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Masques V
"In the nearly 15 years since the last edition of Masques, horror has clawed its way out of the grave once again and reclaimed a goodly amount of its popularity, but there have been changes. While there will always be a place for the vampire, the haunted house, the serial killer, the ghost, werewolf, demon, and possessed child, the writers at the forefront of horror's newest movement are concerned not so much with shock and gore as they are what it is that lies behind those elements. . . the writers in this genre have become more aware of the internal horrors of the human condition that far outweigh those external ones listed above. They have returned here in full force to those concerns of the mind and spirit that make for the richest and most memorable type of horror story."
--J.N. Williamson, from the Introduction of Masques V
This is the final installment in the Masques series to be edited by Jerry Williamson (who passed away in late 2005). The anthology includes short stories from some of today's most acclaimed authors - Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Poppy Z. Brite, Jack Ketchum, Ray Garton and others. With cover art by Clive Barker.
--J.N. Williamson, from the Introduction of Masques V
This is the final installment in the Masques series to be edited by Jerry Williamson (who passed away in late 2005). The anthology includes short stories from some of today's most acclaimed authors - Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Poppy Z. Brite, Jack Ketchum, Ray Garton and others. With cover art by Clive Barker.
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469 pages, Hardcover
First published May 30, 2006
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About the author
J.N. Williamson
98 books54 followersGerald Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 - December 8, 2005) wrote and edited horror stories under the name J. N. Williamson. He also wrote under the name Julian Shock.
Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others.
He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950.
Source: Wikipedia
Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others.
He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950.
Source: Wikipedia
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June 2, 2020
Over twenty plus stories by some of the best horror writers are included in this book. Some are good, some very strange, always fun to read such craziness. One story however, really bothered me, not so much for its story line, but the typos were ALL through the story! Did not like that. Occasionally you find a typo in some book, but this whole story was rife with them. Am surprised this was printed like this.
October 31, 2012
some very good stories in this collection :) So sad to hear about J. N Williamson hopefully this series will be able to continue :)
May 26, 2019
A great collection with a wide variety of themes and writing styles.
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