The Haunts & Horrors Megapack: 31 Modern & Classic Stories

by John Gregory Betancourt (Editor), Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Contributor), Larry Hodges (Contributor)

The Haunts & Horrors Megapack offers everyting from ghosts to vampires, from things that go bump in the night to nameless presences -- and much more! Here are 31 tales to chill the blood, ESTATE, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman BIRTHMARK, by Seabury Quinn THE MONKEY’S PAW, by W.W. Jacobs FUGUES, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro DEAD BABIES, by Lawrence Watt-Evans THE MUFFIN MAN, by Mike Brines THE SILENT MAJORITY, by Stephen Woodworth THE TOMB, by H.P. Lovecraft GONE, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman THE MEAT FOREST, by John Haggerty ETERNITY AND THE DEVIL, by Larry Hodges MISS FAVERSHAM’S ROOM, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro THE DAMNED THING, by Ambrose Bierce THE SHADOWS OF THE DEAD, by Louis Becke BONESY, by Larry Hodges VENGEANCE IN HER BONES, by Malcolm Jamieson LITTLE PIECES, by Matt Piskun THE MAN WHO LIVED by Raymond F. O’Kelley THE FOND NIGHTMARE, by Colin Azariah-Kribbs THE RESIDENCE AT WHITMINSTER, by M.R. James LOST PROPERTY, by David Anderson THE BLISSFUL HOUSE ON BLYSWORTH STREET, by Skadi meic Beorh THE BONE FLUTE, by M.E. Brines A FAULT AGAINST THE DEAD, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman BUCK, GLORY RAE, & THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, by John Gregory Betancourt THE HAUNTING OF DORIC LODGE, by James C. Stewart LUGAR DE LA PAZ, by B.N. Clark THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN, by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton WHITE BEAUTY, by Cynthia Ward FEAR, by Guy de Maupassant GENIUS LOCI, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

Genres: Horror, Anthologies

343 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2013

About the author

John Gregory Betancourt is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels as well as short stories. He has worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (which he subsequently hired Marvin Kaye to edit), Cat Tales magazine (which he subsequently hired George H. Scithers to edit), and Adventure Tales magazine. He worked as a Senior Editor for Byron Preiss Visual Publications (1989-1996) and iBooks. He is the writer of four Star Trek novels and the new Chronicles of Amber prequel series, as well as a dozen original novels. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Writer's Digest and The Washington Post.

Reviews

[Susan]

♦ Surreal Estate by Nina Kiriki Hoffman re-read 7/5/2015
Birthmark • [Carmichael] • (1941) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
The Monkey's Paw • (1902) • shortstory by W. W. Jacobs
Fugues • (2003) • novelette by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Dead Babies • (1994) • shortstory by Lawrence Watt-Evans
The Muffin Man • (2011) • shortfiction by Mike Brines
The Silent Majority • (2009) • shortstory by Stephen Woodworth
The Tomb • (1922) • shortstory by H. P. Lovecraft
♦ Gone • (2002) • novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Meat Forest • (2011) • shortstory by John Haggerty
Eternity and the Devil • (2009) • shortfiction by Larry Hodges
Miss Faversham's Room • (2007) • shortstory by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The Damned Thing • (1893) • shortstory by Ambrose Bierce
The Shadows of the Dead • (1897) • shortfiction by Louis Becke
Bonesy • (2009) • shortfiction by Larry Hodges
Vengeance in her Bones by Malcolm Jamieson
Little Pieces • shortfiction by Matthew Piskun [as by Matt Piskun ]
The Man Who Lived • (1941) • shortstory by Raymond F. O'Kelley
The Fond Nightmare • (2008) • shortfiction by Colin Azariah-Kribbs
The Residence at Whitminster • (1919) • novelette by M. R. James
Lost Property • shortfiction by David Anderson (I)
The Blissful House on Blysworth Street Skadi meic Beorh
The Bone Flute • (2010) • shortfiction by M. E. Brines
♦ A Fault Against the Dead by Nina Kiriki Hoffman re-read 7/5/2015 and re-read aloud to Lisa 12/23/2015
♦"Buck, Glory Rae, & the Three Little Pigs" by John Gregory Betancourt read in Weird Tales #306 4/2/2005
The Haunting of Doric Lodge • (2003) • shortfiction by James C. Stewart
Lugar de la Paz • shortfiction by B. N. Clark
The House and the Brain by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton
White Beauty • (1998) • shortstory by Cynthia Ward
Fear by Guy de Maupassant (trans. of La peur)
Genius Loci • (2008) • shortstory by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

[Gidget]

Solid Collection Here

Usually, I find anthologies of this genre are well worth exploring for the new reader of either the classic 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, or, vice versa. One can hardly debate the cost, unless 80% of the stories are known well to you. Even then, the 20% remaining may prove enough quality to excuse the personal expense.

[Tim]

I don't know how I feel about this one--it sure is a mix of entertaining and bizarre in one small package. A fun take on the absurdity of religion though (even if that's not the main point of the story).

[Bill Borre]

The Tomb is also printed in the Big Book of the Masters of Horror

[Phil Syphe]

This is a wide-ranging collection in terms of story style and author. Some stories I couldn’t get into and skipped on, some I didn’t skip and wished I had, and some were engaging though not remarkable.

Only one story stands out for me, namely Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s ‘The House and the Brain’, originally published in 1845. This tale engaged me from start to finish. The supernatural and scary elements work well. I’ll be reading more of this author’s works.

In short, it’s not a bad collection, but it’s far from fantastic.

[Janette]

More modern tales than historical ones. A nice collection.