The Dark Descent Books

In the first entry of the Dark Descent series, Hugo Award winning editor David G. Hartwell presents The Color of Evil , an anthology of nineteen superb stories of dark fantasy and horror from writing legends such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Shirley Jackson. From witches to ghosts to incomprehensible cosmic horrors, these authors dare readers to confront dark forces that are out of their control. Each story includes a insightful introduction explaining the evolution of horror fiction and each author's place within the genre. A collection of spine-tingling stories from masters of the craft, sure to leave you on the edge of your seat for days.

Masterpieces of horror fiction. Brilliant introduction by Hartwell.

Third of these fabulous collections published by Tor during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The contents of this one range from classical writers of the 19th century, to a 1980 Stephen King novella (set in Lovecraft's universe, yet!). Contents: . . Introduction to the series, by the Editor . . Introductio to Volume III, by the editor . . Smoke Ghost [Fritz Leiber] . . Seven American Nights [Gene Wolfe] . . The Signal-Man [Charles Dickens] . . Crouch End [ Stephen King] . . Night-Side [Joyce Carol Oates] . . Seaton's Aunt [Walter de la Mare] . . Clara Militch [Ivan Turgenev] . . The Repairer of Reputations [Robert W. Chambers] . . The Beckoning Fair One [Oliver Onions] . . What Was It? [Fitz-James O'Brien] . . The Beautiful Stranger [Shirley Jackson] . . The Damned Thing [Ambrose Bierce] . . Afterward [Edith Wharton] . . The Willows [ Algernon Blackwood] . . The Asian Shore [Thomas M. Disch] . . The Hospice [Robert Aickman] . . A Little Something For Us Tempunauts [Philip K. Dick]