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Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Horror Novels
Bakers 13 Short Horror Novels (View amazon detail page) 0517631717
- GenresHorrorCanonAnthologies
758 pages, Hardcover
First published August 5, 1987
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About the author
Charles G. Waugh
223 books11 followersCharles Gordon Waugh was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1943.
He has published over 261 books, most of which are SF, fantasy, or horror anthologies and he has taught at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Kent State University, and the University of Maine at Augusta.
Waugh is known primarily as a co-editor (with Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg) of the “Mammoth Book” series of genre anthologies.
He has published over 261 books, most of which are SF, fantasy, or horror anthologies and he has taught at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Kent State University, and the University of Maine at Augusta.
Waugh is known primarily as a co-editor (with Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg) of the “Mammoth Book” series of genre anthologies.
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November 24, 2019
Every story stellar. 758 pages of terror. Thirteen "Hall of Fame" horror authors.
Here's what you get...
-Jerusalem's Lot - (1978) - novelette by Stephen King - A prequel to Salems Lot set in 1850. Told in a Lovecraftian Dracula epistolary increasing dread...Heart racing...May god help you!
-The Parasite - (1894) - novella by Arthur Conan Doyle author of Sherlock Holmes delivers psychological horror with mental leech hynotic overtones.
-Fearful Rock - (1939) - novella by Manly Wade Wellman. Weird Tales evil folklore, occult horror.
Sardonicus - (1961) - novelette by Ray Russell. Originally published by Playboy, this certified horror classic is an essential read. Stephen King lauded, "Sardonicus" "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written"
Nightflyers - (1980) - novella by George R. R. Martin. Award winning early horror from the creator of "Game of Thrones", need I say more?
Horrible Imaginings - (1982) - novella by Fritz Leiber. Leiber's writting spanned several genres, but his Horror was my favorite. I'll bet this story surprises you.
Jane Brown's Body - (1938) - novella by Cornell Woolrich. In conjuction with Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich pioneered the genre of noir. I'd describe Jane Brown's Body as Weird Tale noir horror.
Killdozer! - (1944) - novella by Theodore Sturgeon. Good Lord! Killdozer rocks! Best "machine gone insane" horror story I've ever unearthed! Kurt Vonnegut modled his most prolific progtagonist- (Killgore Trout appeared in 8 novels) after Sturgeon.
The Shadow Out of Time - (1936) - novella by H. P. Lovecraft. This story takes my breath away! Maybe the best ending ever?
The Stains - (1980) - novella by Robert Aickman which won the British Fantasy Award. Strange horror, moors and into the void. Aickman needs to be rediscovered.
The Horror from the Hills - (1931) - novella by "Bram Stoker livetime achivement award winner", Frank Belknap Long first appeared in Weird Tales. He wrote it after HP Lovecraft described a terrifying dream to Frank Belknap Long.
Children of the Kingdom - (1980) - novella by T. E. D. Klein. What a crime Klein didn't write more horror. When Klein applied his pen to paper, golden horror stories spilled out. Hostile monsters beneath New York City!
Frost and Fire - (1946) - novella by Ray Bradbury for my money is the scariest story of this superb collection. If Frost and Fire doesn't frieghten you, then check your pulse... cause your dead.
Here's what you get...
-Jerusalem's Lot - (1978) - novelette by Stephen King - A prequel to Salems Lot set in 1850. Told in a Lovecraftian Dracula epistolary increasing dread...Heart racing...May god help you!
-The Parasite - (1894) - novella by Arthur Conan Doyle author of Sherlock Holmes delivers psychological horror with mental leech hynotic overtones.
-Fearful Rock - (1939) - novella by Manly Wade Wellman. Weird Tales evil folklore, occult horror.
Sardonicus - (1961) - novelette by Ray Russell. Originally published by Playboy, this certified horror classic is an essential read. Stephen King lauded, "Sardonicus" "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written"
Nightflyers - (1980) - novella by George R. R. Martin. Award winning early horror from the creator of "Game of Thrones", need I say more?
Horrible Imaginings - (1982) - novella by Fritz Leiber. Leiber's writting spanned several genres, but his Horror was my favorite. I'll bet this story surprises you.
Jane Brown's Body - (1938) - novella by Cornell Woolrich. In conjuction with Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich pioneered the genre of noir. I'd describe Jane Brown's Body as Weird Tale noir horror.
Killdozer! - (1944) - novella by Theodore Sturgeon. Good Lord! Killdozer rocks! Best "machine gone insane" horror story I've ever unearthed! Kurt Vonnegut modled his most prolific progtagonist- (Killgore Trout appeared in 8 novels) after Sturgeon.
The Shadow Out of Time - (1936) - novella by H. P. Lovecraft. This story takes my breath away! Maybe the best ending ever?
The Stains - (1980) - novella by Robert Aickman which won the British Fantasy Award. Strange horror, moors and into the void. Aickman needs to be rediscovered.
The Horror from the Hills - (1931) - novella by "Bram Stoker livetime achivement award winner", Frank Belknap Long first appeared in Weird Tales. He wrote it after HP Lovecraft described a terrifying dream to Frank Belknap Long.
Children of the Kingdom - (1980) - novella by T. E. D. Klein. What a crime Klein didn't write more horror. When Klein applied his pen to paper, golden horror stories spilled out. Hostile monsters beneath New York City!
Frost and Fire - (1946) - novella by Ray Bradbury for my money is the scariest story of this superb collection. If Frost and Fire doesn't frieghten you, then check your pulse... cause your dead.
August 5, 2023
This was a book of short stories. Some I enjoyed more than others, but overall it was a good selection from a variety of horror authors.
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