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The Big Book of Ghost Stories
By Otto Penzler. 2012
A spirited Black Lizard anthology with over a thousand pages of haunted—and haunting—ghost tales. Includes eerie vintage ghost illustrations. The…
ghost story is perhaps the oldest of all the supernatural literary genres and has captured the imagination of almost every writer to put pen to the page. Here, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler has followed his keen sense of the supernatural to collect the most chilling and uncanny tales in the canon. These spectral stories span more than a hundred years, from modern-day horrors by Joyce Carol Oates, Chet Williamson and Andrew Klavan, to pulp yarns from August Derleth, Greye La Spina, and M. L. Humphreys, to the atmospheric Victorian tales of Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton, and H. P. Lovecraft, not to mention modern works by the likes of Donald E. Westlake and Isaac Asimov that are already classics. Some of these stories have haunted the canon for a century, while others are making their first ghoulish appearance in book form. Whether you prefer possessive poltergeists, awful apparitions, or friendly phantoms, these stories are guaranteed to thrill you, tingle the spine, or tickle the funny bone, and keep you turning the pages with fearful delight.Including such classics as “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Open Window” and eerie vintage illustrations, and also featuring haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore! AlsoFeaturing haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore!Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
By H. P. Lovecraft. 1990
"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!Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth
By Stephen Jones. 2013
For decades, H. P. Lovecraft's masterpiece of terror has inspired writers with its gripping account of a village whose inhabitants…
have surrendered to an ancient and hideous evil. In this companion to the acclaimed anthology Shadows Over Innsmouth, World Fantasy Award winning editor Stephen Jones has assembled eleven of today's most prominent and well-respected horror authors - the finest of the Lovecraftian acolytes.. Included is Lovecraft's own unpublished draft of The Shadow Over Innsmouth."Introduction: Weird Shadows..." by Stephen Jones"Discarded Draft of 'The Shadows Over Innsmouth'" by H. P. Lovecraft"The Quest for Y'ha-nthlei" by John Glasby"Brackish Waters" by Richard A. Lupoff"Voices in the Water" by Basil Copper"Another Fish Story" by Kim Newman"Take Me to the River" by Paul McAuley"The Coming" by Hugh B. Cave"Eggs" by Steve Rasnic Tem"From Cabinet 34, Drawer 6" by Caitlín R. Kiernan"Raised by the Moon" by Ramsey Campbell"Fair Exchange" by Michael Marshall Smith"The Taint" by Brian LumleyGreen Tea and Other Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Gothic/Horror)
By J. Sheridan Lefanu. 1993
Regarded as the Victorian era's greatest writer of ghost stories, J. Sheridan LeFanu (1814-73) gave expression to the fears and…
dread that often haunt sensitive individuals. This collection contains four of his finest ghost stories, each crafted with remarkable ingenuity and storytelling skill. The title story offers a petrifying account of an English cleric's bouts with a malignant spectral presence; "Squire Toby's Will" recounts a sibling rivalry and disputed inheritance; "The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh" concerns a country gentleman's mysterious relationship with a sinister valet; and "Sir Dominick's Bargain" presents LeFanu's masterly variation on the theme of a pact with the devil.All four tales embody not only the suspense and terror expected of a ghost story but also a subtlety, awareness, and psychological depth that elevate them far above most efforts in the genre. This inexpensive edition provides gripping entertainment as well as an excellent introduction to the intelligence and imagination that characterize LeFanu's work.Joe Ledger: Unstoppable
By Jonathan Maberry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt. 2017
Joe Ledger Fans Rejoice!Everyone’s favorite snarky, dangerous, idealistic, relentless covert operative is back, and this time he’s brought friends. Joe…
Ledger: Unstoppable presents original short stories about Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences by some of New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry’s "friends in the industry." Buckle up for powerful, exciting, and nail-biting adventures by Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler, Larry Correia, Weston Ochse, Steve Alten, David Farland, Aaron Rosenberg, James A. Moore, James Ray Tuck, Javier Grillo Marxuach, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Jeremy Robinson, Joe McKinney, Jon McGoran, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Nicholas Seven, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, P.G. Charles, and Dana Fredsti!Joe Ledger is a former Baltimore cop who was recruited into a secret government agency tasked with stopping terrorists who are using bleeding-edge science weapons. The stakes are always high. If you have to call Joe Ledger, it’s already hit the fan!Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 2
By Bryce Stevens, Christopher Sequiera, Steve Proposch. 2018
H P Lovecraft pioneered a fusion of terror and science fiction themes and is widely credited as…
