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American Fantastic Tales
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American Fantastic Tales (2009) (edit title/settings)

Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940's Until Now

by Peter Straub (Editor), T. E. D. Klein (Author) (edit contributors)

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The second volume of Peter Straub's pathbreaking anthology American Fantastic Tales picks up the story in 1940 and provides persuasive evidence that the decades since then have seen an extraordinary flowering. While continuing to explore the classic themes of horror and fantasy, successive... read more

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1. John Collier - Evening Primrose
2. Fritz Leiber - Smoke Ghost
3. Tennessee Williams - The Mysteries of the Joy Rio
4. Jane Rice - The Refugee
5. Anthony Boucher - Mr. Lupescu
6. Truman Capote - Miriam
7. Jack Snow - Midnight
8. John Cheever - Torch Song
9. Shirley Jackson - The Daemon Lover
10. Paul Bowles - The Circular Valley
11. Jack Finney - Im Scared
12. Vladimir Nabokov - The Vane Sisters
13. Ray Bradbury - The April Witch
14. Charles Beaumont - Black Country
15. Jerome Bixby - Trace
16. Davis Grubb - Where the Woodbine Twineth
17. Donald Wandrei - Nightmare
18. Harlan Ellison - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
19. Richard Matheson - Prey
20. T.E.D. Klein - The Events at Poroth Farm
21. Isaac Bashevis Singer - Hanka
22. Fred Chappell - Linnaeus Forgets
23. John Crowley - Novelty
24. Jonathan Carroll Mr. Fiddlehead
25. Joyce Carol Oates - Family
26. Thomas Ligotti - The Last Feast of Harlequin
27. Peter Straub - A Short Guide to the City
28. Jeff VanderMeer - The General Who Is Dead
29. Stephen King - That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French-
30. George Saunders - Sea Oak
31. Caitl Kiernan - The Long Hall on the Top Floor
32. Thomas Tessier - Nocturne
33. Michael Chabon - The God of Dark Laughter
34. Joe Hill - Pop Art
35. Poppy Z. Brite - Pansu
36. Steven Millhauser - Dangerous Laughter
37. M. Rickert - The Chambered Fruit
38. Brian Evenson - The Wavering Knife
39. Kelly Link - Stone Animals
40. Tim Powers - Pat Moore
41. Gene Wolfe - The Little Stranger
42. Benjamin Percy - Dial Tone

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Peter Straub (Editor)
  2. T. E. D. Klein (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. John Collier (Contributor)
  2. Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Contributor)
  3. Tennessee Williams (Contributor)
  4. Jane Rice (Contributor)
  5. Anthony Boucher (Contributor)
  6. Truman Capote (Contributor)
  7. Jack Snow (Contributor)
  8. John Cheever (Contributor)
  9. Shirley Jackson (Contributor)
  10. Paul Bowles (Contributor)
  11. Jack Finney (Contributor)
  12. Vladimir Nabokov (Contributor)
  13. Ray Bradbury (Contributor)
  14. Charles Beaumont (Contributor)
  15. Jerome Bixby (Contributor)
  16. Davis Grubb (Contributor)
  17. Donald Wandrei (Contributor)
  18. Harlan Ellison (Contributor)
  19. Richard Matheson (Contributor)
  20. Isaac Bashevis Singer (Contributor)
  21. Fred Chappell (Contributor)
  22. John Crowley (Contributor)
  23. Jonathan Carroll (Contributor)
  24. Joyce Carol Oates (Contributor)
  25. Thomas Ligotti (Contributor)
  26. Peter Straub (Contributor)
  27. Jeff VanderMeer (Contributor)
  28. Stephen King (Contributor)
  29. George Saunders (Contributor)
  30. Caitlin R. Kiernan (Contributor)
  31. Thomas Tessier (Contributor)
  32. Michael Chabon (Contributor)
  33. Joe Hill (Contributor)
  34. Poppy Z. Brite (Contributor)
  35. Steven Millhauser (Contributor)
  36. M. Rickert (Contributor)
  37. Brian Evenson (Contributor)
  38. Kelly Link (Contributor)
  39. Tim Powers (Contributor)
  40. Gene Wolfe (Contributor)
  41. Benjamin Perry (Contributor)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781598530483
Page Count: 713

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