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Many Midnights
Rick McQuiston
Lulu.com, 2007
Good, Imaginative Horror...
+ Obscure and Wonderfully Horrific!
This book is delightfully imaginative and wickedly macabre! It reminded me of the work of classic horror writer Lord Dunsany, because like Dunsany, the author can take an ordinary situation and turn it into a skin-crawling descent into terror. My favorite tale was "To Keep Something In" in which a ...
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Lisey's Story: A Novel
Stephen King
Pocket, 2008
Steven King
Steven King is the absolute best writer that ever was. He stands right next to Edgar Allen Poe!!! If you want a book that you can't put down I recommend that you purchase any one of the many books that Steven King wrote!!!
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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)
M. R. James
Penguin Classics, 2005
Huge fan....
+ Academic and Exciting Ghost Stories
+ More fantastic Victorian ghost stories
+ Good edition -- just not enough of James' stories
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Duma Key: A Novel
Stephen King
Scribner, 2008
King outdoes himself
+ Best King Book In Years!
+ Durma Key
+ Chilly Keys
+ By far one of HIS BEST!
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The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson, Volume 3
William Hope Hodgson
Night Shade Books, 2005
One of treasury volumes
+ Classic
Why a man in the Far East like me has been impatiently waiting for the publishing of these volumes. It was 1963 when I learned the name of William H. Hodgeson in the advertisement of a film, 'Matango'(directed by Ishiro HONDA famous for Godzilla in 1954/"Attack of Mushroom People" in English title ...
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Adrift on The Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson
William Hope Hodgson
Cold Spring Press, 2005
Adrift on the Haunted Seas.
_Adrift on the Haunted Seas: The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson_ is an excellent collection of the various eerie sea stories of William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918). Praised as an expert story-teller by H. P. Lovecraft, Hodgson was British born and became a cabin boy on a ship defying his ...
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James
M. R. James
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988
The ultimate ghost story collection
+ Tales To Be Told by the Fire
+ ghost story master
To my mind, this is the ultimate ghost story collection by the ultimate ghost story writer. Every story in this book is a masterpiece of M.R. James' art -- these are classics of their genre. If you like British Edwardian ghost stories, track this book down and read it -- it's the perfect companion ...
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Lisey's DEATH DREAMS
Chris Robertson
Lulu.com, 2006
Many Midnights
Mr. Robertson weaves a unique and often frightening collection of fiction that places complex and interesting characters in realistic settings. "The Gatherer" taps into the fear of the unknown while "Unearthed" (the best tale in the book)paints a disturbing scenario that will stick in your mind ...
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The Skeleton Closet of Jules De Grandin
Seabury Quinn
Warner Books, 1976
It All Ends With a Bumper of Brandy
In the grand old days of _Weird Tales_(1923 to 1954), the most prolific writer was Seabury Quinn. His stories appeared in roughly 60 per cent of the issues of the magazine during its lifetime. Quinn was also arguably the most popular writer for _Weird Tales_-- more so than even H.P. Lovecraft, ...
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The Shining
Stephen King
Pocket, 2002
Redrum and ha loo sin nations in the ultimate mountain resort
+ Absolutely enjoyable!
+ The Shining
+ Classic King!
+ Intense and frightening
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Lisey's DEATH DREAMS
Chris Robertson
Lulu.com, 2006
Many Midnights
Mr. Robertson weaves a unique and often frightening collection of fiction that places complex and interesting characters in realistic settings. "The Gatherer" taps into the fear of the unknown while "Unearthed" (the best tale in the book)paints a disturbing scenario that will stick in your mind ...
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The Skeleton Closet of Jules De Grandin
Seabury Quinn
Warner Books, 1976
It All Ends With a Bumper of Brandy
In the grand old days of _Weird Tales_(1923 to 1954), the most prolific writer was Seabury Quinn. His stories appeared in roughly 60 per cent of the issues of the magazine during its lifetime. Quinn was also arguably the most popular writer for _Weird Tales_-- more so than even H.P. Lovecraft, ...
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James
M. R. James
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988
The ultimate ghost story collection
+ Tales To Be Told by the Fire
+ ghost story master
To my mind, this is the ultimate ghost story collection by the ultimate ghost story writer. Every story in this book is a masterpiece of M.R. James' art -- these are classics of their genre. If you like British Edwardian ghost stories, track this book down and read it -- it's the perfect companion ...
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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)
M. R. James
Penguin Classics, 2005
Huge fan....
+ Academic and Exciting Ghost Stories
+ More fantastic Victorian ghost stories
+ Good edition -- just not enough of James' stories
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Many Midnights
Rick McQuiston
Lulu.com, 2007
Good, Imaginative Horror...
+ Obscure and Wonderfully Horrific!
This book is delightfully imaginative and wickedly macabre! It reminded me of the work of classic horror writer Lord Dunsany, because like Dunsany, the author can take an ordinary situation and turn it into a skin-crawling descent into terror. My favorite tale was "To Keep Something In" in which a ...
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