Anthologies

CONTENTS: Gothic: The reanimated Englishman / Mary Shelley Supernatural: The Dracula file / Tim Stout Weird: The woman with the velvet collar / Gaston Leroux Mystery: Red mist / Sax Rohmer Terror: A silent witness / Richard March Outré: The challenge from beyond / H.P. Lovecraft Ghoulish: Son of a witch / Robert Bloch Bizarre: Undersea guardians / Ray Bradbury Fear: The whispering gallery / William F. Temple Fantasy: Dream damsel / Evan Hunter Macabre: The tunnel / Rosemary Timperley Shocking: Cat from hell / Stephen King

Excellent reviews greeted Gerald Page's previous selections of the best weird and horror stories of the year... and similar acclaim is sure to greet this latest volume. For undoubtedly this is the best one thus far, with thirteen tales that range the scale of terror from tingles in the spine to hair-raising nightmare-makers. Among the authors represented here are bestsellers like Stephen King of 'Salem's Lot and The Shining , prize-winners like Charles L. Grant of Nebula honor, new masters like Michael Bishop of Beneath the Shattered Moons , and Tanith Lee of The Birthgrave and The Storm Lord . There are the old masters such as Manly Wade Wellman and Ramsey Campbell. Add the skills of Lisa Tuttle, Janet Fox, David Drake and others, and you can be sure that once again The Year's Best Horror Stories will gain the sort of praise it has had before. Contents: Undertow by Karl Edward Wagner. Ever the Faith Endures by Manly Wade Wellman. Winter White by Tanith Lee. At the Bottom of the Garden by David Campton. Screaming to Get Out by Janet Fox. I Can Hear the Dark by Dennis Etchison. The Horse Lord by Lisa Tuttle. A Cobweb of Pulsing Veins by William Scott Home. Best of Luck by David Drake. Children of the Corn by Stephen King. If Damon Comes by Charles L. Grant. Drawing In by Ramsey Campbell. Within the Walls of Tyre by Michael Bishop.

"An annual high point in horror story publication." - KLIATT. Approving reviews such as that quoted above have consistently greeted the appearance of Gerald Page's anthologies of the best horror and terror tales of the year. This, the seventh collection, continues the grand tradition and perhaps surpasses it. In this latest selection of scary gooseflesh yarns will be found novelettes and short stories by Stephen King, Jack Vance, Charles L. Grant, Tanith Lee, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Bishop, Manly Wade Wellman, Robert Aickman, Lisa Tuttle, Janet Fox, and others. Contents: Amma by Charles R. Saunders. Chastel by Manly Wade Wellman. Sleeping Tiger by Tanith Lee. Intimately, With Rain by Janet Fox. The Secret by Jack Vance. The Night of the Tiger by Stephen King The Pitch by Dennis Etchison. Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose by Charles L. Grant. Divers Hands by Darrell Schweitzer. Heading Home by Ramsey Campbell. In the Arcade by Lisa Tuttle. Nemesis Place by David Drake. Collaborating by Michael Bishop. Marriage by Robert Aickman.

Introduction – Peter Haining Kathleen Ludwick – Dr. Immortelle Claude Farrere – The Passing Of Van Mitten Fred M. White – The River Of Death Edgar Allan Poe – Morning On The Wissahiccon Fitz-James O’Brien – The Spider’s Eye M. P. Shiel – A Shot At The Sun Issac Asimov & James MacCreigh – The Little Man On The Subway E. Everett Evans & Ray Bradbury – The Undead Die Robert E. Howard – Devendra Est Rosemary Timperley – On The Theatre Steps C. S. Forester – Between Eight And Eight Stephen King – The Night Of The Tiger

Includes the first appearance of the story "Crouch End" by Stephen King, and stories by Brian Lumley, H.P. Lovecraft and Martin S. Warnes, and others. Dust jacket art by Jason Van Hollander.

A superb collection of twenty-two never-before-published horror stories by such masters as Bradbury, Oates, and Singer, is crowned by "The Mist," a terrifying short novel by Stephen King

Pocket, 1984. This anthology reprints for the US market 15 of the 37 stories that originally appeared in the UK two-volume anthology series in 1980. Seven of the stories in the original series were not reprinted in the US editions. STORIES: Sun City (1980) by Lisa Tuttle; Time to Laugh (1979) by Joan Aiken; Bridal Suite (1980) by Graham Masterton; The Miraculous Cairn [Dream Archipelago] (1980) by Christopher Priest; The Rubber Room (1980) by Robert Bloch; Drama In Five Acts (1980) by Giles Gordon; The Initiation (1980) by Jack Sullivan; Lucille Would Have Known (1980) by John Burke; The Funny Face Murders (1980) novelette by R. A. Lafferty; Femme Fatale (1980) by Marianne Leconte; Can You Still See Me? (1980) by Margaret Dickson; One Way Out (1980) by Felice Picano; The Ice Monkey (1980) by M. John Harrison; Symbiote (1980) by Andrew J. Offutt; Across the Water to Skye (1980) by Charles L. Grant.

Great Ghost Stories (04) by Chetwynd-Hayes, R [Paperback (2004)]

Very good copy. No apparent markings throughout. Cover and spine in very good condition. Ships out quickly.

A compilation of the best new tales of the fantastic published during the previous year.

Gathers frightening stories of the occult, including works by Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Felice Picano, and John Coyne

Depicts the strange encounters with death of characters, including a woman haunted by the ghost of her sister, a man possessing a powerful voodoo doll, and a jealous and revengeful husband

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Includes tales of horror and suspense by such masters as Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft and many others

Stories describe a bizarre obesity experiment, an interdimensional girdle, eating contest, amazing fitness center, a robot dietician, and a drastic weight-loss plan

Nightmarish tales of the supernatural and macabre, introduction by Christopher Lee.