having invented the sub-genre of cosmic horror While America s New England was the focus and setting for many of Lovecraft s tales the Southern Hemisphere held a fascination for him Australia New Zealand and Antarctica were featured locations in his Mythosian novellas In tribute to this presented here is an assortment of the finest Australian dark fiction bringing you a second volume of Lovecraftian stories of wonder and dread Featured are new tales by ROBERT HOOD LEE MURRAY KIRSTYN McDERMOTT and SILVIA BROWN Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 2 takes us back below the equator into the bizarre and headlong towards horror From mist-shrouded peaks and canyons of Melanesian islands through rainforests and scorching deserts of the island continent of Terra Australis and across the Tasman Sea to the inhospitable hinterlands of New Zealand Tales of terror by Kirstyn McDermottRobert HoodLee MurrayJason NahrungBill CongreveJ ScherpenhuizenSilvia BrownT S P SweeneyGeoff BrownDavid KurariaAlso an introduction by Mythos fiction guru and horror author Peter RawlikColonial Horrors: Sleepy Hollow And Beyond
By Graeme Davis. 2018
The most spine-tingling suspense stories from the colonial era—including Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry…
James, and H. P. Lovecraft—are presented anew to the contemporary reader. This stunning anthology of classic colonial suspense fiction plunges deep into the native soil from which American horror literature first sprang. While European writers of the Gothic and bizarre evoked ruined castles and crumbling abbeys, their American counterparts looked back to the Colonial era’s stifling religion and its dark and threatening woods. Today the best-known tale of Colonial horror is Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” although Irving’s story is probably best-known today from various movie versions it has inspired. Colonial horror tales of other prominent American authors—Nathaniel Hawthorne and James Fenimore Cooper among them—are overshadowed by their bestsellers and are difficult to find in modern libraries. Many other pioneers of American horror fiction are presented afresh in this breathtaking volume for today’s reading public. Some will have heard the names of Increase and Cotton Mather in association with the Salem witch trials, but will not have sought out their contemporary accounts of what were viewed as supernatural events. By bringing these writers to the attention of the contemporary reader, the book will help bring their names—and their work—back from the dead. Featuring stories by Cotton Mather, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, H. P. Lovecraft, and many more.In the Footsteps of Dracula: Tales Of The Un-dead Count
By Stephen Jones. 2017
More than thirty chilling stories and novellas featuring Bram Stoker’s King of the Vampires: Count Dracula, Prince of Darkness! Since…
his creation one hundred and twenty years ago, the name of Dracula has become synonymous with the legend of the vampire and the character is one of the world’s most iconic to appear in fiction and film. Now, this history of the blood-drinking nobleman follows Dracula from his origins in Transylvania, through his travels down the decades, into a dystopian twenty-first century where vampires rule the world. Is it possible that the Count’s condition can be cured by modern medicine? How does the mythology perpetuated by literature and movies affect the existence of a real bloodsucker? How can an immortal creature adapt to the social and technological changes that have already shaped our modern world? And what happens when Dracula turns up for his own birthday party? These and many other questions are answered by acclaimed authors such as Ramsey Campbell, Christopher Fowler, Charlaine Harris, Nancy Holder, Nancy Kilpatrick, Brian Lumley, Graham Masterton, Paul McAuley, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, F. Paul Wilson and many others, including Dracula’s original creator Bram Stoker with a long-lost version of the story first presented in 1897.Anything but Zombies: A Short Story Anthology
By Jeff Strand, Tonia Brown, Gerald Rice, Lee Moan, Faye Mccray, Jake Bible, Rebecca Besser, Montilee Stormer, Jimmy Pudge, Armand Rosamilia, Tim Curran. 2015
For decades we've had vampires, werewolves, Jason, Freddy, and Michael. And now zombies have gone all Hollywood.Out of a need…
to figure out what is the next classic monster, publisher and lifelong horror enthusiast Gerald Dean Rice has assembled this fresh and downright disturbing collection of short stories featuring some of the most clever and imaginative horror writers of the day including Tim Curran, Jeff Strand, Armand Rosamilia, Rebecca Besser, MontiLee Stormer, Lee Moan, Tonia Brown, Jake Bible, Faye McCray, and Jimmy Pudge. Inside, the diverse cast of contributors introduces new breeds of monsters such as sentient sex dolls, anti-zombie terrorists, suicidal cultists, the woman who can smell sin, and more. These monsters come alive within the pages, and they are blow-your-mind frightening. They are just what the horror world needs. They are Anything but Zombies!Hellbound Hearts
By Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan. 2009
Clive Barker's iconic masterpiece The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror,…
brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world -- the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites -- in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart. Featured here is the graphic work "Wordsworth," from bestselling author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, who unlock an explicit way to violate innocence -- one torturous puzzle at a time.... New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong logs on to a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student returns to his family's mansion, where a strange mechanism in the cellar holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola.Fear Itself
