Synopsis
Original anthology collecting fourteen haunted house stories including a posthumous novella by Robert Aickman and shorter fictions by Gene Wolfe, Ramsey Campbell, Charles L. Grant, Karl Edward Wagner, Dean R. Koontz, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Bishop, and others. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology.
ix Introduction (The Architecture of Fear) Peter D. Pautz
1 In the House of Gingerbread Gene Wolfe
19 Where the Heart Is Ramsey Campbell
29 Ellen, in Her Time Charles L. Grant
39 Nesting Instinct Scott Baker
79 Endless Night Karl Edward Wagner
89 Trust Me Joseph Lyons
93 The Fetch Robert Aickman
135 Visitors Jack Dann
147 Gentlemen John Skipp and Craig Spector
173 Down in the Darkness Dean R. Koontz
197 Haunted Joyce Carol Oates
217 In the Memory Room Michael Bishop
229 Tales from the Original Gothic John M. Ford
247 The House That Knew No Hate Jessica Amanda Salmonson
273 Afterword: Houses of the Mind Kathryn Cramer
277 A Guide to Significant Works of Architectural Horror uncredited
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From Publishers Weekly
Setting is important in fiction, and perhaps never more so than in the horror genre. This anthology of 14 original stories proves the case. The quality of the selections varies, but there are some wonderful tales here. Particularly impressive are Gene Wolfe's play on fairy-tale themes, "In the House of Gingerbread"; Ramsey Campbell's sad and sinister "Where the Heart Is," about a widower who cannot bring himself to leave his home and memories; "Visitors" by Jack Dann, in which a boy becomes conscious of the dead souls inhabiting the hospital in which he lies dying; and Michael Bishop's sweet, surreal "In the Memory Room," where a corpse wistfully reminisces as she is being made up by a funeral parlor cosmetician. Also particularly good are the stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Aickman and Scott Baker.
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From Library Journal
Containing 11 original stories and three reprints, this horror theme anthology concerns itself with haunted houses and haunted minds. Superior stories, including Robert Aickman's "The Fetch" and Joyce Carol Oates's "Haunted," range in style from literary mainstream to "slasher" film graphic, but are well written and ultimately convincing in the worlds they create. The anthology has a strong psychological bent, and several of the other stories lack the necessary depth to rise above merely illustrating some psychological tenet. Still, recommended for academic and larger public libraries. James B. Hemesath, Adams State Coll. Lib., Alamosa, Colo.
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