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Masters of the Macabre
Book-of-the-month Club 1999 0965076970 / 9780965076975 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO remainder marks or price clippings - 126 pages - Illustrated. An exclusive collection of classic horror stories by some of the world's greatest literay masters.
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Bachman, Richard (AKA Stephen King) Thinner
New Amer Library 1984 0453004687 / 9780453004688 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very-good copy of this 1984 Richard Bachman / Stephen King. Stated First Printing, November, 1984 - 6 7 8 9 - Includes imposter photo of "Bachman" inside-back, dustcover flap. Price inside dustcover: $12.95. Dark-gray boards, black spine (red lettering) , are clean. 309 pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Light page-tanning. Previous owner's bookplate in book front on blank page "Virginia L. Standefer" The bookplate is a caricature of Marcel Proust and states "Remembrance of Books Lost. This One Belongs To" - Dustcover shows mild wear and 3 small, closed tears along top edge.
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Barker, Clive In the Flesh
New York, New York, U.S.A. Pocket Books 1988 0671612700 / 9780671612702 Mass Market Paperback Very Good + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Very-nice copy of this Clive Barker paperback - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 255 pages - January 1988 printing.
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Barker, Clive The Damnation Game
Charter Books 1988 1557731136 / 9781557731135 Mass Market Paperback Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Tight spine - Bright pages - 433 pages
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Bloch, Robert Tales In A Jugular Vein
Pyramid Books 1965 First Edition Mass Market Paperback Very Good + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Stated First Printing. Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show tanning. 144 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Covers are clean, show light wear & NO tears.
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Borchardt, Alice Night of the Wolf
Ballantine Books 1999 0345423623 / 9780345423627 First Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.00. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 455 pages. Dustcover is clean and bright - shows 1 tiny. closed tear. Synopsis Silver Wolf Into decadent Rome of the Dark Ages comes Regeane, an enigmatic young woman distantly related to Charlemagne. But the blood she has inherited from her murdered father makes her much more than a child of royalty. Regeane is a shapeshifter--woman and wolf, hunter and hunted--possessed of preternatural agility and strength, primal memories extending back thousands of years, and senses so keen they can pierce the veil of death itself. Betrothed to a barbarian lord she has never seen, Regeane is surrounded by enemies. But outside the gates of Rome, baying at the moon, there is a mysterious dark wolf whose scent awakens the animal in Regeane. Now, as deadly plots tighten like a noose around her neck, Regeane must fight to live with dignity as the proud creature she is: civilized and savage, partaking of both, yet infinitely more than either . . .
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Bourgeau, Art Wolfman
Donald I Fine 1989 1556111207 / 9781556111204 Hard Cover Fine Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very-nice, clean copy of this 1989 hardback. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $18.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Blue boards with black spine/blue lettering (clean and bright). 287 pages. Tight spine, bright pages.
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Bradbury, Ray October Country
Del Rey 1979 0345275012 / 9780345275011 Mass Market Paperback Very Good + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Mugnaini, Joe
Very-good+, clean copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers show light wear (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show tanning. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature in book front on blank page (Linda K. Vogel). NO tears inside book. Illustrated. 276 pages.
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Bradbury, Ray The Halloween Tree
Alfred A. Knopf 1972 Hard Cover Near-Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Mugnaini, Joseph
A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Black boards with orange and silver lettering (clean , shows light wear). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Nicely illustrated throughout by Joseph Mugnaini. Tight spine, bright pages.
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Canning, John (Editor) 50 Great Tales of Terror
Bell Publishing Company 1972 0517136678 / 9780517136676 Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Very-nice, clean copy of this 1972 hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 507 pages. Illustrated. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine - Bright pages.
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Clark, Simon Vampyrrhic
Leisure Books 2002 0843950315 / 9780843950311 Mass Market Paperback Very Good + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Very-good+, clean copy. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 434 pages. Tight spine - Bright pages.
