Cults!: an Anthology of Secret Societies, Sects, and the Supernatural

by Charles G. Waugh (Editor)

This is a hardcover book w/ dustjacket. It is in perfect condition. 358 pages.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

358 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Charles 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.

Reviews

[Sharla Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

After making "Children of the Corn" jokes while wandering through the first corn maze for my family, I decided to check it out from the library. It's a short story--probably good for someone like me who isn't fond of the horror genre, and it's set within an anthology of stories about cults. The first short story was written in the Biblical timeline of Paul's teaching, and I tried to keep an open mind reading it from a cultish perspective- Paul's version. Then I tried the second short story, but the writing style was old and boorish and I couldn't force myself past the second page. So I paged forward to my original goal: "Children of the Corn." The good news is, it will NOT keep me up at night, because I found it to be forced and gruesome, not suspenseful. Perhaps the short story format doesn't allow for the suspense and mystery I was expecting, but nevertheless, this wasn't the book for me.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short story after great short story! The Time for Delusion by Donald Franson was my favorite. It was about the cultish way people will deny facts once they have made up their minds. It was written in the 50s but it felt relevant to whats going on in politics right now.

[H. Givens · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think I actually ever finished this.