Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre Signed Slipcased Edition

by Del Howison (Editor)

Other authorsJohn Farris (Contributor), Clive Barker (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor), William F. Nolan (Contributor), Ramsey Campbell (Contributor), F. Paul Wilson (Contributor), Richard Matheson (Foreword), Richard Laymon (Contributor), Jeff Gelb (Editor)

Hardcover, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

PS648.H6 D355

Series

Dark Delicacies (1)

Genres

Publication

Cemetery Dance Publications (2011), Edition: 1st, 312 pages

Description

In a truly distinguished collection of twenty superb, sublimely dark tales written especially for this volume, such acknowledged contemporary masters of horror fiction as Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, Richard Laymon, Brian Lumley, Joe Lansdale, Whitley Streiber, F. Paul Wilson, and Chelsea Quinn Yarboro serve up a veritable feast of fear. For the first time ever, Dark Delicacies, the world's foremost horror bookstore, lends its famous name and imprimatur to an anthology designed to please the palate of the genre's most discriminating fans. Throughout, the editors--Del Howison (co-owner of Dark Delicacies) and leading horror anthologist Jeff Gelb--present perfectly crafted, freshly original horror-fiction fare that is as terrifying as it is chillingly delicious.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Arctic-Stranger

I recently bought about five anthologies of horror stories, and so far this is best. Dark Delicacies is a bookstore in LA that specializes in horror writing, and this is a compilation of some of their best authors.

I have yet to read a clinker story in the bunch. Some actually made my skin crawl,

something which does not happen very much to me. This is also a good cross section of newer and more established authors.

If you are going to get ONE anthology of horror stories, and you like to be scared, shocked, or made squirrely, I highly recommend this collection.

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LibraryThing member bookwormteri

I normally have a hard time with anthologies. This one was excellent with only a dud or two (can't win them all) in the bunch. Excellent!

LibraryThing member dagon12

Del has done an excellent job of collecting a great set of stories. Generally when I finish a collection of stories, the book can fit into one of three categories: not so good with only a couple of good stories, pretty good with around five stories that qualify as favorites, and really good where

almost every story is good and choosing the top favorites is difficult. This book fit in between the last two categories; I was able to pick favorites but the overall feel was that all the stories were good. I've already enjoyed the follow-up second book and look forward to reading the third. And hopefully even more.

"The Seer" by Robert Steven Rhine - A watchmaker is able to see the future in addition to his own death.

"Part of the Game" by F. Paul Wilson - An old fashioned, hard-boiled detective story set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1930s.

"Dark Delicacies of the Dead" by Rick Pickman - A fun mix of real and the unreal as a massive book signing at a horror store goes awry. By the way, Del Howison owns a store in Burbank dedicated to Horror; it's called Dark Delicacies.

"The Diving Girl" by Richard Laymon - A man obsesses over a woman performing dives into a pool.

"Haeckel's Tale" by Clive Barker - A man tells the story of being trapped in a cottage near a cemetery with a old man and his younger wife.

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