Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror
by Author unknown | Horror | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0451159098 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0451159098 Global Overview for this book
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Winter has put together a classy collection of original horror stories by some of the biggest names in the fieldreminiscent in intent and quality of Dennis Etchison's anthology of two years ago, Cutting Edge. The lead story, "The Night Flier," is by Stephen King but is one of the weakest in the book, a vampire tale with a long windup and a brief punch. "Having a Woman at Lunch" by Paul Hazel is a carefully written, ironic account of a group of diffident males who find a macabre way of dealing with a woman who infiltrates their circle. Clive Barker's "Coming to Grief" is one of this writer's quieter stories, which clearly shows the influence of Ramsey Campbell, himself represented by "Next Time You'll Know Me," about a homicidal paranoic for whom it is difficult not to feel sorry.
Ordered via BookMooch. Sending off to Catskill NY on Monday
Received 12/15/11 from East Freedom, PA, via BookMooch. Looking forward to reading it, once the bustle of the holiday season passes!
Promises to be an excellent series of stories.