To me, the mark of a really great short story collection is: do the stories leave me wanting more? In the case of Les Femmes Grotesques, the answer is a resounding yes! Almost all of these stories could be expanded to novella or novel length and I still would have devoured them. It's hard to pick favorites, but the standout stories for me are The Guest, The Horror on Sycamore Lane, The Ranch, and The Dare.