker by David Nickle