Horror Anthologies For Afficionados Of The Genre (List #2 Of Series)
Discover the ultimate horror anthology collection for genre purists. Explore chilling tales from Jeffrey Thomas, Brian Lumley, and more in this curated list of must-read dark fiction.
Book
Frontiers of Terror
by David B. Silva
A dynamic collection of 18 horror stories by Trey R. Barker, Tom Piccirilli, Richard Lee Byers, Brian McNaughton, David B. Silva, C.J. Henderson, Gregory Nicoll, A.R. Morlan, Stephen Antczak, James Shimkus, Ralph Greco, Jr., Jeffrey Thomas, Del Stone, Jr., James S. Dorr, and Bruce Gehweiler
Book
Secret Life
by Jeff VanderMeer
This collection of 23 stories reflects a diversity of approaches to key questions about the human condition, including questions about mortality, love, obsession, and creativity. "Balzac's War" is a harrowing, powerful far-future novella that pits brother against brother in a landscape ravaged by war with Earth's newly sentient human-made species. In 13th-century Cambodia, a lone artist is torn between his love of his craft and his unspoken love for a woman in "The Bone Carver's Tale." In "The Emperor's Reply" and "The Compass of His Bones," set in 17th-century Peru, the last Incan Emperor, having brutally fallen at the hands of the Conquistadores, seeks his revenge.
Book
Aaaiiieee!!!
by Jeffrey Thomas
AAAIIIEEE!!! presents to the horror enthusiast twenty of the best dark fantasy tales of author Jeffrey Thomas (PUNKTOWN), culled from their original appearances in the independent press. From subtle stories of ghosts and encroaching madness to extreme tales of erotic and visceral terror, this collection’s contents span the breadth of the horror spectrum. In these pages one will encounter: a mysterious channel on a hospital room’s television…a concentration camp where the dead may seek retribution…a music star’s unearthly and distasteful approach to fame…a woman in love with a dangerous fallen angel…the ghost of an insane parent resurrected by an otherworldly force. Whether one’s appetite runs from the traditional to the experimental, AAAIIIEEE!!! has a dark confection for every trick or treat bag.
Book
The Demon Princes, Vol. 1
by Jack Vance
Kirth Gersen, his family and home planet destroyed in the Mount Pleasant Massacre, sets out on a mission of revenge to find and eliminate the five Demon Princes responsible.
Book
Deathrealms
by Stephen Mark Rainey
Deathrealm, one of the most beloved magazines in horror history, makes its return to print in the form of a limited edition hardcover anthology. Deathrealm was a leading full-sized magazine edited by Stephen Mark Rainey in the early-to-mid '90s, featuring some of the best fiction in the genre. Editor Stephen Mark Rainey returns, compiling 15 stories from this legendary magazine. Cover artwork by Mike Bohatch.
Book
Punktown
by Jeffrey Thomas
Jeffrey Thomas' collection Punktown explored the streets and back alleys of a futuristic and nightmarish urbanscape in a series of unconnected short stories. In Punktown: Third Eye, Thomas has teleported authors Simon Logan, Jonathan Lyons, Charlee Jacob, Paul G. Tremblay, Michael McCarty, Mark McLaughlin, Garrett Peck, Thomas Andrew Hughes, and Scott Thomas into the city to pen their own tales of its citizens, aliens, mutations, and sentient machines. These talented authors bring a new perspective, a personal vision, a third eye view to the phantasmetropolis that is Punktown.
Book
DEATHPORT (HORROW WRITERS OF AMERICA 3) (Horror Writers of American Present)
Â
No summary available.
Book
Under the Fang
by Sally Peters
"The ultimate vampire anthology. Imagine a time when a new and terrible plague infects humankind a plague far more hideous, more terrifying than any virus or bacteria could ever be. Imagine a time when a plague of vampirism spreads geometrically across the world until the dominant human species is a race of the undead ... Under the auspices of the Horror Writers of America, Robert R. McCammon has assembled seventeen stories which share the vision of his terrible new world daring tales from both well-known and new writers of darkly imaginative fiction. This edition of Under the Fang is limited to 750 copies, slipcased, numbered, and signed by all contributors, and should be considered the authoritative text"--Jacket
