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The Mammoth Book of Best New HorrorThe Mammoth Book of Best New Horror
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First British Edition Gollancz (1997)
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The Gollancz Book of Horror
Edited by Stephen Jones and David Sutton
The new incarnation of the legendary Pan Book of Horror Stories
A showcase anthology of the very best tales of horror by the modern masters of the macabre.
The very best living horror writers are represented here: Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Poppy Z.Brite, Dennis Etchison, Christopher Fowler, Pat Cadigan and Michael Marshall Smith, Storm Constantine, Jay Russell, Neil Gaiman, Terry Lamsley and more. Also included are stories by Julian Rathbone, twice shortlisted for the Booker in previous years, making his horror debut, and Mark Timlin, better known for his extremely tough crime writing. This is the most literate collection of horror stories for many years.
'A volume designed to grasp the reader's lapels and say "boo" in no uncertain terms' Locus
Praise for Dark Terrors 2:
'Gothic of the highest order' Arena
'Britain's most prestigious horror short story collection' The Bookseller
'... a blisteringly good collection' Interzone
'... subtle, powerful and ingenious. These stories are as far from 'stalk'n'slash' as vintage champagne is from Electric Soup' City Life
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British Pbk Original - Robinson
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
See Review by Jay Russell - one of the greatest talents the horror industry has produced for some time… (Black Tears)


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Paperback - BBC Books (1997)
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror
Compiled by Stephen Jones
Best-selling author and filmmaker Clive Barker has used each and every letter of the alphabet as an entry point for a fascinating look at this most enduring and popular of genres. Clive Barker's A - Z Of Horror', compiled by Stephen Jones, accompanies the major six part TV series on BBC 2 starting on Saturday 4th October.
From such themes as vampires, serial killers and fairy tales, through the movies of John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Barbara Steele, to the works of such acclaimed authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson and even Barker himself, you will discover not only how you are scared....but why you want to be.
Highly illustrated throughout with rare photographs, posters, film stills and many of Clive Barker's own original illustrations, this is a celebration of the tradition of horror in all its manifestations, from the psyche-horror of serial killer Ed Gein, through the excesses of the Grand Guignol to the frightening fables of the Brothers Grimm.
"We fear death and dismemberment, we fear pain, insanity and loss, we even fear sexuality, and it's only by addressing these fears that we avoid living in a state of constant trepidation. Horror can speak of such things in a way that a more realistic or naturalistic genre can't Horror is a leap of faith and imagination in a world where the subconscious holds dominion; a call to enter a territory where no image or act is so damnable it cannot be explored, kissed and courted; finally - why whisper it? - embrace it" Clive Barker
Major BBC 2 TV six part series starting 4th Oct. 1997 Synopsis of Chapter 1 'A for American Psyche' & Programme 1, BBC 2 Sat. 4th Oct.
In 1957, the small town of Plainfield, Wisconsin, was shattered by a grizzly murder which was to reverberate across the whole of America and inspire Hitchcock's 'Psycho', 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre', and 'The Silence Of The Lambs'. The mutilated body of a local woman - Mrs Warden - was found in the woodshed of a farm house in which Ed Gein lived. She had been decapitated and eviscerated in the manner of a slaughter house. The details were simply too gruesome to report in the papers. The investigating sheriff was physically sick when he saw what was left of Mrs Warden. She had been shot and then 'dressed out' as a deer.
The full horror of Ed Gein's activities became clear when many other body parts were found in the cellar, suggesting several people had been dismembered in the house. Worse was to come. The 'House of Horrors' as it was dubbed, also contained furniture upholstered from human skin and body parts, an Ed Gein confessed to having robbed bodies from nine local graves with which to pursue his macabre obsession. He said he had heard that human flesh tasted like pork, and created consternation among neighbours when he claimed he had never shot a deer, but was known to have served 'so-called' venison to guests. An outbreak of intestinal upset raged through the town.
A sealed room was discovered in the 'House of Horror', which he had preserved since his mother's death twelve years previously. Ed Gein's mother had been a domineering woman for whom he had a love hate relationship, and after her death sought ways of comforting himself with some sort of replacement. His parents had run a meat market, and Ed remembered a striking image of the day he saw his mother holding a butcher's knife, standing over a carcass, her apron smothered in blood. This image was to remain with Ed for the rest of his life. He confessed that after her death he used to parade outside his room at night pretending to be his mother. He became infatuated with Mrs Warden and appeared to have killed her in a perverse attempt to recreate a mother-son relationship.
The 'House of Horrors' burned down mysteriously before it could be bought up by bounty hunters. The fire brigade were very slow getting to the scene, and the general feeling was relief that the horrible edifice no longer existed. Ed Gein admitted to killing two women and robbing nine graves. He was committed to The Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, and died in 1984. The Ed Gein Fan Club is still going strong.

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British Pbk Original - Robinson (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror
This annual edition has established itself as the world's premier collection of contemporary horror fiction, showcasing the talents of the finest writers working in the field of terror and dark fantasy.
The year's best horror stories selected by the award winning editor STEPHEN JONES, come from such masters of dark fantasy as Poppy Z. Brite, Storm Constantine, Douglas Clegg, Christopher Fowler, Gregory Frost, Terry Lamsley, Thomas Ligotti, Richard Christian Matheson, Michael Marshall Smith, Norman Partridge, Thomas Tessier, Nicholas Royle, Karl Edward Wagner and Cherry Wilder plus many others. There is also a comprehensive review of the year and a fascinating necrology.
'The one essential collection people should be forced to read at gunpoint' Time Out
'The best single horror collection of the year' Kirkus
'Modern, classy and edited with a sense of variety… a superior selection of outstanding short horror writing." Arcane
'The most definite and exhaustive horror anthology of the year… if you only get one horror collection, then this must be it.' Black Tears
'An absolute delight… excellent value.' Samhain
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Paperback - Vista (1997)
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The Gollancz Book of Horror
Edited by Stephen Jones and David Sutton
'Very creepy stuff' John Landis, director of An American Werewolf in London
More of the very best tales of terror by modern masters of the macabre.
From the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Award-winning team of editors comes a showcase anthology of tales of supernatural fear and psychological dread. Within these pages discover the terrifying talents of such bestselling writers as
Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Brian Lumley, Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Jay Russell, Thomas Tessier, Paul J.McAuley, Michael Marshall Smith, Dennis Etchison and many more.

Praise for Dark Terrors 1:
'An anthology… that proves there is much more to the genre than creaks in the attic and supernatural chic' Arena
'Support this anthology, it's where most of the best stuff lives' The Dark Side
'Britain's most prestigious short fiction collection' Bookseller
'The true home of the best in horror fiction' SFX
'There's not a duff story here. Highly recommended.' SFX
'String of kick-ass modern classics... real praise is in order for what seems set to become an essential series' Time Out
'... a purely wonderful original anthology' Locus
'It's a top-notch gathering of spooky talent.., we recommend it without reservation'
'It's a feast of the macabre featuring the best of British horror writers' The Big Issue
'Frighten yourself to death with Dark Terrors, an anthology of horror stories by modern masters' Midweek
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