My Favorite Horror Story
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (971 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596871997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Greenbergwas honored in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. Martin H. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards. Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies andi
Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies andis the president of TEKNO books.He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.. About the AuthorMartin H. Greenbergwas honored in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards
Sheridan Le Fanu * The Doom of the Griffiths, by Mrs. Gaskell * The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes, by Rudyard Kipling * Markheim, by Robert Louis Stevenson * The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington Irving * Desiree's Baby, by Kate Chopin * The Story of the Brazilian Cat, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this startling new collection of 19th century horror tales, editor Martin H. Greenberg presents: * An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce * Schalken the Painter, by J
Sigh. A Customer I found this book to be as average and blah as most of the people that picked them. Some notable exceptions, but overall, if you like your horror homogenized, pasturized, and generic, like most contemperary stuff is, then this is the book for you.. Bryan Byrd said Inexpensive overview to classic horror. The problem for the editor of any anthology, especially of a genre the editor is particularly fond of, is what to put in and what to leave out. When it comes to the horror field, people's favorites might overlap, but there are always going to be fans of certain stories who will be disappointed when their favorites aren't included in any type of 'best of' compilation.Mike Baker and Martin Greenberg neatly avoid that criticism with this collection by soliciting the favorite stories of some of the leading names in horror, by asking luminaries from Stephen King to Poppy Z. Brite what story a. Kris said Enjoyable and Creepy. I agree with a lot of what the other reviewers said. A few of these stories are heavily anthologized. I think I've been assigned to read "The Tell-Tale Heart" no less than 15 times in my life as a student, and for that, I chide Joyce Carol Oates for her laziness (or maybe she was just being honest).Some of the author introductions to stories are overblown or surprisingly unrelated to the selection that follows. But for the most part, this was an enlightening collection of stories, and some are extraordinarily creepy and stay with you long after you're done reading.I think about "The Dog