This collection of stories spans fantasy writing through the decades. The collection includes the story of a boy who brings a whale to the parched surroundings of Arizona and the story of the parents who suffer agonies when their son deserts wizardry for accountancy.

Chilling works by Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Charles L. Grant, Gardner Dozois, Dennis Etchinson, and others highlight a compilation of eighteen horror tales

Essays discuss the writing and selling of horror stories, look at Stephen King's career, and consider the major themes used in his fiction

No crease to spine, very slight edgeware on bottom edge of black softcover. Your Ultimate Fears come true with Steven King. Chelsea Yarbro, William Nolan and many more. 4 1/4 By 7" 1981

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.

Gathers horror stories by Bierce, Bloch, Matheson, Lovecraft, King, Strieber, Lanier, and Derleth set in all fifty states and the District of Columbia

This collection of twelve original horror tales includes contributions by such noted writers of the genre as Stephen King, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Whitley Strieber, and Peter Straub

518 pages of excellent text. Stephen King leads the list of 10 great writers of terror and supernatural whose best short novels are collected here - in one gigantic volume. Book Club Edition.

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A collection of 24 tales of horror fiction including contributions by Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Robert Aickman, Lisa Tuttle, Michael Shea and many others.

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." --H. P. LOVECRAFT, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition: ¸ The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals. ¸ Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil. ¸ Cold Print by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes--available for a bloodcurdling price. ¸ The Freshman by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University. PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES!

For over thirty years The Pan Book of Horror Stories has turned the blood in your veins to red ice. Now, Dark Voices collects together a baker's dozen of the most spine-tingling tales, written and introduced by the modern masters of horror fiction, along with a full index of every story published in all 30 volumes of the classic series.

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]

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This collection of eighteen stories represents a full range of the best horror fiction of the last two centuries, including a novella by Stephen King, Poe, Bradbury, Campbell, and others

There is no sexual act that is not dangerous...And every caress, no matter how innocent, has the power to open our lives to the dark mysteries of desire, the places where outrageous fantasies and fears are held in check.Held in check, that is, until it occurs to such supremely talented manipulators of the macabre as Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Barker, or Patrick McGrath, to let them loose, turning our erotic anxieties into art. Here are gathered the best of their chilling, thrilling, upsetting, and unsettling experiments with our sexual psyches. And rest assured, flesh will tingle--but whether from horror or pleasure or a bit of both, we'll leave you to judge.From its opening pages, with King's blackly humorous portrait of a very, very mad housewife to its conclusion, where we find Barker's wholly shocking tale of a deadly quest into the heart of passion, I Shudder at Your Touch brings you a host of kinky, perverse, bizarre and creepy figures. You'll find a cricket-playing vampire, a sleek sea creature likely to give mermaids a bad name, a strangely seductive handyman who's equally adept at knocking down apartment walls and female inhibitions, and a plastic religious statue offering X-rated enlightenment from its perch atop the family TV.I Shudder at Your Touch features 22 daring writers who prefer to go too far, writers whose every tale will have you fighting back a scream...and a cry of delight.The revelations of 'Becka Paulson / Stephen King --Sea lovers / Valerie Martin --Psychopomp / Haydn Middleton --A glowing future / Ruth Rendell --The tiger returns to the mountain / T.L. Parkinson --Consanguinity / Ronald Duncan --Keeping house / Michael Blumlein --The Villa Desiree / May Sinclair --Cleave the vampire, or, a gothic pastorale / Patrick McGrath --The swords / Robert Aickman --Salon Satin / Carolyn Banks --How love came to Professor Guildea / Robert Hichens --Wings / Harriet Zinnes --The Basilisk / R. Murray Gilchrist --A quarter past you / Jonathan Carroll --The master builder / Christopher Fowler --Festival / Eric McCormack --Ladies in waiting / Huch B. Cave --Death and the single girl / Thomas M. Disch --Master / Angela Carter --The conqueror worm / Stephen R. Donaldson --Jacqueline her will and testament / Clive Barker

A collection of new horror stories includes contributions by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, David J. Schow, Nancy Collins, and others. Original.

A collection of terrifying tales features early works from Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Bloch, and other writers. Original.

Writers and rock music critics describe their experiences touring with the rock band they formed to raise money for charity

stories contented in this 1/ Pete Johnson - Secret Terror 2/ Stephen King - Battleground 3/ Robert Westall - The Vacancy 4/ Guy de Maupassant - The Twitch 5/ Laurence Staig - Freebies 6/ Roald Dahl - Man from the South 7/ Kenneth Ireland - The Werewolf Mask 8/ John Gordon - Eels 9/ Bram Stoker - Jonathan Marker's Journal 10/ Anthony Horowitz - Bath Night

With two new Vampire films in production (Interview With A Vampire starring Tom Cruise, and The Van Helsing Chronicles with Anthony Hopkins), this anthology will form a perfect tie-in offering the most complete and representative collection of vampire stories ever published.

A collection of tales and self-contained episodes from works which inspired landmark SF films, from 'It Came From Outer Space' and 'Star Trek' to 'The Lawnmower Man' and 'Total Recall'. Including stories by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury and James Blish.

This is a chilling compilation of the very b est in horror writing from the gothic terror of Edgar Allan Poe, to contemporary writers such as Leon Garfield and Susan Price. '