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Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown

Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown

Marvin Kaye
3.8/5 ( ratings)
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This new treasury of terror will propel you through fifty-eight stories and poems of fear and nightmare. Like its companion volume, Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural, this collection intends to terrify the reader with the cosmic fear of the unknown, not merely horrify with blood and gore. The modern and classic authors represented are some of the most distinguished and popular of our time. Joyce Carol Oates writes about a man who starts to see long-dead acquaintances - alive. John Jakes recounts the unnatural desire of "The Man Who Wanted to Be in Movies" and Winston Churchill tells of the natural fear of a man lost at sea. Of special interest is the poem by W. S. Gilbert and the story by Gaston Leroux . Other authors include Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Richard Matheson, Joanna Russ, Theodore Sturgeon, Guy de Maupassant, Michael Moorcock, Parke Godwin, Willa Cather, A. Merritt, Isaac Asimov, Frederick Pohl, and Jack Vance. Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown is expertly compiled by Marvin Kaye, who provides fascinating notes with each selection and an Introduction that provides further insights into the genres of terror and horror.

CONTENTS
Introduction: Gather Ye Nosegays • essay by Marvin Kaye
Ghosts and Miscellaneous Nightmares • essay by Marvin Kaye
he Others • • short story by Joyce Carol Oates
Tap Dancing • • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
The Hungry Stones • • short story by Rabindranath Tagore
The Southwest Chamber • • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The Lost Room • • short story by Fitz-James O'Brien
The Ghost to His Ladye Love • • poem by W. S. Gilbert
The Happy Children • • short story by Arthur Machen
Darby O'Gill and the Good People • • short story by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh
Keeping His Promise • • short story by Algernon Blackwood
A Day in the Life of Comrade Lenin • short story by Carole Buggé
The Throwing Suit • • short story by Darrell Schweitzer and Jason Van Hollander
The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies • • short story by John Jakes
The Beast Within • essay by Marvin Kaye
Fidel Bassin • • short story by W. J. Stamper
Unsigned Original • • short story by Parke Godwin
The Clemency of the Court • • short story by Willa Cather
The Empty Zoo • • short story by Edward D. Hoch
Beyond Sleep • • short story by Barry N. Malzberg
Finnegan's Wake • • poem by Traditional
Bianca's Hands • • short story by Theodore Sturgeon
The Iron Man • • short story by Frederick Lang
Sagittarius • • novella by Ray Russell
Wolf • • short story by Michael Moorcock
An Illusion in Red and White • • short story by Stephen Crane
Acts of God and Other Horrors • essay by Marvin Kaye
Man Overboard • • short story by Winston Churchill
The People of the Pit • • short story by A. Merritt
In the Avu Observatory • • short story by H. G. Wells
In the Valley of the Shades • short story by C. H. Sherman
The Thing in the Hall • • short story by E. F. Benson
The Inchcape Rock • • poem by Robert Southey
Mr. Wilde's Second Chance • • short story by Joanna Russ
The Dreams in the Witch-House • • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
The Little Man on the Subway • • short story by Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl
The Poems • • short story by Ray Bradbury
Vision Quest • short story by Pat LoBrutto
Contes Cruelles • essay by Marvin Kaye
The Man in the Bottle • • short story by Gustav Meyrink
A Diagnosis of Death • • short story by Ambrose Bierce
Remember Me • short story by Joan Vander Putten
The Pardon • • short story by Emilia Pardo Bazán
The One Thousand Dozen • • short story by Jack London
Carmanda • • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
The Spirit of Hospitality • • poem by Saralee Kaye
The Cripple • • short story by Maurice Level
The Squaw • • short story by Bram Stoker
Pictures • short story by Irving Werner
The Necklace • • short story by Jack Moffitt
Fiends and Creatures • essay by Marvin Kaye
Midnight • • short story by Jack Snow
Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin • • short story by Marvin Kaye
Amina • • short story by Edward Lucas White
Simpson's Lesser Sphynx • • short story by Esther M. Friesner
Dress of White Silk • • short story by Richard Matheson
The Palace of the Mountain Ogre: A Chinese Hansel and Gretel • short story by Toby Sanders
Snow White Waking • • poem by Adèle Slaughter
The Little Witch of Elm Street • • short story by Mildred Clingerman
The Brown Man's Servant • • novelette by W. W. Jacobs
Poppa Bear • • short story by Alvin Vogel
In Letters of Fire • [L'homme qui a vu le diable] • • short story by Gaston Leroux
Green Magic • • short story by Jack Vance
Language
English
Pages
573
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Doubleday
Release
May 06, 1993
ISBN
1568650434
ISBN 13
9781568650432

Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown

Marvin Kaye
3.8/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This new treasury of terror will propel you through fifty-eight stories and poems of fear and nightmare. Like its companion volume, Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural, this collection intends to terrify the reader with the cosmic fear of the unknown, not merely horrify with blood and gore. The modern and classic authors represented are some of the most distinguished and popular of our time. Joyce Carol Oates writes about a man who starts to see long-dead acquaintances - alive. John Jakes recounts the unnatural desire of "The Man Who Wanted to Be in Movies" and Winston Churchill tells of the natural fear of a man lost at sea. Of special interest is the poem by W. S. Gilbert and the story by Gaston Leroux . Other authors include Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Richard Matheson, Joanna Russ, Theodore Sturgeon, Guy de Maupassant, Michael Moorcock, Parke Godwin, Willa Cather, A. Merritt, Isaac Asimov, Frederick Pohl, and Jack Vance. Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown is expertly compiled by Marvin Kaye, who provides fascinating notes with each selection and an Introduction that provides further insights into the genres of terror and horror.

CONTENTS
Introduction: Gather Ye Nosegays • essay by Marvin Kaye
Ghosts and Miscellaneous Nightmares • essay by Marvin Kaye
he Others • • short story by Joyce Carol Oates
Tap Dancing • • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
The Hungry Stones • • short story by Rabindranath Tagore
The Southwest Chamber • • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
The Lost Room • • short story by Fitz-James O'Brien
The Ghost to His Ladye Love • • poem by W. S. Gilbert
The Happy Children • • short story by Arthur Machen
Darby O'Gill and the Good People • • short story by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh
Keeping His Promise • • short story by Algernon Blackwood
A Day in the Life of Comrade Lenin • short story by Carole Buggé
The Throwing Suit • • short story by Darrell Schweitzer and Jason Van Hollander
The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies • • short story by John Jakes
The Beast Within • essay by Marvin Kaye
Fidel Bassin • • short story by W. J. Stamper
Unsigned Original • • short story by Parke Godwin
The Clemency of the Court • • short story by Willa Cather
The Empty Zoo • • short story by Edward D. Hoch
Beyond Sleep • • short story by Barry N. Malzberg
Finnegan's Wake • • poem by Traditional
Bianca's Hands • • short story by Theodore Sturgeon
The Iron Man • • short story by Frederick Lang
Sagittarius • • novella by Ray Russell
Wolf • • short story by Michael Moorcock
An Illusion in Red and White • • short story by Stephen Crane
Acts of God and Other Horrors • essay by Marvin Kaye
Man Overboard • • short story by Winston Churchill
The People of the Pit • • short story by A. Merritt
In the Avu Observatory • • short story by H. G. Wells
In the Valley of the Shades • short story by C. H. Sherman
The Thing in the Hall • • short story by E. F. Benson
The Inchcape Rock • • poem by Robert Southey
Mr. Wilde's Second Chance • • short story by Joanna Russ
The Dreams in the Witch-House • • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
The Little Man on the Subway • • short story by Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl
The Poems • • short story by Ray Bradbury
Vision Quest • short story by Pat LoBrutto
Contes Cruelles • essay by Marvin Kaye
The Man in the Bottle • • short story by Gustav Meyrink
A Diagnosis of Death • • short story by Ambrose Bierce
Remember Me • short story by Joan Vander Putten
The Pardon • • short story by Emilia Pardo Bazán
The One Thousand Dozen • • short story by Jack London
Carmanda • • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
The Spirit of Hospitality • • poem by Saralee Kaye
The Cripple • • short story by Maurice Level
The Squaw • • short story by Bram Stoker
Pictures • short story by Irving Werner
The Necklace • • short story by Jack Moffitt
Fiends and Creatures • essay by Marvin Kaye
Midnight • • short story by Jack Snow
Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin • • short story by Marvin Kaye
Amina • • short story by Edward Lucas White
Simpson's Lesser Sphynx • • short story by Esther M. Friesner
Dress of White Silk • • short story by Richard Matheson
The Palace of the Mountain Ogre: A Chinese Hansel and Gretel • short story by Toby Sanders
Snow White Waking • • poem by Adèle Slaughter
The Little Witch of Elm Street • • short story by Mildred Clingerman
The Brown Man's Servant • • novelette by W. W. Jacobs
Poppa Bear • • short story by Alvin Vogel
In Letters of Fire • [L'homme qui a vu le diable] • • short story by Gaston Leroux
Green Magic • • short story by Jack Vance
Language
English
Pages
573
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Doubleday
Release
May 06, 1993
ISBN
1568650434
ISBN 13
9781568650432

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