Be afraid, be very afraid: really scary things can come in small
packages, and these 100 frightening little tales offer big chills and
thrills. They represent more than 150 year's worth of writing, and
include the greats: H.P. Lovecraft ("The Terrible Old Man"), Ambrose
Bierce ("The Stranger"), Lafcadio Hearn ("A Dead Secret"), Oscar
Wilde ("The Sphinx Without a Secret"), and J. Sheridan Le Fanu ("The
Ghost and the Bone-Setter"). Best of all, a variety of human emotions
and behavior come to the fore, from avarice (August Derleth's
"Pacific 421") to revenge (Thorp McCluskey's "Black Gold"), from
jealousy (Steve Rasnic Tem's "Daddy") to honor (Edith Nesbit's "John
Charrington's Wedding") to love (Darrell Schwietzer's "Clocks").
Using a minimum of elements, each ghost story in this collection will
entertain, captivate, and evoke a powerful response in readers. So be
warned: you might not want to read these while you're all alone in
the house...
Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
(Mark Shepherd, Ellen Kushner, Lisa S. Sliverthorne, Simon Sheppard, Robin Wayne Bailey, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Don Bassingthwaite, Tanya Huff, Nicola Griffith (Editor), Stephen Pagel (Editor); ISBN: 1565048369;
Hardcover; 1996-12-01; 30% match)
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
(Robert H. Weinberg (Compiler), Stefan R. Dziemianowicz (Compiler), Martin H. Greenberg (Compiler); ISBN: 1402709749;
Hardcover; 2003-10-28; 16% match)
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