By Jeff Gelb. 1995
Everyone's afraid of something ... But certainly not a horror writer--right? Master editor Jeff Gelb asked 21 giants of the…
horror genre to tell us about their own worst nightmares, and this intimate anthology was the result. A horrifying burglary. A mother who will stop at nothing to give her little girl the best. A wife murdered by a stone Madonna. A writer who loses his gift and goes mad with grief. Stories from Joyce Carol Oates, Graham Masterton, Max Alan Collins, Jack Ketchum, Nancy Collins, and John Shirley will chill you to the bone.Author Jeff Gelb has been bringing chills to readers for twenty five years with the groundbreaking Hot Blood erotic horror anthologies, co-edited with Michael Garrett, the Dark Delicacies horror anthologies, co-edited with Del Howison, and the Shock Rock anthologies. He is also the author of Specters, a horror novel. He lives in California.Midnight Hunger
By Sean Wolfe, Todd Gregory, Chase Masters. 2009
They're beautiful and dangerous. Mysterious and merciless. One kiss can awaken a hunger that will leave you craving for all…
eternity . . . Blood on the Moon by Todd Gregory Till now Cord Logan has kept his forbidden lust hidden, but he's hoping that a trip to New Orleans with his frat brothers will give him a chance to break free at last. And inside a crowded Bourbon Street bar, Cord meets a charismatic stranger who'll fulfill all of Cord's deepest fantasies, and transform him in ways he never could have imagined . . . Land of the Midnight Sun by Chase Masters When Pennsylvania farm boy Jacob Cameron stows away in a pickup truck owned by a gorgeous hired hand, he begins a journey of sensual exploration that leads to the bright lights of West Hollywood. Now, in L. A. 's seductive netherworld, Jacob will discover the heights of carnal bliss-and the terrible price of success. . . The Dark Heart by Sean Wolfe Kayden Ridvan's ancestry has condemned him to spend part of his life consumed by a blood lust that both repels and excites him. But a chance encounter with handsome Nathaniel unleashes an orgy of pleasure that gives Kayden everything to live for, and everything to lose. . . Succumb to every dark longing, every illicit temptation, in a trio of erotic vampire tales that dare to go beyond the limits of desire . . .Seeds of Fear (Hot Blood #5)
By Jeff Gelb, Michael Garrett. 1995
Plant yourself under the covers and get ready for Seeds of Fear, fifth in the ground- breaking Hot Blood erotic…
horror anthology series. Pinup queen Brinke Stevens delivers the Introduction, and 19 original stories cultivated by editors Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett follow. Terror and titillation reach full, florid bloom as Bentley Little invites you to "See Marilyn Monroe's Panties!," Ronald Kelly introduces a "Scream Queen" you won't soon forget, Edward Lee follows his Stoker-nominated "Mr. Torso" (HB4) with "Grub-Girl" and award-winning author P. D. Cacek (Stoker, World Fantasy) welcomes her "Devil With a Blue Dress."Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
By Christopher Golden. 2018
Eighteen stories of Christmas horror from bestselling, acclaimed authors including Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Josh Malerman, Michael Koryta, Sarah Pinborough,…
and many more.That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. Marley untying the bandage that holds his jaws together. The hideous children--Want and Ignorance--beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The heavy ledgers Marley drags by his chains. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Bestselling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.Phantoms: Haunting Tales from Masters of the Genre
By Marie O Regan. 2018
A stunning new ghost story anthology featuring stories from bestselling authors Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay and M.R. CareyThe…
brightest names in horror showcase a ghastly collection of eighteen ghost stories that will have you watching over your shoulder, heart racing at every bump in the night. In "My Life in Politics" by M.R. Carey the spirits of those without a voice refuse to let a politician keep them silent. In "The Adjoining Room" by A.K. Benedict a woman finds her hotel neighbour trapped and screaming behind a door that doesn't exist. George Mann's "The Restoration" sees a young artist become obsessed with returning a forgotten painting to its former glory, even if it kills her. And Laura Purcell's "Cameo" shows that the parting gift of a loved one can have far darker consequences than ever imagined... These unsettling tales from the some of the best modern horror writers will send a chill down your spine like someone has walked over your grave... or perhaps just woken up in their own.Just an Ordinary Day: Stories
By Sarah Hyman Dewitt, Laurence Hyman, Shirley Jackson. 1996
Beloved in her own time for her short story "The Lottery" and her novel The Haunting of Hill House--classics ranking…
