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Available
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Publication
Roc (1992), Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Description
High-voltage tales from four masters of the genre: Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Patrick McGrath, and Thomas M. Disch.
User reviews
LibraryThing member thioviolight
Subtitled 22 Tales of Sex and Horror. While some of the stories in this collection did not quite meet my expectations, others were so good that I just have to give the anthology a rating of 4 stars. The pieces that particularly grabbed my attention are the ones by Clive Barker, Jonathan Carroll,
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Stephen King and Christopher Fowler. Worth checking out! Show Less
LibraryThing member stacey2112
...or to be more exact, maybe 2.75. I don't usually read horror OR sex books, so I don't know if I'm the best person to judge this, but I will say I found there to be, overall, not much of either. The book was hit-or-miss, as anthologies are wont to be, and more than a few times I found myself
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wondering if I'd ever get this G-d'd book finished! There were a few stories that saved it for me, however, especially : Eric McCormick's "Festival", which was haunting and poetic, Angela Carter's "Master" beautifully written, and, surprisingly for me, Clive Barker's "Jacqueline Ess...", which did fully combine sex and horror while allegorically touching on some deep, powerful truths about love, desire, & women. I picked it up for $1.50 @ the thrift store because the cover art is gorgeous & I thought the title was sexily poetic...so I got my $'s worth! Show Less
LibraryThing member Equestrienne
Three stars, this book was pretty much what you would expect. Most of the stories in the collection fit the theme accurately. I thought that some were better than others. 'A Quarter Past You' and 'The Master Builder' were psychological creepers. 'Ladies In Waiting' and 'Master' were both excellent
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with more elements of the paranormal. 'The Basilisk' was my favorite, a retelling of the Russian legend of Marina written in a style that is the literary equivalent of Pre-Raphaelite art; romantic, lush, descriptive and beautifully detailed. Unlike many reviewers of this collection, I do not have praise for the stories of the two "big name" authors, Barker and King; to be honest I was not impressed with the contributions of either. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
ISBN
0451451600 / 9780451451606
Local notes
Stephen KING: The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson. Valerie MARTIN: Sea Lovers. Haydn MIDDLETON: Psychopomp. Ruth RENDELL: A Glowing Future. T. L. PARKINSON: The Tiger Returns to the Mountain. Ronald DUNCAN: Consanguinity. Michael BLUMLEIN: Keeping House. May SINCLAIR: The Villa Désirée. Patrick McGRATH: Cleave the Vampire, or, A Gothic Pastorale. Robert AICKMAN: The Swords. Carolyn BANKS: Salon Satin. Robert HITCHENS: How Love Came to Professor Guildea. Harriet ZINNES: Wings. R. Murray GILCHRIST: The Basilisk. Jonathan CARROLL: A Quarter Past You. Christopher FOWLER: The Master Builder. Eric McCORMACK: Festival. Hugh B. CAVE: Ladies in Waiting. Thomas M. DISCH: Death and the Single Girl. Angela CARTER: Master. Stephen R. DONALDSON: The Conqueror Worm. Clive BARKER: Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament