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Best horror of the year (Ellen Datlow) volume 15
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An Air Force Loadmaster is menaced by strange sounds within his cargo; a man is asked to track down a childhood friend... who died years earlier; doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true nature; an alcoholic strikes a dangerous bargain with a gregarious stranger; urban explorers delve into a ruined book depository, finding more than they anticipated; residents of a rural Wisconsin town defend against a legendary monster;...
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From Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer; from Castlevania to Tru Blood, the romance between popular culture and vampires hearkens back to humanity's darkest, deepest fears, flowing through our very blood, fears of death, and life, and insatiable hunger. And yet, there is an attraction, undeniable, to the vampire archetype, whether the pale European count, impeccably dressed and coldly masculine, yet strangely ambiguous, ready to sink his sharp teeth...
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Gravelight Press presents Halloween Party '21, a collection of short horror works by new and established literary voices certain to be a campfire favorite among horror lovers.
An occult vampire and lycanthrope investigative duo are among the eerie characters inhabiting this one-of-a-kind anthology that includes 21 scary, original works sure to delight and terrify. From the disturbing undercurrents of "Insecticide" to the psychologically charged drama...
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This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing thrilling and fascinating stories, full of mystery and suspense -- all written by world famous authors, such as Edith Wharton, Henry James, Amelia Edwards, Wilkie Collins, Ambrose Bierce and many more. Actually, the entire classic series has been aimed to enrich the young minds with the wonderful assets of English language and literature and to develop their interest...
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In 1968 the world experienced a brand new kind of terror with the debut of George A. Romero's landmark film Night of the Living Dead. This was something new … and terrifying. Since then, zombies have invaded every aspect of popular culture. But it all started on that dreadful night in a remote farmhouse. Nights of the Living Dead returns to that night, to the outbreak, to where it all began. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry teams...
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Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint given to the mystery novels of Simon & Schuster. Featuring scary stories full of suspense and tongue-in-cheek humor, the episodes captivated audiences for years.
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Stories of famous monsters in a new horror anthology featuring Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, and many others
Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Moreau, the Headless Horseman, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, the Wicked Witch of the West-they're all here, in this collection of horror short stories that reimagine, subvert, and pay homage to our favorite...
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The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines monsters old and new through a queer lens, subverting the horror gaze to celebrate ideas and identities canonically feared in monster lit. Throughout history, monsters have appeared in popular culture as stand-ins for the non-conforming, the marginalized of society. Pushed into the shadows as objects of fear, revulsion, and hostility, these characters have long conjured fascination and self-identification...
9) The Whistler
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This show, centered on a character called The Whistler, was an American radio drama that ran from 1942 until 1955. The Whistler was a mysterious narrator who told of various murder stories. When you hear the footsteps and the whistle, be prepared for a ha
10) Suspense
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One of the premier drama programs of the Golden age of Radio, Suspense was subtitled “radio's outstanding theater of thrills." The protagonist was usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a bizarre or threatening situation, solutions were “withheld until the last possible second” and evildoers were usually punished in the end.
11) The Weird Circle
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Originally broadcast between 1943 and 1945, these thirty-minute, supernatural episodes featured stories written by popular authors at the time including Robert Lewis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, Edgar Alan Poe, and even Charles Dickens.
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Tales of blood, magic, and steel by masters of the craft! Stories, essays, and poetry by:
Kevin J. AndersonBruce BostonGreg CoxDana Fredsti & David FitzgeraldNeil GaimanTeel James GlennMaxwell I. GoldHoward Andrew JonesBrian W. MatthewsGreg MollinJames A. MooreWeston OchseMarguerite ReedCharles R. RutledgeJane Yolen
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series returns with a splendidly startling fourth volume!
From paranormal plots to stories of the supernatural, tales of the unfamiliar have always fascinated us humans. To keep the tradition alive, fantasy aficionado Paula Guran has gathered the most delightfully disturbing work from some of today's finest writers of the fantastique!
No two mysterious shadows are alike, and the same can be said for the books...
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Horror stories for LOCKDOWN.
Animal Killers in Cherry Falls by Jacqueline Moran Meyer
Ashes to Ashes by Jasmine Jarvis
Satan's Apocalypse by Kevin J. Kennedy
Render Unto Caesar by Liam Hogan
Corocotta Road by Patrick J. Gallagher
La Flor by Patrick Winters
The Swamp's Eyes by Thomas Sturgeon Jr.
They Say Crows Can Remember Faces by Warren Benedetto
The Purge by Zoey Xolton
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The high seas are one of the most enduring literary settings, and many of the greatest works in the Western literary canon have taken place aboard ships and galleons. Collected here are the greatest marine tales of horror and terror, featuring tales by such classic writers as Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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A collection of some of the best speculative short stories of all time, based around the timeless theme of Otherness and the Unknown. Featuring stories by masters of the genre such as Edgar Allan Poe, M. P. Shiel, Kathleen Ludwick, Claude Farrere, Fred M. White, Fitz James O'Brien and Robert E. Howard.
19) Darker Terrors
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Between 1995 and 2002, Dark Terrors: The Gollancz Book of Horror was Britain's premier non-themed anthology of original horror stories.
Over six volumes, it published some of the biggest names in the field as well as many newcomers who have gone on to forge impressive careers in the genre.
Edited by the World Fantasy Award-winning team of Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton, Dark Terrors established itself as a cutting-edge market for some of the...
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A selection of the darkest Australian fiction.
Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies taps into anxieties, painful memories and nightmares. Here, your worst fears come true.
Penned by established authors and fresh new voices, these stories range from the gothic and phantasmagorical, through the demonic and supernatural, to the dystopian and sci-fi.
Prepare for a visceral, frightening read.
Featuring work by:Geraldine BorellaJack...