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Shadows: Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature
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292 pages, Paperback
First published October 18, 2010
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Robert Dunbar
33 books736 followersRobert Dunbar is the author of the THE PINES TRILOGY, a series of supernatural thrillers – THE PINES and THE SHORE and THE STREETS. These novels have garnered extremely positive reviews, attracting a great many readers, and the author often blogs about his adventures in the genre world here at Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Dunbar has written for television and radio as well as for numerous newspapers and magazines. His plays and poetry have won awards, and his short fiction has been widely anthologized. You can find an interview with him here:
http://www.uninvitedbooks.com/page32....
Dunbar has been called "the catalyst for the new literary movement in horror" and "one of the saviors of contemporary dark fiction," which he loves… in no small degree because of how such comments provoke the troll community.
To learn more, drop by Robert Dunbar’s Literary Darkness discussion group.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
Dunbar has written for television and radio as well as for numerous newspapers and magazines. His plays and poetry have won awards, and his short fiction has been widely anthologized. You can find an interview with him here:
http://www.uninvitedbooks.com/page32....
Dunbar has been called "the catalyst for the new literary movement in horror" and "one of the saviors of contemporary dark fiction," which he loves… in no small degree because of how such comments provoke the troll community.
To learn more, drop by Robert Dunbar’s Literary Darkness discussion group.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
July 12, 2011
The whole process of chosing stories for this anthology fascinated me, and the feedback has been very gratifying.
Here's a short quote from my Introduction to SHADOWS:
"Abandoned houses seldom turn out to be as empty as they appear. Voices fade, but echoes linger in the dimness, and sometimes figures emerge from those shadows, if only in dreams. What could be more profoundly idiosyncratic than a nightmare? Always, there has been something intensely personal about ghost stories. How surprising can it be that so many concern writers in torment? With styles gravitating toward the ambiguous and the existential, the artists who revolutionized Gothic horror did so by bringing it into the modern world, away from all those castle battlements and dreary moors, replacing superstitious dread with psychological sophistication..."
Here's a short quote from my Introduction to SHADOWS:
"Abandoned houses seldom turn out to be as empty as they appear. Voices fade, but echoes linger in the dimness, and sometimes figures emerge from those shadows, if only in dreams. What could be more profoundly idiosyncratic than a nightmare? Always, there has been something intensely personal about ghost stories. How surprising can it be that so many concern writers in torment? With styles gravitating toward the ambiguous and the existential, the artists who revolutionized Gothic horror did so by bringing it into the modern world, away from all those castle battlements and dreary moors, replacing superstitious dread with psychological sophistication..."
January 13, 2011
Robert Dunbar, an author of literary horror in his own right, has collected a group of chilling tales by some of the finest authors of dark fiction. Ten creepy tales by classic authors: Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton, Henry James, E.M. Forster, Willa Cather, M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Oliver Onions, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and D.H. Lawrence are combined into one volume.
I found two of my favorite stories "The Empty House" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" in this collection, and re-discovered "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Well chosen and arranged. The stories build to a wonderful climax at the end.
Shadows is a lovely anthology.
I found two of my favorite stories "The Empty House" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" in this collection, and re-discovered "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Well chosen and arranged. The stories build to a wonderful climax at the end.
Shadows is a lovely anthology.
November 21, 2010
A rare collection of classics--stories to be read and then read again. Perfect examples for writers of modern dark literature.
August 17, 2011
Very dark and enjoyable. Definitely not the typical "popcorn" scary stories. After every one of these stories, you stop and think about the deeper meaning behind the monsters, and you're left with a story that stays with you much longer than a typical "scary story" would.
February 20, 2011
Great collection.
July 19, 2017
Got sort a bogged down on the book reading for Group and figured I'd finish this. Got sort of pissed off early on because turned out Dunbar didn't right any of it. Just the introduction which is sort of cool but not much. Good stories though. Some a them creeped me out.
July 12, 2012
The earliest reviews for SHADOWS have been very encouraging.
“Required reading for all horror fans. Grab it and lock yourself in a room lit by a flickering fire while sheets of rain pound against your windows. Wait for that hair on your neck to creep with electricity and then stand on end. Pray that you survive until dawn.”
Shroud Magazine
“Chilling tales by some of the finest authors of dark fiction. Prepare to be entertained.”
Book Love
“Superlative and memorable ... some of the most transformative speculative fiction ever written.”
The Tomb of Dark Delights
And a new one just in:
“A fine collection … highly recommended.”
~ Midwest Book Review
“Required reading for all horror fans. Grab it and lock yourself in a room lit by a flickering fire while sheets of rain pound against your windows. Wait for that hair on your neck to creep with electricity and then stand on end. Pray that you survive until dawn.”
Shroud Magazine
“Chilling tales by some of the finest authors of dark fiction. Prepare to be entertained.”
Book Love
“Superlative and memorable ... some of the most transformative speculative fiction ever written.”
The Tomb of Dark Delights
And a new one just in:
“A fine collection … highly recommended.”
~ Midwest Book Review
January 4, 2011
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