 | Toybox Publication Date: September 2003Little Selene was bored.And then came the mysterious Toyman, carrying a very special toybox, filled with wonders and terrors beyond imagination.As Selene peered into the toybox, the stories tumbled out: a quiet little girl whose horrible secret bursts forth at a Halloween party ... a doll made of corn that hides a very nasty surprise ... a depraved celebration for the last vampire ... All of these and many more awaited Selend - and now they wait for you - inside the toybox.Go ahead, open it, if you dare.Toybox is the first ever collection of stories by horror ...
 |  | Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares: Tales to Make You Scream Publication Date: February 1995| Age Level: 9 and up A collection of spine-chilling and unexplainable adventures thattruly qualify as nightmares includes ""There's Nothing Under the Bed,""by Bruce Coville, and other tales of terror by Jane Yolen, MarkGarland, Mary Downing Hahn, and Michael Markiewicz....
 |  | The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories Publication Date: June 15, 2004| Series: THE AMERICAS Horacio Quiroga’s short stories are infused with the themes of life and death that so obsessed him. They span many fiction genres—jungle tale, Gothic horror story, psychological study, morality tale—and possess a universality that has made him a classic Latin American writer. ...
 |  | 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories Publication Date: July 31, 1995The witches who populate these 100 delightfully scary stories include practitioners of white witchcraft and devotees of black magic.Most are female, some are male, and a few are thoroughly unclassifiable. They can be born witches or made witches, and may mix simple love potions or volatile concoctions that threaten all we hold dear. Some resent not receiving the treatment they feel they deserve from lesser mortals; yet other witches don't even realize that they wield any special influence at all. The many writers who take on this ever-fascinating character (so ...
 |  | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: 18th Annual Collection Release Date: August 22, 2006For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant continue this critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magic realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors’ invaluable overviews o...
 |  | The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (Mammoth Books) Publication Date: November 9, 2001| Series: Mammoth Books Featuring the only vampire short story by Anne Rice, the undisputed queen of vampire literature, and an autobiographical introduction by Ingrid Pitt, star of the films The Vampire Lovers and Countess Dracula, this Mammoth collection brings together thirty-four uncanny and erotic tales by women who have redefined the genre of vampire fiction. From classic stories of the undead by writers like Edith Nesbit, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon to the work of such acclaimed contemporary authors as Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Kil...
 |  | Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Release Date: December 10, 2007As stated in her introduction to Inferno, Ellen Datlow asked her favorite authors for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels compelled to turn on the bright lights and play music or seek the company of others to dispel the fear." Mission accomplished. Datlow has produced a collection filled with some of the most powerful voices in the field: Pat Cadigan, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, Chri...
 |  | Crimes of Passion: The Hot Blood Series Release Date: September 1, 2005| Series: Hot Blood Crimes of Passion, ninth in the multiple award-winning Hot Blood series of erotic horror, has a criminally good array of talent -- 14 stories by such authors as diverse as literary giant Joyce Carol Oates, mystery giant Lawrence Block, horror giant Ramsey Campbell, musician Greg Kihn, and the stunning Stoker Award finalist Madame Babylon by Brian Hodge....
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 |  | Stranger By Night (Hot Blood) Release Date: July 1, 2005| Series: Hot Blood Sex and horror, intertwined since the beginning of the human race, take on all new twists and turns (and contortions) in Stranger By Night, sixth in the Hot Blood erotic horror anthology series -- with one of its most illustrious lists of contributors....
 |  | The Mammoth Book of New Terror Publication Date: October 29, 2004| Series: Mammoth Book of The Mammoth Book of New Terror is a revised and expanded new edition of the touchstone collection of modern horror fiction, selected by the acknowledged master of the genre—the award-winning godfather of grisly literature, Stephen Jones. Here are over 20 stories and short novels by the masters of gore, including Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Tanith Lee and John Kaine. This classic Mammoth title features new and previously uncollected stories from some of the biggest and brightest ...
 |  | In Laymon's Terms Publication Date: June 30, 2010This massive, oversized tribute anthology for Richard Laymon features short fiction and personal remembrances from dozens and dozens of the biggest names in horror and Laymon's biggest fans.In addition, there are almost 140 pages of "Rarities and Fan Favorites" from Richard Laymon's personal files stories, interviews, and more, including a 17 page photo album personally selected by Ann Laymon. Several of these rare pieces are scanned directly from Laymon's original manuscripts and contain his handwritten corrections.Featuring nearly 700 pages of fiction and ess...
 |  | Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) Publication Date: June 1, 2002Robert E. Howard is the world-renowned author of the Conan series and the stories that were the basisof the recent Kull movie. He also was one of H.P. Lovecraft's frequent correspondents, and an author of many pivotal Mythos tales. This book collects together all of Howard's Mythos tales, including the tales that originated Gol-Goroth, Unausspreclichen Kulten, and Friedrich Von Junzt. Included in this collections are several fragments left behind by Robert E. Howard which have been completed by a variety of authors. ...
 |  | The Essential World of Darkness (5 Novels in One Book) Publication Date: September 1, 1997Readers are now able to sample all five powers of the World of Darkness in one place, at one time. The Essential World of Darkness includes five novels: Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, Wraith: The Oblivion and Changeling: The Dreaming. ...
 |  | The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11 Publication Date: November 30, 2000| Series: Mammoth Book of Best New Horror (Book 11) Now in its eleventh year, this winner of the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Critics Guild Award again showcases the finest talents writing contemporary horror fiction -- established masters as well as new voices -- and presents its lively review of the past year in the field of fear and terror. ...
 |  | The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men Publication Date: October 27, 2009This collection of 23 dark stories of the supernatural creature, half-man, half-wolf, and entirely unpredictable, is being re-released to coincide with the much-anticipated Wolf Man, starring Anthony Hopkins and Benicio del Toro. Top contributors include Clive Barker, Michael Marshall Smith, Graham Masterton, and Mark Morris. ...
 |  | The Dark Descent Publication Date: January 15, 1997| Series: Dark Descent In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, showcases the finest of these ever written--from the time-honored classics of Edgar Allan Poe, D.H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton to the contemporary writing of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback editio...
 |  | Deadly After Dark (Hot Blood) Release Date: January 1, 2005| Series: Hot Blood The fourth sizzling collection in the Hot Blood series, no longer available in retail book stores. Here is terror and passion beyond the last taboo in an all-new collection of erotic horror from today's fright masters--Jack Ketchum, Graham Masterton, Lucy Taylor and more. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
 |  | Von Bek - omnibus of The War Hound and the World's Pain, The City in the Autumn Stars, The Dragon in the Sword and The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius (Tale of the Eternal Champion, Volume 2) Publication Date: December 1, 1995This volume of Moorcock's dark fantasy contains The Warhound and the World's Pain, The City in the Autumn Stars, The Pleasure Gardens of Felippe Sagittarious, and The Dragon in the Sword. In order to reclaim his lost soul, Captain Graf Ulrich von Beck must obtain for Lucifer the Holy Grail, the Cure for the World's Pain. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
 |  | The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology Release Date: February 16, 2010RESURRECTION! The hungry dead have risen. They shamble down the street. They hide in back yards, car lots, shopping malls. They devour neighbors, dogs and police officers. And they are here to stay. The real question is, what are you going to do about it? How will you survive?HOW WILL THE WORLD CHANGE WHEN THE DEAD BEGIN TO RISE?Stoker-award-winning author Christopher Golden has assembled an original anthology of never-before-published zombie stories from an eclectic array of today's hottest writers. Inside the...
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