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The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XII
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DAW Books: Book 603

The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XII (1984) (edit title/settings)

by Karl Edward Wagner (Editor) (edit contributors)

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Stories include: Uncle Otto's Truck by Stephen King, 3:47 AM by David Langford, Mistral by Jon Wynne-Tyson, Out of Africa by David Drake, The Wall-Painting by Roger Johnson, Keepsake by Vincent McHardy, Echoes by Lawrence C. Connolly, After-Images by Malcolm Edwards, The Ventriloquist's... read more

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You are now holding Series XII, nineteen stories representing the cream of the crop of 1983's harvest of horrors. This collection is the result of a year's work, of reading through hundreds of stories published in books and magazines of all descriptions from the United States and Europe in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

You are now holding Series XII, nineteen stories representing the cream of the crop of 1983's harvest of horrors. This collection is the result of a year's work, of reading through hundreds of stories published in books and magazines of all descriptions from the United States and Europe in order to select the best of the best. Many of the top authors in the horror genre are represented here, but alongside them you will find exceptional work from new and unfamiliar writers ...

Virtually all types of horror fiction are represented here: traditional, New Wave, historical, contemporary, psychological, science fiction, mainstream. The only criterion for selection was excellence. The Year's Best Horror Stories is intended for the novice horror fan as well as the jaded sophisticate, and Series XII is the latest collection of the very best for those readers who expect the very best.

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  • “What do you think we are, savages?”

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Word on the street is that the popularity of horror fiction and films has peaked, and that publishers are now in search of a new genre to tempt the fickle tastes of the reading public.

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Introduction: Of Fads and Frights, by Karl Edward Wagner
Uncle Otto's Truck, by Stephen King
3.47 AM, by David Langford
Mistral, by Jon Wynne-Tyson
Out of Africa, by David Drake
The Wall-Painting, by Roger Johnson
Keepsake, by Vincent McHardy
Echoes, by Lawrence C. Connolly
After-Images, by Malcolm Edwards
The Ventiloquist's Daughter, by Juleen Brantingham
Come to the Party, by Frances Garfield
The Chair, by Dennis Etchison
Names, by Jane Yolen
The Attic, by Billy Wolfenbarger
Just Waiting, by Ramsey Campbell
One for the Horrors, by David J. Schow
Elle Est Trois, (La Mort), by Tanith Lee
Spring-Fingered Jack, by Susan Casper
The Flash! Kid, by Scott Bradfield
The Man with Legs, by Al Sarrantonio

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 603 of 483 in DAW Books. (publisher series)
This is book 12 of 17 in The Year's Best Horror Stories (DAW). (standard series)

Preceded by THE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES: SERIES XI, and followed by The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIII.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Karl Edward Wagner (Editor)

Other Contributors:

  1. Karl Edward Wagner (Introduction) - Of Fads and Frights
  2. Vicente Segrelles (Cover Artist) - as Segrelles
  3. Stephen King (Contributor) - Uncle Otto's Truck (short story)
  4. David Langford (Contributor) - 3.47 AM (short story)
  5. Jon Wynne-Tyson (Contributor) - Mistral (short story)
  6. David Drake (Contributor) - Out of Africa (short story)
  7. Roger Johnson (Contributor) - The Wall-Painting (short story)
  8. Vincent McHardy (Contributor) - Keepsake (short story)
  9. Lawrence C. Connolly (Contributor) - Echoes (short story)
  10. Malcolm Edwards (Contributor) - After-Images (short story)
  11. Juleen Brantingham (Contributor) - The Ventriloquist's Daughter (short story)
  12. Frances Garfield (Contributor) - Come to the Party (short story)
  13. Dennis Etchison (Contributor) - The Chair (short story)
  14. Jane Yolen (Contributor) - Names (short story)
  15. Billy Wolfenbarger (Contributor) - The Attic (short story)
  16. Ramsey Campbell (Contributor) - Just Waiting (short story)
  17. David J. Schow (Contributor) - One for the Horrors (short story)
  18. Tanith Lee (Contributor) - Elle Est Trois, (La Mort) (short story)
  19. Susan Casper (Contributor) - Spring-Fingered Jack (short story)
  20. Scott Bradfield (Contributor) - The Flash! Kid (short story)
  21. Al Sarrantonio (Contributor) - The Man with Legs (short story)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: DAW Books, Inc.
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: November 1984
ISBN: 0879979755
Page Count: 239

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