Duel12 reviews
Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury

Tor Books, 2003

These ARE Great Stories

+ Great compilation of short stories
+ Duel is the Best, Some Others Good

I don't understand the lukewarm reception this book has received from many reviewers. These are entertaining and well written stories, and are perfect if you want to relax and let your imagination take over. Matheson is a very creative and fertile writer. The prose is vivid and the dialogue is ...
  
  











  



  
Dark Universe6 reviews
William F. Nolan

Leisure Books, 2003

Dark Universe

+ Masterfully Diverse Stories
+ Horror and Creepiness
+ A dark, terrifying collection of horror/sci-fi's best!
  
  











  



  
Carrion Comfort79 reviews
Dan Simmons

Grand Central Publishing, 1990

Wow...a brutal horror epic from beginning to end!

+ Get this book now!
+ Not Free SF Reader

Carrion Comfort is truly an epic horror novel that pulls no punches. The imagery, the characters (some dying unexpectedly), the action, the suspense...this book has it all!! Yes, the book could have been shorter, and yes, I'm not quite sure I bought into Saul Laski and his arc...but other than ...
  
  











  



  
I Am Legend521 reviews
Richard Matheson

Orb Books, 1997

A "legend"ary story

+ Enjoyable Vampire Story (and Sci-fi Horror combo)!
+ The classic tale of the last man on earth
+ Where Have You Gone, Charleton Heston?
+ ... worth it.
  
  











  



  
The Haunting of Hill House328 reviews
Shirley Jackson

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1984

One of her best

+ Read and reread
+ One of the best books ever written, and the scariest
+ Delirious & eerie
  
  











  



  
The Shining613 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 2001

Absolutely enjoyable!

+ Interesting Book
+ The Shining
+ Classic King!
+ Intense and frightening
  
  











  



  
Flanders32 reviews
Patricia Anthony

Berkley Trade, 2000

Read this book!

+ A Haunting World War 1 Novel
+ A war story and a ghost story
+ Shattering
+ Astounding
  
  











  



  
Houses without Doors (Signet)13 reviews
Peter Straub

Signet, 1991

Evocative, But Never Pretentious

This collection of short stories lifts its title from an Emily Dickinson poem ("Doom is the house without a door..."). There is a sense of doom pervading each of the stories, as the major characters are cursed by psychological maladies (psychosis, repression, obsession) or are forced to interact ...
  
  











  



  
Something Wicked This Way Comes1 review
Ray Bradbury

Bantam Books. Inc., 1970

The Shadow Side of Greentown

_I've always considered this book to be the dark companion to Bradbury's _Dandelion Wine_. Will Halloway is Douglas Spaulding is...young Ray Bradbury. However, where _Dandelion Wine_ dwells primarily on the innocent and uncorrupted side of small-town America in its golden age, this volume dwells ...
  
  











  



  
Mr. Murder105 reviews
Dean Koontz

Berkley, 1994

I know it's a cliche, but I couldn't put it down.

+ Fine Read, Great Entertainment

Before I read this book, I hardly ever read. I only did it once a year for book reports or when I had to read. But I picked up this one, and within hours I had to continue it. I didn't put it down until I was finished. I went from reading one book a year to reading 9-10 a semester. Almost all ...
  
  











  



  
Dispatch (Signet Novel)46 reviews
Bentley Little

Signet, 2005

A Super Read that leads you on

+ Highly Entertaining!

Note: I made some Mormon angry because of my negative reviews of books out to prove the Book of Mormon, and that person has been slamming my reviews. Your "helpful" vote is greatly appreciated. Thanks A very short review is not necessarily a bad review. You don't want to re-tell the whole ...
  
  











  



  
Mr. Murder105 reviews
Dean Koontz

Berkley, 1994

I know it's a cliche, but I couldn't put it down.

+ Fine Read, Great Entertainment

Before I read this book, I hardly ever read. I only did it once a year for book reports or when I had to read. But I picked up this one, and within hours I had to continue it. I didn't put it down until I was finished. I went from reading one book a year to reading 9-10 a semester. Almost all ...
  
  











  



  
Flanders32 reviews
Patricia Anthony

Berkley Trade, 2000

Read this book!

+ A Haunting World War 1 Novel
+ A war story and a ghost story
+ Shattering
+ Astounding
  
  











  



  
The Shining613 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 2001

Absolutely enjoyable!

+ Interesting Book
+ The Shining
+ Classic King!
+ Intense and frightening
  
  











  



  
Houses without Doors (Signet)13 reviews
Peter Straub

Signet, 1991

Evocative, But Never Pretentious

This collection of short stories lifts its title from an Emily Dickinson poem ("Doom is the house without a door..."). There is a sense of doom pervading each of the stories, as the major characters are cursed by psychological maladies (psychosis, repression, obsession) or are forced to interact ...
  
  











  



  
The Haunting of Hill House328 reviews
Shirley Jackson

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1984

One of her best

+ Read and reread
+ One of the best books ever written, and the scariest
+ Delirious & eerie
  
  











  



  
Duel12 reviews
Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury

Tor Books, 2003

These ARE Great Stories

+ Great compilation of short stories
+ Duel is the Best, Some Others Good

I don't understand the lukewarm reception this book has received from many reviewers. These are entertaining and well written stories, and are perfect if you want to relax and let your imagination take over. Matheson is a very creative and fertile writer. The prose is vivid and the dialogue is ...
  
  











  



  
Dark Universe6 reviews
William F. Nolan

Leisure Books, 2003

Dark Universe

+ Masterfully Diverse Stories
+ Horror and Creepiness
+ A dark, terrifying collection of horror/sci-fi's best!
  
  











  



  
I Am Legend521 reviews
Richard Matheson

Orb Books, 1997

A "legend"ary story

+ Enjoyable Vampire Story (and Sci-fi Horror combo)!
+ The classic tale of the last man on earth
+ Where Have You Gone, Charleton Heston?
+ ... worth it.
  
  











  



  
Carrion Comfort79 reviews
Dan Simmons

Grand Central Publishing, 1990

Wow...a brutal horror epic from beginning to end!

+ Get this book now!
+ Not Free SF Reader

Carrion Comfort is truly an epic horror novel that pulls no punches. The imagery, the characters (some dying unexpectedly), the action, the suspense...this book has it all!! Yes, the book could have been shorter, and yes, I'm not quite sure I bought into Saul Laski and his arc...but other than ...