The October Country38 reviews
Ray Bradbury, Joe Mugnaini

William Morrow, 1999

read and reread

+ Still Chills After Fifty Years
+ Not Free SF Reader
+ The October Country
+ some gems with some clunkers
  
  











  



  
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre135 reviews
H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch

Del Rey, 1987

Best of Lovecraft

+ You know, the amorphous toad-like being hinted at ...
+ Revisiting Lovecraft
+ Good Collection of Lovecraft's Work
  
  











  



  
Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson18 reviews
Richard Matheson

Tor Books, 2002

A Collection that is, in certain pieces, absolutely riveting

+ Great selection of Matheson's short stories
+ Nightmare at 335 pages
+ Wonderful
+ Timeless Tales
  
  











  



  
Best of Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch

Ballantine Books Inc., 1978
  
  











  



  
The Lottery and Other Stories79 reviews
Shirley Jackson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005

Brilliant stories from a literary fifth columnist

+ The Best Literature You Will EVER Read
+ My All-Time Favorite Book
+ Pointless ritualism
+ Always a pleaser....
  
  











  



  
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)5 reviews
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
  
  











  



  
The Yellow Wallpaper (Dover Thrift Editions)21 reviews
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Dover Publications, 1997

What's really behind that ugly wallpaper?

+ a great read
+ The Yellow Wallpaper haunted me for a long time
+ good stuff
+ Fantastic!
  
  











  



  
Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales304 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 2003

King's Most Rewarding Collection

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ The Perfect Stephen King "Sampler"
+ A few great stories, and some more pretty good ones.
+ Something for Everyone
  
  











  



  
The Pit and the Pendulum6 reviews
Edgar Allan Poe

Travelman Pub, 2000

One of Poe's best

+ Best Book
+ Great!
+ Great book!
+ Pit and the pendulum
  
  











  



  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood25 reviews
Algernon Blackwood

Dover Publications, 1973

Pulls You Right In...

+ Slow and spooky
+ Some excellent tales, but also marred by some quite mediocre ones
+ Best Book of Modern Ghost Stories from the 20th century.
+ This book will mess with you
  
  











  



  
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre135 reviews
H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch

Del Rey, 1987

Best of Lovecraft

+ You know, the amorphous toad-like being hinted at ...
+ Revisiting Lovecraft
+ Good Collection of Lovecraft's Work
  
  











  



  
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)5 reviews
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
  
  











  



  
The Yellow Wallpaper (Dover Thrift Editions)21 reviews
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Dover Publications, 1997

What's really behind that ugly wallpaper?

+ a great read
+ The Yellow Wallpaper haunted me for a long time
+ good stuff
+ Fantastic!
  
  











  



  
The Lottery and Other Stories79 reviews
Shirley Jackson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005

Brilliant stories from a literary fifth columnist

+ The Best Literature You Will EVER Read
+ My All-Time Favorite Book
+ Pointless ritualism
+ Always a pleaser....
  
  











  



  
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood25 reviews
Algernon Blackwood

Dover Publications, 1973

Pulls You Right In...

+ Slow and spooky
+ Some excellent tales, but also marred by some quite mediocre ones
+ Best Book of Modern Ghost Stories from the 20th century.
+ This book will mess with you
  
  











  



  
The October Country38 reviews
Ray Bradbury, Joe Mugnaini

William Morrow, 1999

read and reread

+ Still Chills After Fifty Years
+ Not Free SF Reader
+ The October Country
+ some gems with some clunkers
  
  











  



  
Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson18 reviews
Richard Matheson

Tor Books, 2002

A Collection that is, in certain pieces, absolutely riveting

+ Great selection of Matheson's short stories
+ Nightmare at 335 pages
+ Wonderful
+ Timeless Tales
  
  











  



  
Best of Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch

Ballantine Books Inc., 1978
  
  











  



  
The Pit and the Pendulum6 reviews
Edgar Allan Poe

Travelman Pub, 2000

One of Poe's best

+ Best Book
+ Great!
+ Great book!
+ Pit and the pendulum
  
  











  



  
Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales304 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 2003

King's Most Rewarding Collection

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ The Perfect Stephen King "Sampler"
+ A few great stories, and some more pretty good ones.
+ Something for Everyone