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TEN NIGHTMARES
A freshly turned grave and one mourner filled with hate; a ghoul playing knucklebones on a tombstone; a shark's tooth made of iron; a witch and a were-leopard ...
These are just a few of the ingredients in this macabre mixture concocted by these master chefs:
BRIAN...
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Summary edit
Strange stories of fear and menace by science fiction sorcerers including Aldiss, Moorcock, Sturgeon, and Mervyn Peake.
First Sentence edit
A freshly turned grave with one mourner filled with hate; a telephone kiosk at night with something outside trying to get in; a ghoul playing knucklebones on a tombstone, a bodiless evening dress suit dancing in a moonlit glade; an iron shark hook; a handful of perfect teeth; a witch and a were-leopard -- these are but a few of the ingredients which are an integral part of some of the stories in this collection of bizarre stories.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction, by John Carnell
Danse Macabre, by Mervyn Peake
Blood Offering, by John Kippax
Same Time, Same Place, by Mervyn Peake
Master of Chaos, by Michael Moorcock
Wednesday's Child, by William Tenn
Dial 'O' for Operator, by Robert Presslie
The Flowers of the Forest, by Brian W. Aldiss
Fresh Guy, by E. C. Tubb
The Garden of Paris, by Eric Williams
The Graveyard Reader, by Theodore Sturgeon
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Carnell (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- Josh Kirby (Cover Artist)
- John Carnell (Introduction)
- Mervyn Laurence Peake (Contributor) - Danse Macabre (short story); Same Time, Same Place (short story)
- John Kippax (Contributor) - Blood Offering (short story)
- Michael Moorcock (Contributor) - Master of Chaos (short story)
- William Tenn (Contributor) - Wednesday's Child (short story)
- Robert Presslie (Contributor) - Dial 'O' for Operator (short story)
- Brian W. Aldiss (Contributor) - The Flowers of the Forest (short story)
- E. C. Tubb (Contributor) - Fresh Guy (short story)
- Eric Williams (Contributor) - The Garden of Paris (short story)
- Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor) - The Graveyard Reader (short story)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Corgi Books
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1965
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Corgi Books
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1965
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
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