999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0380977400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 688 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Here the well-known masters of the macabre--Stephen King, Bentley Little, Ramsey Campbell--join up with those who deserve to be: P.D. Cacek, who chills us to the bone with her disturbing story, "The Grave"; and Michael Marshall Smith, author of a one-of-a-kind mathematical horror story, "The Book of Irrational Numbers." Exceptionally different in style, the common denominator of these 29 never-before-published short stories is their ability to haunt and terrify. Paul Wilson (The Barrens and Others, The Tomb) contributes the book's most traditional vampire story, "Good Friday." Vampires have taken over Europe, and America seems about to suffer the same fate. F. This colossal collection of truly original horror and nonsupernatural suspense proves that the contemporary horror genre is alive and kicking--with enough talented heirs to keep it breathing for many years to come. --Naomi Gesinger. "Not ten days following the upheaval of our lives, Father, disgrace
999 At its best, YawnDon't bother. A Customer said An unexceptional horror anthology. In his introduction to this book, editor/contributor Al Sarrantonio makes clear his high hopes that 999 will prove a worthy successor to such landmark horror anthologies as DARK FORCES and GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL. The dust jacket even goes so far as to declare . Chills during summer! `You felt as if you were bleeding to death, only inside your head' This excellent description of feeling uncomfortable comes early on in the new Stephen King story to be found in this horror anthology. In the story, the narrator is viewing a particularly horrible painting, which
Some of these stories will startle you or fill you with terror. The weaving of fictional suspense and terror is as ancient as humankind itself. As you will read the twenty-nine contributors responded by displaying the infinite variety which is the very hallmark of this field. But where does this age-old tradition stand at the cusp of a new decade, a new century, a new millennium? This mammoth volume seeks to answer that question. There is even an eerily echoing chuckle or two found inside. But together, these weirdest of tales join to form a great literary mosaic, a vivid contemporary portrait of a genre which is proud, potent, and irresistible.Not only is this the largest anthology of original horror/suspense fiction of all time -- not one story in 999 has ever been published before -- but it is also the finest. Your hold in your hands the state of the art -- of fear.To prepare this groundbreaking anthology, writer and editor Al Sarrantonio challenged a distinguished roster of authors to demonstrate with all-new stories the shape of horror/suspense literature as we en