with the work of Edgar Allan Poe--Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, and cruelty. Soon after her untimely death in 1965, Jackson's children discovered a treasure trove of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, many of which are brought together in this remarkable collection. Here are tales of torment, psychological aberration, and the macabre, as well as those that display her lighter touch with humorous scenes of domestic life. Reflecting the range and complexity of Jackson's talent, Just an Ordinary Day reaffirms her enduring influence and celebrates her singular voice, rich with magic and resonance. Praise for Just an Ordinary Day "Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. [Just an Ordinary Day] is a gift to a new generation."--San Francisco Chronicle Praise for Shirley Jackson "[Jackson's] work exerts an enduring spell."--Joyce Carol Oates "Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written."--Donna Tartt "An amazing writer . . . If you haven't read [her] you have missed out on something marvelous."--Neil Gaiman "Shirley Jackson is unparalleled as a leader in the field of beautifully written, quiet, cumulative shudders."--Dorothy Parker "An author who not only writes beautifully but who knows what there is, in this world, to be scared of."--Francine Prose "The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable."--A. M. Homes "Jackson enjoyed notoriety and commercial success within her lifetime, and yet it still hardly seems like enough for a writer so singular. When I meet readers and other writers of my generation, I find that mentioning her is like uttering a holy name."--Victor LaValleFrom the Trade Paperback edition.Twenty-six terrifying tales set on the scariest night of the year! Treat yourself to some very tricky stories! Halloween .…
. . All Hallows’ Eve . . . Samhain . . . Día de los Muertos . . . the Day the Dead Come Back . . . When the barriers between the worlds are at their weakest—when ghosts, goblins, and grisly things can cross over into our dimension—then for a single night each year the natural becomes the supernatural, the normal becomes the paranormal, and nobody is safe from their most intimate and terrifying fears. The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories brings you a dark feast of frightening fiction by some of the most successful and respected horror writers working today, including Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Helen Marshall, Richard Christian Matheson, Robert Shearman, Robert Silverberg, Angela Slatter, Steve Rasnic Tem, and many more, along with a very special contribution by award-winning poet Jane Yolen. Here you will encounter witches, ghosts, monsters, psychos, demonic nuns, and even Death himself in this spooky selection of stories set on the night when evil walks the earth . . .Devil Take Me
By Rhys Ford, C. S. Poe, Ta Moore, Jordan L. Hawk, Ginn Hale, Jordan Castillo Price. 2018
Temptation lurks around every corner in worlds sometimes dark, sometimes lurid. Giving in is both dangerous and satisfying, though never…
in the ways one expects. While these enticements offer a vast range of benefits and boons, the cost is a soul and the devil expects his due. Sometimes suave and charming or calculating and cruel, these devils have schemes and desires of their own. They can be creatures to run away from… or toward. Join the most unique and celebrated authors of LGBT urban fantasy and paranormal fiction for a fast-paced and unpredictable ride, from a city on the other side of reality, to a world suspended in dusk, to a twisted version of the 1960s and 70s. Meet devils in top hats and waistcoats, a defrocked motorcycle-riding priest, and a genderfluid antihero—among many more. Full of humor, romance, horror, action, intrigue, and magic, these stories have one common element…. They’re one hell of a good time.Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1
By Ramsey Campbell, Bryce Stevens, Christopher Sequiera, Steve Proposch. 2017
Celebrated horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's first major tale of his Cthulhu Mythos began an entire sub-genre of the macabre…
and in that story, he made Australia a crucial location in his supernatural universe. Now, a group of Australia's most accomplished writers of speculative fiction return to the promise of the master. This collection not only includes the best Australian Lovecraftian fiction but also presents new stories by internationally-lauded Australian creators Lucy Sussex, Kaaron Warren, and Janeen Webb. The book is the first in a series that will provoke fresh new imaginings of cosmic horror visited upon the land down under, and remind readers that when the stars come right, things for the inhabitants beneath the Southern Cross may go very, very wrong.Year's End: 14 Tales of Holiday Horror
By Byron Barton, George Seaton, Richard Godwin, James S. Dorr, John Stewart Wynne, Betsy Miller, Nicky Peacock, Steve Shrott, Leah Givens, Kathryn Ohnaka, Jeremy K. Tyler, Steve Bartholomew, Ali Maloney, Foxglove Lee. 2012
Get a few extra chills this New Year&’s Eve with these fourteen original horror stories about facing the big countdown.…
New Year&’s Eve isn&’t all champagne and confetti. For some, it&’s filled with regret for what can&’t be changed and trepidation for what&’s to come. The strike of midnight drags many of us kicking and screaming into a year for which we are not prepared. In the fourteen tales of horror collected here—both contemporary and historical, ranging from the subtly psychological to the downright gory—there will be screams of all kinds. Join fourteen horror authors as they explore the dark side of auld lang syne. This anthology of a holiday gone horrifyingly wrong includes stories by James S. Dorr, Richard Godwin, Nicky Peacock, John Stewart Wynne, Steve Shrott, Leah Givens, George Seaton, Kathryn Ohnaka, Jeremy K. Tyler, Betsy Miller, Byron Barton, Steve Bartholomew, Ali Maloney, and Foxglove Lee.