Prime Evil - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0453005721 ISBN 13: 9780453005722

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1988

Synopsis

This collection of twelve original horror tales includes contributions by such noted writers of the genre as Stephen King, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Whitley Strieber, and Peter Straub

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas E. Winter is an attorney in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the editor of Prime Evil, a bestselling anthology of horror and suspense fiction. Run is his first novel.

From Publishers Weekly:

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. "Food" by Thomas Tessier tells of an obese woman undergoing a metamorphosis and the unfortunate man who loves her. Other excellent contributions are by M. John Harrison, Peter Straub and Whitley Strieber.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0453005721
• ISBN 13: 9780453005722
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Winter Douglas E.