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A collection of 15 short horror stories chosen by the authors themselves as their most outstanding or unfairly neglected works. Charles L. Grant, Fritz Leiber, Tanith Lee, Whitley Strieber, Lisa Tuttle, Damon Knight, Manly Wade Wellman, Thomas F. Monteleone, Joseph Payne Brennan, George R. R.... read more
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“Not the Garden of the Gods. It's vaudeville. Runs real late night. They got a place down along the Brazos. People come in all the way from New York and places to see the Garden of the Gods.”
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"Masters of Darkness II" is a second "authors choice" anthology offering readers the rare opportunity to enjoy what the masters of this field consider their most outstanding short works.
Table of Contents edit
Preface, by Dennis Etchison
Up Under the Roof, by Manley Wade Wellman
The Other Room, by Lisa Tuttle
A Garden of Blackred Roses, by Charles L. Grant
Cottage Tenant, by Frank Belknap Long
Hounds, by Kate Wilhelm
Zombique, by Joseph Payne Brennan
Taking the Night Train, by Thomas F. Monteleone
Black Corridor, by Fritz Leiber
Strangers on Paradise, by Damon Knight
Gemini, by Tanith Lee
Glimmer, Glimmer, by George Alec Effinger
Perverts, by Whitley Strieber
On Ice, by Barry N. Malzberg
The Monkey Treatment, by George R. R. Martin
Casey Agonistes, by Richard McKenna
Notes on the Contributions
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Tor Horror. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dennis Etchison (Editor) - Also writes Preface and Notes on the Contributions
Other Contributors:
- Manly Wade Wellman (Contributor) - Up Under the Roof (short story)
- Lisa Tuttle (Contributor) - The Other Room (short story)
- Charles L. Grant (Contributor) - A Garden of Blackred Roses (short story)
- Frank Belknap Long (Contributor) - Cottage Tenant (short story)
- Kate Wilhelm (Contributor) - Hounds (short story)
- Joseph Payne Brennan (Contributor) - Zombique (short story)
- Thomas F. Monteleone (Contributor) - Taking the Night Train (short story)
- Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Contributor) - Black Corridor (short story)
- Damon Knight (Contributor) - Strangers on Paradise (short story)
- Tanith Lee (Contributor) - Gemini (short story)
- George Alec Effinger (Contributor) - Glimmer, Glimmer (short story)
- Whitley Strieber (Contributor) - Perverts (short story)
- Barry N. Malzberg (Contributor) - On Ice (short story)
- George R. R. Martin (Contributor) - The Monkey Treatment (short story)
- Richard McKenna (Contributor) - Casey Agonistes (short story)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0812517644
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0812517644
Page Count: Add the page count.
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- Dewey: 813.087208
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