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Datlow, Ellen; Windling, Terri (Editors) The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection
St Martins Pr 1995 0312132190 / 9780312132194 First Edition Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. 543 pages. Stated First Edition - NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's gift inscription in book front. NO tears inside book. If you read one anthology of fantastic fiction this year, it has to be this one. Datlow and Windling have shown, over this past decade, that they have an unerring eye for the fantastic that is at once literate and accessible, which is no mean feat. I particularly liked the Wrede and the McKillip, but almost all of the stories are worthy of note. Highly recommended. —Michelle West ANNOTATION The annual excellence that has garnered this series two consecutive World Fantasy Awards and a windfall of critical acclaim continues in an impressive new anthology. Comprehensive in its coverage of the year in horror and fantasy, this collection features works by Ellen Kushner, Pat Cadigan, Jane Yolen, and dozens of others. FROM THE PUBLISHER This acclaimed series, winner of numerous World Fantasy Awards, continues its tradition of excellence with scores of short stories from such writers as Michael Bishop, Edward Byrant, Angela Carter, Terry Lamsley, Gabriel Garcia Marquex, A.R. Morlan, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Jane Yolen and many others. Supplementing the stories are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantastic fiction, Edward Bryant's witty roundup of the year's fantasy films, and a long list of Honorable Mentions--all of which adds up to an invaluable reference source, and a font of fabulous reading. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly This collection is short on fantasy and long on horror--with special emphasis on sadomasochism, which, in the hands of an author like Kathe Koja, can result in a darkly illuminating story about sexual fantasies sometimes better left unrealized. Not all writers are so gifted, however. Grant Morrison gives us an offensive story about a blind heroine who is urinated upon and slashed with a razor before being clamped to a ``Chair of Final Submission.'' But Datlow and Windling, who edited the earlier volumes in this series, offer entertaining fare as well, including several appearances by good old-fashioned vampires. K. W. Jeter's aged monster has needs that promise to make his daughter's life a horror for all eternity, while Jane Yolen pens a touching tale of a young girl whose love allows her undead mother to go to her eternal rest. Also included are some enjoyable new turns on famous characters, including Peter Pan, Robin Hood and Santa Claus. Deserving of special mention are Nancy Willard's magically real tale of a man who returns from the dead to retrieve his pets and Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth's suspenseful, literate tale of an archeologist on the trail of immortality. (Aug.) Publishers Weekly "Best" is a subjective judgment, but there's no question that for each of the past 15 years Datlow and Windling have assembled an excellent anthology of richly rewarding imaginative literature. Their harvest of horror and fantasy for 2001 is a bumper crop of 49 stories and poems, many from sources that won't be familiar to the average reader and some from newcomers whose promise bodes well for the future of both genres. As in years past, certain themes cut across genre boundaries and explode notions of horror and fantasy as separate literary forms. Shapeshifters are present in Charles de Lint's upbeat "Trading Hearts at the Half Kaffe Cafe," where they teach a lesson about trust in a romantic relationship, and in Susan Palwick's haunting "Gestella," where they crystallize the sense of estrangement in a deteriorating marriage. Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Bones of the Earth," written in the classic high-fantasy style, and S.P. Somtow's "The Bird Catcher," which features a legendary serial killer, are both moving coming-of-age parables. Intimations of realities beyond comprehension dominate Anthony Doerr's "The Hunter's Wife," a transcendent meditation on the consolations of mortality, and Caitlin Kiernan's "Onion," which brilliantly suggests a universe of chaotic cosmic horrors through the dysfunctional lives of people who have seen but not understood them. Enhancing the mix are top-flight tales by Steve Rasnic Tem, Kelly Link, Elizabeth Hand and Gregory Maguire, and Michael Chabon's "The Dark God of Laughter," a metaphysical mystery that ranks as one of the year's most refreshingly uncategorizable stories. Without question, this book is mandatory reading for lovers of weird and fanciful fiction. (Aug. 21) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Publishers Weekly You can't improve on the "best," but as the editors of this landmark anthology series show in its most recent volume, you can find fresh new angles from which to present it. For the first time ever, they have selected an essay, Douglas Winter's "The Pathos of Genre," and this incisive critique of the limits of genre branding subtly calls attention to how Datlow and Windling's fiction and poetry selections usually resist simple categorizing. Many of their best picks from 1999 willfully bend, blend and move beyond expected genre materials: Tim Lebbon's "White," a horror and SF cross-stitch, uses B-movie imagery to explore the behavior of people confronted with ecological apocalypse. Kim Newman, in "You Don't Have to Be Mad," grounds a caustic horror satire of modern business mores in set pieces appropriated from television espionage programs of the 1960s. Michael Marshall Smith, in "Welcome," and Charles de Lint, in "Pixel Pixies," conjure alternate fantasy worlds with the most unlikely of talismans--a computer. Neil Gaiman, one of six authors represented by more than one contribution, places both a horror and a fantasy tale: "Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story," a nasty bit on the death of romance, and "Harlequin Valentine," a darkly funny fantasy. There are more than a few modern fairy tale variants, but even these show a refreshing range of styles and approaches, notably Patricia McKillip's "Toad," a delightful deflation of the frog prince's tale. The usual generous survey essays by Datlow, Windling, Ed Bryant and Seth Johnson only enhance the volume's reputation as indispensable reading for the year. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. | VOYA - Alison Kastner The editors present a veritable feast of fantasy and horror, some of which readers will relish, and others of which, in the grand tradition of the genres, may turn stomachs. Gems such as Charles DeLint's Crow Girls, the story of a woman in crisis who is inexplicably moved by a chance encounter with two enigmatic girls, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's reminiscences of Surinam in Caribe Magico, make the collection one worth having. As in past years, the editors give a taste of a wide variety of styles, from the magic realism of Patricia Preciado Martin's Plumas to the B-movie horror style of Terry Lamsley's Walking the Dog. Those who have enjoyed rewritings of fairy tales will be drawn to Tanith Lee's The Reason for Not Going to the Ball, in which the "wicked stepmother" exonerates herself in a letter to the now-grown Cinderella. Jane Yolen's story The House of Seven Angels, about a rabbi who studies in the company of angels, begs to be read aloud. The summations of the year in fantasy and horror will make this a useful tool for those offering reader's advisory. Other chapters include "Horror and Fantasy in the Media" and "Obituaries."
