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A Book of Horrors
By Stephen Jones, Stephen Jones (Edited by), Stephen Jones (Edited by)

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1,266 Ratings by Goodreads
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Format
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
United Kingdom, 27 September 2012

Don't turn out the lights . . . but open the cover, if you dare, and reveal the chilling delights that await you within the pages of A Book of Horrors. 'Stephen King, John Ajvide Linqvist, Lisa Tuttle and many more masters of the macabre issue a call to arms for the horror story in this collection of the very best in chiller fiction edited by Stephen Jones, one of the world's premier anthologists' - Crime TimeStephen Jones, Britain's most acclaimed horror editor, has gathered together masters of the macabre from across the world in this cornucopia of classic chills and modern menaces. Within these pages you will discover the most successful and exciting writers of horror and dark fantasy today, with a spine-chilling selection of stories displaying the full diversity of the genre, from classic pulp style to more contemporary psychological tales, to cutting-edge terror fiction that will leave you uneasily looking over your shoulder, or in the wardrobe, or under the bed . . . An original anthology of all-new horror and dark fantasy fiction, in all of its many and magnificent guises, by those devoted to the dark side. Including stories by Ramsey Campbell, Peter Crowther, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Hodge, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Stephen King, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Richard Christian Matheson, Reggie Oliver, Robert Shearman, Angela Slatter, Michael Marshall Smith and Lisa Tuttle.


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Don't turn out the lights . . . but open the cover, if you dare, and reveal the chilling delights that await you within the pages of A Book of Horrors. 'Stephen King, John Ajvide Linqvist, Lisa Tuttle and many more masters of the macabre issue a call to arms for the horror story in this collection of the very best in chiller fiction edited by Stephen Jones, one of the world's premier anthologists' - Crime TimeStephen Jones, Britain's most acclaimed horror editor, has gathered together masters of the macabre from across the world in this cornucopia of classic chills and modern menaces. Within these pages you will discover the most successful and exciting writers of horror and dark fantasy today, with a spine-chilling selection of stories displaying the full diversity of the genre, from classic pulp style to more contemporary psychological tales, to cutting-edge terror fiction that will leave you uneasily looking over your shoulder, or in the wardrobe, or under the bed . . . An original anthology of all-new horror and dark fantasy fiction, in all of its many and magnificent guises, by those devoted to the dark side. Including stories by Ramsey Campbell, Peter Crowther, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Hodge, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Stephen King, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Richard Christian Matheson, Reggie Oliver, Robert Shearman, Angela Slatter, Michael Marshall Smith and Lisa Tuttle.

Product Details
EAN
9780857388117
ISBN
0857388118
Dimensions
19.7 x 13.2 x 3 centimeters (0.31 kg)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Whatever Happened to Horror? - Stephen Jones. The Little Green God of Agony - Stephen King. Charcloth, Firesteel and Flint - Caitlin R. Kiernan. Ghosts with Teeth - Peter Crowther. The Coffin-Maker's Daughter - Angela Slatter. Roots and All - Brian Hodge. Tell Me I'll See You Again - Dennis Etchison. The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer - John Ajvide Lindqvist. Getting it Wrong - Ramsey Campbell. Alice Through the Plastic Sheet - Robert Shearman. The Man in the Ditch - Lisa Tuttle. A Child's Problem - Reggie Oliver. Sad, Dark Thing - Michael Marshall Smith. Near Zennor - Elizabeth Hand. Last Words - Richard Christian Matheson.

About the Author

Stephen Jones is the multiple-award-winning editor and author of more than 100 books in the film, horror and fantasy genres. A former television director/producer and movie publicist and consultant (including the first three Hellraiser movies with Clive Barker), he has edited the critically acclaimed anthology series Best New Horror for more than 20 years. He lives in Wembley, Middlesex, and travels widely. His website can be found at www.stephenjoneseditor.com.

Reviews

Jones has put horror back on the bookshelves in fine style
*Black Abyss*

Outstanding anthology
*Black Static*

Will ensure deliciously sleepless nights for many a reader
*Crimetime*

Looks too good to be passed by
*Dark Wolf's Fantasy*

The abundance of talent will provide ample delights and frights for anyone in search of true classic horror
*Publishers Weekly*

Showcases everything that's best about both the short story and the horror anthology
*SFX*

A superb collection of horror stories. What the hell happened to the horror genre? It may have just received a life-saving jolt
*Shadows and Tall Trees*

A quality primer for initiates to the genre
*Time Out*

'A quality primer for initiates to the genre' Time Out.
*Time Out*

'[An] outstanding collection ... Stephen Jones has put horror back on the bookshelves in fine style and makes sure it stays there' Black Abyss.
*Black Abyss*

'a splendid collection that showcases everything that's best about both the short story and the horror anthology' SFX.
*SFX*

'Excellent' TLS.
*TLS*

Jones (The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror) passes up the coy and cute for the purely frightening in this exemplary anthology for those who "understand and appreciate the worth and impact of a scary story." In "The Little Green God of Agony," Stephen King conjures up a horrific medical situation with a final twist worthy of a sinister O. Henry. In "Getting It Wrong," Ramsey Campbell dials into the world of phone quiz shows where errors are not tolerated. Noisy neighbors provoke personal collapse and family dissolution in Robert Shearman's "Alice Through the Plastic Sheet." Atmospherics are as crucial to traditional horror as apparitions, and Reggie Oliver's "A Child's Problem" pits a young boy against a malevolent uncle and butler on an isolated British estate, while in the haunting "Near Zennor," Elizabeth Hand sends widowed American architect Jeffrey wandering through a spectral Cornish landscape in a search for understanding. The abundance of talent will provide ample delights and frights for anyone in search of true classic horror. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

From Stephen King's eerie tale about pain personified ("The Little Green God of Agony") to Richard Christian Matheson's creepy musing on the moment of death ("Last Words"), the 14 original short stories and novellas gathered here by Hugo and World Fantasy Award winner Jones (The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror) hark back to horror's traditional roots before the genre fell to the onslaught of seductive vampires, sexy werewolves, and romantic ghosts. Ghost stories like Reggie Oliver's "A Child's Problem," Lisa Tuttle's supernatural thriller "The Man in the Ditch," and Elizabeth Hand's elegantly eerie novella "Near Zennor" prove that classic horror still thrives. VERDICT Fans of old-style horror should enjoy this varied collection. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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