Meh.

Let me begin with the title story: if it bleeds has a decent premise but it took everything that was frustrating with the outsider and amplified it. The story could have used some serious editing and been half the length. I found myself checking how much I still had left and groaning that it went on for another chapter, and another, and another... Holly us a fun character but the outsider-like creature in this story is a boring villain (sorry).

The other three stories were fine but nothing overly memorable. I think I expected a lot more out of this. I would really only recommend it to people already familiar with king's work and curious about what he's up to lately. I don't think a new reader would understand the hype behind the master of horror upon reading this collection.