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April 2002 Catalog - Horror
* THE FAR SIDE OF NOWHERE by Nelson Bond - Arkham House HC. Welcome to the mad, wacky, literary world of Nelson Bond! In 29 stories, you'll meet not-so-ordinary people unexpectedly caught up in strange circumstances, as they encounter wizards, weird magic, elixirs, forces from Hell, snowmen in the summer, uncharted dimensions of space and time, see into the future/past, or find themselves weighing minus twelve pounds. But don't be fooled, Bond can play the straight-man too, with calculated tales of horror, and thought provoking heroic fantasy, to boot! (This book has such range, we had difficulty deciding if it should go in the Horror, Fantasy, or SF) ... $34.95
* HAUNTINGS by Vernon Lee - Ash-Tree Press HC. Vernon Lee (pseudonym of Violet Paget, 1856-1935) was a cultural historian, poet, writer and essayist who published her first book in 1880. her friends and acquaintances included James Whistler, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Oscar Wilde, Robert Browning, Henry James and H. G. Wells. While several of Lee's stories have been anthologized over the years, this is the first complete collection of her supernatural writings, including the elusive story "The Hidden Door". Edited and introduced by David G. Rowlands, a hefty 370 pages. ... $50.00
* THE BLACK DIAMONDS by Clark Ashton Smith - Hippocampus Press Tpb. Never before published, this novel was written when Clark Ashton Smith was fourteen years old, but it stands the test of time. In fact, it is the longest work of fiction that Smith wrote, and tells the story of two mysterious black diamonds and the conflict they create in 17th-century Bagdad. ... $15.00
* ANNOTATED SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE by H. P. Lovecraft - Hippocanpus Press Tpb. First published in 1927, H.P. Lovecraft's work is a historical survey of horror literature. Lovecraft tracks horror stories from the ancient literature, the Rennaissance, the Gothic Novels of the 18th century, and Edgar Allen Poe. In this annotated edition, S.T. Joshi provides detailed commentary on many of the authors and works discussed by Lovecraft. ... $15.00
* THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME by H. P. Lovecraft - Hippocampus Press Tpb. Lovecraft's last major story complete for the first time. Working from Lovecraft's original handwritten manuscript, the editors S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz have corrected hundreds of serious errors. Finally, the scope of Lovecraft's novella about the Great Race's conquest of time and space can be fully appreciated. ... $15.00
* EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL: 14 DARK TALES by Stephen King - Scribner HC. A new collection of short stories from one of the best writers in the field. Includes famous ones like "L. T.'s Theory of Pets" and "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" as well as three new ones-"Riding the Bullett," "1408" and "In the Deathroom". ... $28.00
* A WALKING TOUR OF THE SHAMBLES by Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman - American Fantasy Tpb. In the vein of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey, the authors take us on a tour through a neighborhood in Chicago, The Shambles...and well, The Shambles is not quite the normal Chicago neighborhood. It's a place filled with magic and maniacs. Its landmarks include: a tree stump still smoldering from the great Chicago Fire in a deep underground cavern, H. H. Holmes' real house including the bars on the windows of his childrens' rooms, the maddening House of Clocks, and the Saunders Park Petting Zoo, where if you are bringing children, it's best not to bring your own. The Shambles is a place of hidden torments and wonders, and our authors are the perfect Tour Guides. 64 pages long, with illustrations by Randy Broecker and Earl Geier. ... $15.00
* THIS I REMEMBER by Jerome Burke (a pseudonym for Seabury Quinn) - Battered Silicon Press Tpb. A three volume collection of short articles and stories that Seabury Quinn had written for The Dodge Magazine, beginning in June 1937. Based on anecdotes and tales from a number of funeral directors, with names and some places modified to protect all concerned, they range from the macabre but hilarious to merely spooky to downright terrifyng. Although not limited, we only have a small supply on hand - orders may take a few weeks to ship out.
THIS I REMEMBER: #1, Tpb ... $16.00
THIS I REMEMBER: #2, Tpb ... $16.00
THIS I REMEMBER: #3, Tpb ... $16.00
THE COMPLETE JULES DE GRANDIN by Seabury Quinn - Battered Silicon Press HC. A massive three volume collection of ALL the Jules de Grandin stories. We listed this in November, took pre-orders, got the books in, shipped them out, had more orders arrive than we could fill and repeated the whole process. Now we have just one set left, but we can get more (with about a two to four week delay) any time you ask. So if you missed ordering the first time, or if you've just seen what a nice package they are, let us know and we'll bring some more in. These books require pre-payment and do not qualify for our volume discount. ... $250.00 No Discount.
* THE BOOK OF SHADOWS by James Reese - Morrow HC. Herculine is a suddenly orphaned child who makes her way to a secluded convent in the nineteenth-century French countryside. Growing up in the cold, forbidding place, she's taught to fear a wrathful God. Led into mischief by other students as a teen, she would have been either killed as a heretic or imprisoned in the convent - but a fateful meeting with four supernatural entities changes everything. ... $25.95
* ORDINARY HORROR by David Searcy - Plume Tpb. Frank, a seventy-year-old widower, lives a quiet life. He keeps to himself and tends the flower beds in his small backyard, until his beloved roses are threatened by a burrowing pest. Frank sends away for an organic remedy: an exotic plant guaranteed to be "antithetical to garden varmints but harmless to pets and everthing else." The "gopherbane" does the trick, but it's claim about it's harmlessness to everything else proves to be false advertising - to put it mildly... ... $13.00
* CALIBAN AND OTHER TALES by Robert Devereaux - Leisure pb. His mother was a sorceress, and his master is a magician. His home is a dark island of enchantment and evil. Is Caliban human, spirit, or demon? All he knows it that he burns for revenge and his powers are growing. This and 5 other stories from the author about whom Fangoria claims "...Thanks to Deveraux's splattery talents, not one bodily fluid goes undescribed. Truly disturbing." ... $6.00
* ISLAND by Richard Laymon - Leisure pb. First published in 1995 in England. Rupert wanted to relax when he set out on a cruise with seven others, but instead he ended up shipwrecked on a deserted island. Lucky for him, there's plenty of fresh water and food, and most of his fellow castaways are attractive women. Unlucky for him, they aren't alone on the island. In the jungle lives a maniac, with a clever mind and a taste for blood. He doesn't like his neighbors, and he plans to slaughter them...one by one. ... $6.00
* THE FURY AND THE TERROR by John Farris - Forge pb. The USA is besieged by terrorists who work from within the White House itself, their weapon of choice is a type of mind control. Eden Waring, star athlete and valedictorian, is about to address fellow graduates in the school's stadium when she is overwhelmed by a terrible premonition: a DC-10 is about to crash at the ceremony site. From that moment on, her life is forever changed. On the run, pursued by a powerful cover agency, she must use her full psychic potential to save the lives of millions of Americans. ... $7.00
* TUNNELS OF BLOOD: CIRQUE DU FREAK #3 by Darren Shan - Little, Brown HC. Darren, now the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. But when corpses drained of blood are discovers, Darren and Evra are compelled to hunt down the perpetrator - and all clues point to Mr. Crespley. ... $15.95
also available:
CIRQUE DU FREAK (#1), HC ... $15.95
VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT (#2), HC ... $15.95
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