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Disch, Thomas M. The M.D.: A Horror Story
Alfred A Knopf 1991 039458662X / 9780394586625 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ferguson, Archie
Very-good+ copy of this 1991 hardback. Stated First Edition. Price inside dustcover: $22.00. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 401 pages.
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Druse, Eleanor The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident
Hyperion 2004 1401301231 / 9781401301231 Hard Cover Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. Apears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 244 pages. Synopsis The fascinating and terrifying exploration into the supernatural that inspired Stephen King's much-anticipated ABC-TV series, Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital. The newly built Kingdom Hospital in Lewiston, Maine, is one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country. Unfortunately, it was erected on the site of a terrible tragedy -- a textile mill fire that killed dozens of workers, mostly children. And it appears that beneath the sheen of the new construction and scientific innovations of The Kingdom, an indecipherable and primal evil lurks -- and the soul of a trapped and helpless child cries out for solace. Eleanor Druse is a career spiritualist who has devoted her time recently to organizing these journals for publication. She lives outside of Lewiston, Maine.
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Dziemianowicz; Stefan; Weinberg, Robert; Greenberg, Martin H. Nursery Crimes: Thirty Classic Tales Od Horror
New York, New York, U.S.A. Barnes & Noble Bookstores 1993 1566191017 / 9781566191012 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
These storiescenter around children & evil, a classic theme in horror fiction. Includes tales from such acclaimed authors as Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, David Ely, Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, others.
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Ellis, Jack Nightlife
Kensington Pub Corp / Zebra Books 1996 0821754041 / 9780821754047 Mass Market Paperback Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Very-good, clean copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 379 pages. Synopsis No one like Richard Carnitch has ever walked this earth. He is a man of hate and insatiable hunger. And no one can stop his feeding frenzy, as, one by one, society's outcasts and loners disappear from the streets of the city. Now, a band of survivors is about to fight back, and the prey are about to become the hunters. From the author of Seeing Eye. Original.
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Elrod, P.N. I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
TSR 1993 1560766700 / 9781560766704 First Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Caldwell, Clyde; Fabian, Stephen
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $16.95. Number line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 311 pages. Illustrated. Synopsis The young and idealistic brother to the war-hardened Strahd von Zarovich loves beautiful Tatyana, but so does Strahd. To win her hand, Strahd will do anything--even enter a pact with death and seal it with his brother's blood. Chapter illus. Publishers Weekly The third entry in TSR/Ravenloft's ``open-ended series of Gothic horror tales,'' this is a chilling, dark fantasy again featuring powerful vampire Count Strahd Von Zarovich. Strahd relates how he conquered the realm of Barovia, and how he became a vampire to win the love of his brother's wife, Tatyana. He tells of fratricide, suicide, treachery and a horrible curse connected to his beloved Tatyana. While this volume follows Vampire of the Mists (by Christie Golden) and Knight of the Black Rose (by James Lowder), the narrative's events seem to pre-date those of Golden's story. Although certain events and characters are depicted differently in all three novels, this is not a failing, necessarily, if readers keep in mind that this book is part of TSR's Dungeons & Dragons gaming world, in which each session at the gameboard produces varying scenarios. Elrod's strong prose and excellent pacing are not diminished by being confined to the boundaries of a pre-established universe. Though this novel lacks the baroque sensuality of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire or the streetwise humor of the author's own The Vampire Files , it is an exciting and original vampire tale. (Sept.)
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Eulo, Ken Nocturnal: A Novel of Midnight Terror
New York, New York, U.S.A. Pocket Books 1983 0671430653 / 9780671430658 Mass Market Paperback Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Very-good, clean copy. Stated First Pocket Books printing (December 1983) NO remainder marks or price clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears) 295 pages. NO writing or tears inside book. Slight page-tanning.
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